Cavatina Tank Top
Cavatina is an A-line modified halter top with interlacing back straps and eyelet lace panels running up both sides. The construction is seamless and worked bottom-up using Kitchener stitch to join the straps.
The pattern provides instructions for fingering weight and sport weight yarn. Both options are included in the pattern.
Yarn weight: Fingering or Sport
Gauge: Fingering - 36 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches; Sport - 24 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches. Stitch for gauge provided in pattern.
Needle size: Fingering - US 2 - 2.75 mm; Sport - US 5 - 3.75 mm
Language: English
Sizing: The pattern is graded in seventeen sizes for finished bust measurements of 26”-58”. This is intended to be a very close-fitting garment and testers found the fit best at 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of negative ease.
Full sizing information is as follows:
Bust: 26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58) inches / 66 (71, 76, 81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147.5) cm
Hips: 30 (32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62) inches / 76 (81.5, 86.5, 91.5, 96.5, 101.5, 106.5, 112, 117, 122, 127, 132, 137, 142, 147.5, 152.5, 157.5) cm
Length (front neckline to hem): 19.5 (19.5, 19.75, 19.75, 20.5, 20.5, 20.75, 20.75, 21.75, 21.75, 22.25, 22.25, 22.75, 23, 23, 23, 23.25) inches / 49.5 (49.5, 50, 50, 52, 52, 52.5, 52.5, 55, 55, 56.5, 56.5, 58, 58.5, 58.5, 58.5, 59) cm
Length (underarm to hem): 15 (15, 15, 15, 15.5, 15.5, 15.5, 15.5, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5, 16.5) inches / 38 (38, 38, 38, 39.5, 39.5, 39.5, 39.5, 40.5, 40.5, 40.5, 40.5, 42, 42, 42, 42, 42) cm
Neckline (front width): 8.5 (8.5, 8.75, 8.75, 9.5, 9.5, 9.75, 10.25, 10.75, 11.25, 11.5, 11.75, 12.5, 12.75, 13.5, 13.5, 13.75) inches / 21.5 (21.5, 22.5, 22.5, 24, 24, 25, 26, 27.5, 28.5, 29, 30, 32, 32.5, 34.5, 34.5, 35) cm
Skill Level: Intermediate.
Skills Needed: Working in the round, slipped stitches, basic increases and decreases, i-cords, Kitchener stitch.
Yarn: The fingering weight prototype was made with Third Vault Yarns Companion 4-ply in Life is Like a Grapefruit.
Yardage estimates for fingering weight are as follows: 575 (625, 675, 725, 785, 825, 875, 925, 1000, 1040, 1100, 1140, 1225, 1270, 1330, 1375, 1430) yards / 526 (572, 617, 663, 717, 754, 800, 846, 915, 952, 1005, 1043, 1120, 1162, 1217, 1257, 1310) meters of fingering weight yarn according to sizes listed above.
The sport weight prototype was made with Fully Spun Postscript Sport in Lagoon.
Yardage estimates for sport weight are as follows: 420 (450, 480, 510, 560, 590, 625, 655, 710, 745, 785, 820, 875, 915, 945, 980, 1020) yards / 383 (410, 440, 466, 512, 540, 571, 600, 650, 680, 717, 747, 800, 834, 867, 895, 931) meters of sport weight yarn according to sizes listed above.