This lace tank is perfect for wearing over a summer dress – it’s cool and airy and, because it’s knit with sock yarn, it’s easy to care for too! The tank is knit in two pieces from bottom to top. A few rows of reverse Stockinette stitch are used for the hem, and the body is worked in an all-over lace pattern. When the front and back are finished, the sides and shoulders are seamed together, and stitches are picked up along the armholes and neckline and then bound off to create a neatly finished edge.

This is an intermediate-level pattern, requiring the knitter to maintain a lace pattern while shaping the armhole and neckline edges.

Video tutorial: https://youtu.be/6SXoVF8u97c

Sizes:
XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)

Finished Measurements:
Bust Circumference:
28 (32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60) in
71 (81.5, 91.5, 101.5, 112, 122, 132, 142, 152.5) cm

Intended to be worn with approximately 1.5-3 in 4-7.5 cm positive ease at the full bust.

Sample sizes:
Sample shown in size Small (Biscotte Yarn).
Size 2XL (cropped length) shown on 52 in (132 cm) bust with 1.5 in (4 cm) negative ease at bust (Knit Picks).

Yarn:
This tee is designed to be knit with a light, fingering-weight yarn. The samples are knit with a superwash sock-weight yarn so the garment is easy to care for.

Shown in:
Biscotte Yarns Louise Robert Collection Super Sock (437 yds/400 m, 100 g/3.5 oz, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% nylon): 2 (2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3) skeins in color Claire de Lune.

Knit Picks Stroll (231 yds/211 m, 50 g/1.75 oz, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% nylon): 3 (3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6) skeins in color Electric Blue.

Fingering-weight yarn (Craft Yarn Council Superfine 1)
585 (682, 735, 828, 929, 1026, 1118, 1233, 1326) yds
535 (624, 672, 758, 849, 939, 1022, 1127, 1213) m

Needles:
US 4 3.5 mm needles for working flat and 16 in 40 cm circular needle for finishing (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Gauge:
22 sts & 36 rows = 4 in/10 cm in Summer lace pattern

Additional Materials:
Stitch markers, tapestry needle

Techniques:
Armhole and neckline shaping
Maintaining lace pattern while shaping
Seaming with mattress stitch