Another ants design in the colony, this tank is perfect for the summer heat and summer activities (like picnics, ants love those!). The tank is designed to fit snugly across your body, with optional modifications to give you the desired ease around chest and waist.

The armpits are designed to fit high and close, to avoid any bra material peeking out (one of my personal pet peeves with knit tanks), but suggestions are provided for modifying this if you need more underarm room.

Optional aphid charts are provided if you would like to give your ants some honeydew-producing friends. Optional spider charts are also added, for you to give your ants a sneaky, ant-mimicking predator.

Please refer to this information sheet for additional information regarding

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Materials

Yarn
Ritual Dyes, Undine DK (60/40 cotton linen blend, 273yds/100gr), DK weight

Colors used in sample:
MC (background): Natural
CC (ants and ribbing): Jewelweed

Needles
US size 2 2.75mm, 16” 40cm, 24” 60cm circulars

Notions
Tapestry needle, stitch markers, scissors

Gauge
Colorwork post blocking 2.75mm: 23 stitches and 30 rows = 4” 10cm

Yardage estimates

A note about yardage estimates
These estimates are based on my sample of a finished tank with a modest gusset, and depending on the modifications used your yardage may vary.

MC: 368, (392, 437, 481, 505, 559), {571, 576, 603, 612, 671}, 728, 798 yards
337, (358, 399, 440, 462, 511), {522, 526, 552, 560, 614}, 666, 730 meters
Skeins: 2, (2, 2, 2, 2, 3), {3, 3, 3, 3, 3}, 3, 3

CC: 420, (446, 496, 546, 573, 597), {634, 640, 647, 702, 762}, 827, 898 yards
384, (408, 454, 499, 524, 546), {580, 586, 592, 642, 697}, 756, 821 meters
Skeins: CC: 2, (2, 2, 2, 3, 3), {3, 3, 3, 3, 3}, 4, 4

For adding an additional third row of ants to the body
MC: +30, (32, 35, 39, 41, 46), {46, 42, 46, 50, 54}, 59, 64 yds
CC: +26, (28, 31, 34, 36, 40), {41, 38, 41, 44, 48}, 52, 57 yds

Sizes
Measurements are given for the finished garment. The tank is designed to fit a body (trunk) circumference with 29.5, (31.25, 36.5, 39.75, 41.75, 46.25), {48.75, 52.75, 55}, 56, 59.5, 63, 66” 75, (79.5, 92.5, 101, 106, 117.5), {124, 134, 139.5}, 142, 151, 160, 167.5 cm with around 1” 2.5cmof positive ease. Please choose your size based on body circumference and choose which gusset you will add based on the additional room needed at chest circumference.

Sizes: 1, (2, 3, 4, 5, 6), {7, 8, 9}, 10, 11, 12, 13
Body circumference before sleeve split: 29.5, (31.25, 36.5, 39.75, 41.75, 46.25), {48.75, 52.75, 55}, 56, 59.5, 63, 66” 75, (79.5, 92.5, 101, 106, 117.5), {124, 134, 139.5}, 142, 151, 160, 167.5 cm

This tank top was graded with the OneWild sizing chart.