Avid Gardener by Stacy Pamela

Avid Gardener

Knitting
May 2022
Hanks Yarning Company DK Pima Cotton
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
200 - 600 yards (183 - 549 m)
One Size: Adult Medium with front panel measuring 15” (38cm) wide x 11” (28cm) down [14” (36cm) tall including straps]; ~28” (~71cm) around bottom edge while snapped; go down in needle size and yarn thickness for a smaller size, and vice versa.
English
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Update Sat. May 28 10:20am EST: Tech Edits are in from Ravelry user Sahnekuh in a newly released version with Back rows a-d clarified. Thank you SahneKuh!

Update Fri. May 27 4:04pm EST: Tech Edits are in from Ravelry user Sheryl in a newly released version with row 1 revised and end-of-row stitch counts only on rows where this number changes. First row?? All the facepalms. Thank you Sheryl!

Some of us really love to get our hands into the earth, guiding root and rock in solitude with the plants, the warm sun, and a gentle breeze on our shoulders.
Some of us hope to become friends with the frogs, toads, groundhogs, rabbits, and chipmunks that pass through our private groomed lush leafy green landscape.
Some of us absolutely adore our backyard’s garter snake and have named them Shimmy.

This one is for my fellow Avid Gardeners who like me love to have an open top that allows the fresh breeze to pass under these hardworking beautiful dirty landscaping arms of ours to keep our pits as airy as can be.

This beginner-friendly top is knit flat from front bottom edge upward, then the center panel is bound off and we split for sleeves, then they converge at the back of the neck downward into a beautiful triangle to reach full width, then sew-on snaps or other fastener is attached to each side.

This pattern design in US knit terms may not be distributed or sold as your own, but feel free to sell a finished item made from it.

SIZE
One Size: Adult Medium with front panel measuring 15” (38cm) wide x 11” (28cm) down 14” (36cm) tall including straps; ~28” (~71cm) around bottom edge while snapped; go down in needle size and yarn thickness for a smaller size, and go up in needle size and yarn thickness for a larger size; if I can hire you to provide the full inclusive range of sizes for this please let me know

TECHNIQUES
• know how to get gauge, knit flat, c/o = cast on, b/o = bind off, st = stitch, sl = slip, k = knit, p = purl, yo = yarn over, kfb = knit front-back increase, handsew side fasteners

YARN
• 2 skeins Hanks Yarning Company hand-dyed Pima Cotton in Forest Green or other DK weight

NEEDLES
• size US #2 (2.75mm, UK #12) needles or close size to get gauge

NOTIONS
• two (or more) medium black sew-on snaps for sides or hook eyes or other fastener (Joann Fabrics has many fastener styles in the Notions section)
• stitch holder, stitch markers, tape measure, and needle/hook for weaving in ends

GAUGE
• 4”x4” = 26 sts across x 38 rows down in Stockinette

TECH EDITORS
Sheryl, SahneKuh

You are my pattern testers! While I’m meticulous, nobody’s perfect. $10 USD cash for any error or typo found and pointed out. Mailed next business day. Any pattern I’ve ever published here. No limit.

Feel free to contact me anytime with questions on Pattern Support (not Google-able techniques) including what row you’re on and I’ll typically get back to you within 24 hours.
Enjoy loves! Happy horticulture.
Warmly, Stace (they/them)

Keywords: sporty, tank top, tankini, bralette, gender neutral, cami, camisole, halter, agender, tomboy, nonbinary, nb, enby, neutrois, androgynous