Cara Tank Top by Jane Ellison

Cara Tank Top

Knitting
September 2017
Knoll Yarns Mohair Tweed DK (50g balls)
DK (11 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in Main garment pattern
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
842 - 1203 yards (770 - 1100 m)
To fit chest (suggested) 81.5cm/32" through to 122cm/48"
English
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For this pattern I used:

YARN
4 (5, 5, 6, 6) 50g balls of Knoll Mohair Tweed in shade A and
3 (3, 4, 4, 5) 50g balls of Knoll Mohair Tweed in shade B.
Knoll Mohair Tweed (70% merino/30% mohair, 110m/120yds per 50g).
I used shade 2605 Grey Alder for shade A and shade 2624 Tupilo for shade B.
See all the shades available in my Purl &Jane Yarn & Design Studio

METRES/YARDAGE
For shade A: 440 (550, 550, 660, 660)m/
481 (601, 601, 721, 721)yds.
For shade B: 330 (330, 440, 440, 550)m/
360 (360, 481, 481, 601)yds.

NEEDLES
3.25mm and 3.75mm.

TENSION/GAUGE
21 stitches and 38 rows to 10cm/4ins square over pattern using 3.75mm needles.

MEASUREMENTS

To Fit Chest (suggested)
81.5-86.5 (91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 112-117, 122-127)cm/ 32-34 (36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50)ins

Actual Chest Size
89.5 (97, 108.5, 116, 123.5)cm/35¼ (38¼, 42¾, 45½, 48¼)ins

Length (from shoulder)
61 (64, 66, 70, 72)cm / 24 (25¼, 26, 27½, 28¼)ins

MY DESIGN IDEAS AND ADVICE
This pattern is one of eight pattern that I designed to launch especially at Yarndale 2017 along with the Knoll Mohair Tweed DK which was also just launched that year. The yarn is spun in Donegal so I named all the patterns using Irish words, Cara (KA-ra) is the Irish word for friend, our connection to one another. I feel this explains this stitch technique, each colour is running long the row yet connecting to each other.