Striped Illusion Tank or Tee by Iris Schreier

Striped Illusion Tank or Tee

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Knitting
August 2018
DK (11 wpi) ?
4 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
in Stockinette
US 7 - 4.5 mm
440 - 1430 yards (402 - 1308 m)
34-36 (38, 40, 42, 44, 46) (48, 50, 52, 54) inches
English
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This is one of my favorite designs of all time. I have been wearing this tank nonstop since i made it, and that’s the reason i am doing another in another color combo. Chances are I will make a third.
What do i love about it:

  1. Great in really hot weather, since it is 100% silk, and super comfortable and cool.
  2. Doesn’t require seaming or blocking and the yarn is insanely gorgeous. Can hand wash carefully as long as you dry flat.
  3. Can be worn by itself in summer or under jacket in winter, so extremely versatile.
  4. Top down design means once you work it in the round after the armholes, the knitting is brainless TV knitting.
  5. Horizontal stripes which I consider usually usually unflattering because they tend to make people look larger, are great if you go from large stripes to skinny stripes and give the illusion of waist shaping that way (even though there is NO waist shaping in the pattern)
  6. Short rows on the top shoulders really help with the fit.
  7. Just added Optional Sleeves (require an extra skein) Here’s how much yarn you need: Sizes: 34-36 (38, 40, 42, 44, 46) (48, 50, 52, 54) inches Color A: 2 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) (5, 6, 6, 7) sks Beaded Silk and Sequins Color B. 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 4) (4, 5, 5, 6) sks Beaded Silk and Sequins

It really requires the yarn and I am unsure how it would work in a substitute. So I am making the pattern available free of charge through our re-sellers who sell Beaded Silk and Sequins (4 sks minimum purchase). Here’s the list of retailers who have the pattern and yarn:

Knitique:
https://www.knitiqueyarns.com/shop/c/p/Beaded-Silk-Sequins-Light---Artyarns-x23333664.htm
Fabulousyarn.com: https://www.fabulousyarn.com/artyarns_beadedsilkandsequinslight.shtml
Mont Tricot: https://monttricot.getpayd.com/catalog/4571222/artyarns-beaded-silk-sequins-light
L’Atelier Fine Knitting: http://store.latelier.com/emSmallArtyarnssmallembrstrongBeaded-Silk-Sequins-Light_p_9.html
Loveknitting.com: https://www.loveknitting.com/us/artyarns-beaded-silk-and-sequins-light?country=US
Pick Up Every Stitch (NY) In store only
Dibadu (Germany): https://dibadu.de/beaded%20silk%20and%20sequins
Wollschmiede (Germany): http://shop.wollschmiede-holzweiler.de/Artyarns-Beaded-Silk-and-Sequins-Light