Lulu Racerback Tank Top
Lulu is a sassy little cropped racerback tank top with a lace motif running up the back and through the center strap. The construction is seamless and worked bottom-up using a three-needle bind-off used to join the straps.
Both charted and written instructions are included for the lace sections.
Suggested yarn: Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles
Yarn weight: Fingering (14 wpi)
Gauge: 28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch (in the round)
Needle size: US 2 - 2.75 mm
Yardage: 350 - 1100 yards (320 - 1006 m)
Sizes available: 32"-62"
Languages: English
Sizing:
The pattern is graded in sixteen sizes for finished bust measurements of 32”-62”. This is intended to be a very close-fitting garment and most testers found the fit best at 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of negative ease.
Full sizing information is as follows:
Bust: 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62) inches / 81.5 (87, 91.5, 97, 101.5, 107.5, 112, 117.5, 122, 128, 132, 138, 142, 148, 152.5, 158) cm.
Waist: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58) inches / 71 (77, 81.5, 87, 91.5, 97, 101.5, 107.5, 112, 117.5, 122, 128, 132, 138, 142, 148) cm.
Length (back neckline to waist): 15.5 (16, 16.5, 16.5, 17.75, 17.75, 18.25, 18.25, 19, 19.5, 19.5, 20, 20.25, 20.25, 20.25, 20.75) inches / 39.5 (40.5, 42, 42, 45, 45, 46, 46, 48, 49.5, 49.5, 50.5, 51.5, 51.5, 51.5, 52.5) cm.
Length (underarm to waist): 9 (9, 9, 9, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) / 23 (23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5) cm.
The pattern includes notes on basic modifications for fit, including how to increase the length.
Skill Level:
Intermediate to advanced.
Skills Needed:
Working in the round, basic lace stitches, basic increases and decreases, i-cords, three-needle bind off.
Yarn:
The prototype was made with Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in Boombox.
Yardage estimates are as follows: 350 (400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100) yards / 320 (365, 410, 455, 505, 550, 595, 640, 685, 730, 775, 825, 870, 915, 960, 1005) meters of fingering weight yarn according to sizes listed above.