Sumac Tank Test Knit

bdubs30
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:13:06 GMT

Another fun test knit for Andrea! Her patterns are well-written and fun to work on, as well as being accessible for beginner to more advanced knitters.

Size D, Fit II

The yarn:
I alternated my two grey skeins every 2 rows. I did this partially for the effect as well as because if I’d done it every row it would have made the cast-on/knitting flat complicated and annoying. Even with this it was still very challenging to cast on the armhole trims because of how the tension on the edges worked out with holding two skeins. Nothing to do with the pattern, just how my knitting worked out. Someone in the test knit suggested using a crochet hook to pick up, which I think could work well! Next time I’d probably just use 2 skeins of the same color and not alternate.
I used ~75g of each gray skein, and 25g of the black yarn (no clue what this is-- I found it in my MIL’s stash, it is a natural fiber (likely wool), but not sure about specifics).
Love the end result of the color!

Measurement notes:
My bust is ~43, though ~40-41” with the sports bras I wear every day. I generally knit a size D in Andrea’s patterns, though for this one I probably could wear a size C comfortably as well due to the designed negative ease.
My garment finished circumference = 39”
My garment length total = 26” (17” bottom of armhole to bottom of hem)
My front collar depth = 7.75:

Pattern notes:
Not totally sure what happened with my gauge here; I remember being very confident that I met gauge when I swatched, though when I went back to re-measure my swatch, my row gauge was too tight (39/40 rows per 4” rather than the 36 the pattern calls for). My final product gauge was 28 sts x 39 rows. This may have been due to the malabrigo being “light fingering” weight, but I found it very similar to the haus of wool skein.
I really like the pattern, as well as how the trim works up and looks! I will likely make this again but shorten my sleeves a bit (might go back and do that with the one I already knit, since I generally wear tanks that don’t go super low on the chest). Since Fit I has a shorter armhole depth, I might try combining the two for a wider neckline but shorter armhole depth in the future.
I knit a decent amount extra on length to match a commercially-produced sewn cotton tank that I love; especially if I go back and shorten my sleeves a bit I think it will be at the perfect length for me.

I love that you can knit for as long or as cropped as you want once you get in the round, and again the trim is awesome! Definitely would recommend :)