Summer Session

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Construction
Summer Session is a V-neck tank worked from the top down. The back neck is cast on and shoulder shaping rows are worked before continuing to work flat to the arm opening depth. Left and right front shoulders are picked up and worked flat with shaping for the neckline and then for the armholes. Fronts and back are joined to work the body in the round. The tank features a lace motif worked from top to bottom on the front. Hem, armholes and neckline are finished with a 1x1 rib trim.

Selecting a Size
Summer Session is intended to be worn with 2–4” / 5–10 cm of positive ease. Select a size 2–4” / 5–10 cm larger than your chest circumference. Measurements below are for the finished garment after blocking. Samantha wears size 4 with +2.25” / 5.5 cm of positive ease and is 5’6” / 167.5 cm tall.

Finished Chest Circumference
1 (2, 3, 4) 5, 6, 7 {8, 9}
32.75 (36.25, 40.75, 44.25) 48.75, 52.25, 56.75 {60.25, 64.75}“
83 (92, 103.5, 112.5) 124, 132.5, 144 {153, 164.5} cm

Needles
Needle A (Main Fabric)     
One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 5 / 3.75 mm or size needed to get gauge
Needle B (Hem Ribbing)
One 24” / 60 cm circular needle or longer, US 3 / 3.25 mm or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle
Needle C (Neckband & Armhole Trim)
One 16” / 40 cm circular needle, US 3 / 3.25 or two sizes smaller than gauge-size needle

Gauge
22 sts and 30 rows = 4” / 10 cm in Stockinette Stitch, worked flat using Needle A, after blocking

Note: For the upper body to fit as intended, it’s important to achieve row gauge with your selected yarn

Yarn
Sonder yarn ‘Fleece & Flax’
(75% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 25% linen, 432 yds / 395 m per 100 g)

Shown in colorway Flat White

2 (2, 2, 2) 2, 2, 2 {3, 3} skeins

Or 465 (525, 590, 655) 720, 785, 850 {915, 980} yds /
425 (480, 540, 595) 655, 715, 775 {835, 895} m of a similar
fingering weight yarn

Yardage is listed for a body length worked to 11.25 (11.25, 11, 10.5) 10.25, 10.25, 10.25 {10, 10}“ / 28.5 (28.5, 28, 26.5) 26, 26, 26 {25.5, 25.5} cm from underarm to hem with an additional hem length of 1” / 2.5 cm and an additional armhole trim length of 0.75 (0.75, 0.75, 1) 1, 1, 1 {1, 1}” / 2 (2, 2, 2.5) 2.5, 2.5, 2.5 {2.5, 2.5} cm. Additional yardage required if lengthening body.

Notions
Cable needle (optional), removable stitch markers (including 1 unique BOR marker), spare needles or waste yarn, tapestry needle

Techniques
Long-Tail cast on, cables, basic lace, picking up stitches, backwards loop cast on, tubular bind off

Tutorials
Tubular bind off method