Very Squarey Tank by Park Williams

Very Squarey Tank

Knitting
July 2026
Explorer Knits + Fibers Spincycle Spindlewild
Sport (12 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork in the round
US 3 - 3.25 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
635 - 1285 yards (581 - 1175 m)
XS(S, M, L, XL) (XXL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
English
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A stranded colorwork tank top knit from the bottom up with a folded hem & applied i-cord edges.

Needles & Notions:
• Size US 3 / 3.25 mm circular needles (for the i-cord edges)
• Size US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles (for the folded hem)
• Size US 5 / 3.75 mm circular needles (for the body)
• Crochet hook (for provisional cast on)
• Smooth waste yarn in similar weight to main yarn (for provisional cast on)
• Stitch holders or scrap yarn
• Stitch marker (1 BOR marker & 4 removable markers)
• Tapestry needle

Sizing:
XS(S, M, L, XL) (XXL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL)
Finished Garment Circumference:
27(30.5, 33.75, 37.25, 40.5) (44, 50.75, 54.25, 57.5)”
69(77.5, 86, 94.5, 103) (112, 129, 137.5, 146) cm
This garment is meant to be worn with 0-6” / 0-15 cm of negative ease at the full bust. To choose a size, take the measurement of your chest at the fullest point, subtract 0-6” / 0-15 cm and choose the closest size. I am pictured wearing the garment with 6” / 15 cm of negative ease.

Gauge:
26 stitches and 30 rows over 4” / 10 cm on US 5 / 3.75 mm needles, in stranded colorwork in the round, blocked.

Yarn:
Sport weight yarn
My sample uses Explorer Knits X Spincycle’s Spindlewild yarn, a 100% superwash American wool in 4 different colors.

MC: Birds of a Feather (brown)
CC1: Escape Artist (dark blue/violet)
CC2: Peperoncino (chartreuse yellow)
CC3: Come Fly With Me (robin’s egg blue)

Yardage:
MC:
335(375, 415, 450, 495) (530, 600, 645, 680) yards
305(345, 380, 410, 455) (485, 550, 590, 620) meters

CC1:
45(50, 55, 60, 65) (70, 80, 85, 90) yards
40(45, 50, 55, 60) (65, 75, 80, 80) meters

CC2:
90(100, 110, 120, 130) (140, 160, 170, 180) yards
80(90, 100, 110, 120) (130, 145, 155, 165) meters

CC3:
75(85, 90, 100, 110) (115, 130, 140, 150) yards
70(80, 80, 90, 100) (105, 120, 130, 135) meters

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