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0:00In this video, I'll show you how to knit
0:01the Coastline tank top. This is a breezy
0:04tank that's knit in worsted weight yarn.
0:07It features one by one rib and a salvage
0:09edge around the arm holes that extends
0:11all the way down to the sides of the
0:13tank top to the hem. The coastline tank
0:15top has an optional split hem. It
0:17incorporates a cable cross that
0:19seamlessly merges the ribbing into the
0:21split hem. You can also knit a regular
0:24hem, too. This pattern has nine sizes
0:26that range from a finished bust
0:27measurement of 30 in to 54 in.
0:33This pattern is for experienced knitts
0:35who are comfortable knitting, pearling,
0:37knitting in the round, reading a
0:39pattern, and those who have knit
0:40patterns with some shaping. Skills used
0:43for this tank top. You'll be using an
0:45M1L, an M1R, a backward loop caston, or
0:48a cable caston. You'll be working
0:50slipped salvage edges, a cable cross,
0:52Italian tubular bindoff, or binding off
0:55in pattern. You'll also be picking up
0:57and knitting stitches around the
0:58neckline.
1:02We start by casting on stitches for the
1:04back piece. Then we knit down to the
1:06armpits and work some increases to shape
1:08the back. The stitches are put on hold
1:10on scrap yarn. Then we pick up stitches
1:12at the back to create two front pieces.
1:14The left front is worked with increases
1:16to shape it into a curve. The same thing
1:19is done for the right front. Then we
1:21cast on stitches to join the right and
1:22left fronts together. More shaping is
1:24done at the arm holes. Then the front
1:26piece is joined together with the back
1:28piece. And we work the whole tank top in
1:30the round. Then we work the hem, either
1:32a split hem or circular hem. Lastly, we
1:35pick up stitches at the neckline and
1:36knit in one by one rib to finish off the
1:38neckline. Weave in ends block and you're
1:40done. If you'd like to knit the
1:41coastline tank top, then grab the free
1:43pattern at the link in the description.
1:45If you'd like to support this channel,
1:46then please consider purchasing a
1:48beautifully laidout PDF of this pattern
1:50with all nine sizes, schematics, charts,
1:53photos, and more details. Link in the
1:55description.
1:58I'm using Sadness Garn in the color
2:01matcha for my size 5 tank top. You'll
2:03also need a pair of 4mm 32-in circular
2:06needles. A 3.5 mm 16 or 24 in circular
2:11needle for the neck band. A 3.5 mm 32 in
2:14circular needle for the hem. Stitch
2:16markers, scrap yarn, measuring tape,
2:18scissors, cable needle, or a bobby pin.
2:21The gauge for this pattern is 20
2:22stitches and 31 rows equals 10 cm or 4
2:26in in stockinet stitch using larger
2:28needles.
2:31The Coastline tank top is designed to
2:33have around 2 to three inches of
2:35positive ease. Use this chart to help
2:37you figure out your size based on your
2:39bust measurement and the finished tank
2:41measurements. For reference, my model
2:43Camila has a 35 in bust and she's
2:45wearing size 5, which has a finished
2:48bust measurement of 37.75 in, which
2:51gives her 2.75 in of positive ease.
2:56So I'm on page three of my pattern and
2:59I'm going to start looking for some size
3:02related instructions. So our pattern
3:04starts with saying that with larger
3:06needles we're going to cast on 64 66 66
3:1168 70 and on and on. So we've got these
3:14numbers within parentheses and that
3:16tells me this is a size related
3:18instruction. So I'm knitting a size
3:20five. So that means I'm going to be
3:22casting on size one, two, three, four,
3:26five, 70 stitches. So I'm going to
3:29highlight that 70 because that relates
3:31to my size. If you're knitting size one,
3:33you'd highlight 64, size 2, 66, size 3,
3:3766, and on and on. Okay, so let's look
3:40for the rest of the size related
3:42instructions on this page. So down here
3:45I can see it says repeat rows 1 and two
3:47until back measures 16 open bracket and
3:50a bunch of numbers. So that is a size
3:52related instruction. So I'm going to
3:54highlight 14 cuz that relates to size
3:58five. And these are the inches. So I
4:00might as well just highlight the inches
4:02as well. Okay. So let's go down. And
4:05here we see we've got repeat rows 1 to
4:08two a further six open bracket 7 10 11
4:1113 more times. So, I'm going to
4:14highlight 13 cuz that's my size five.
4:17And here we have a stitch count. So, I'm
4:20going to highlight 98 for my size. So,
4:22go through the pattern and highlight the
4:24instructions that relate to your size.
4:29So, I've got my beautiful yarn here and
4:32I am ready to cast on. So, I'm going to
4:34use my larger needles, which are my 4 mm
4:38needles. I'm going to use the longtail
4:40caston to cast on. So, I'm knitting a
4:43size five. So, I am going to cast on 70
4:47stitches. So, go ahead and cast on the
4:49number that you need for your size. So,
4:52here is our setup row. We're going to
4:54start by slipping one stitch knitwise
4:57with the yarn in back. And all that
4:59means is we're going to use our right
5:00needle and slip it into the first stitch
5:03as if we were knitting it. And then
5:05we're just going to slip it right off
5:07the left needle onto our right needle.
5:09And that is our slip one knitwise with
5:11the yarn in back. Next, we're going to
5:13do a knit one, pearl one. And we're
5:16going to do that three times. So, let's
5:19go. We're going to do a knit one,
5:22bring our yarn up front, and then do a
5:24pearl one, pearl that, and then I'm
5:27going to bring my yarn to the back and
5:28just give it a little tug. And that is
5:31the first repeat of the knit one, pearl
5:33one. Now, let's do this two more times.
5:35I'm going to go knit one, give it a
5:38little tug, bring the yarn up front and
5:41pearl one, bring the yarn to the back,
5:44and a little tug. And then let's do our
5:47third repeat. Knit one, tug, bring the
5:50yarn up, pearl one,
5:54and give it a little tug. Now, we're
5:57going to do a PM, which means place
5:59marker. And I've got my little bowl of
6:02markers here. Let's grab this one. So,
6:04I'm just going to place my marker onto
6:07the right needle. That's a PM. And now
6:10we're going to pearl to the last seven
6:13stitches. So, all we're going to do is
6:14just pearl until we get to the last
6:16seven stitches. All right. So, let's
6:19bring our yarn up front and just pearl
6:21across. Now, after I've placed this
6:24marker, I'm going to pearl the first
6:26stitch, but then I'm going to bring my
6:27yarn to the back and give it a little
6:30tug. and then bring the yarn up front
6:32and then just pearl the rest of the
6:34stitches. This first section where we
6:36did our knit one, pearl one, these are
6:38our edge stitches and they make up that
6:41part of the armhole that looks like
6:44really pretty and finished. And the
6:47reason why I like to tug after each knit
6:50one and pearl one is that it just
6:52tightens up the stitches really nicely
6:54and makes it look really snatched
6:56and like really tight. So that's why I
6:59like to do that little extra tug after
7:01each stitch. So now I've got seven
7:04stitches left on my row. We are going to
7:08PM. So we're going to place marker,
7:11place this onto my right needle, and
7:13then we're going to do a pearl one, knit
7:15one three times. Okay. So I'm going to
7:19pearl one.
7:22And again, I'm gonna bring my yarn to
7:23the back, give it a little tug, and then
7:26I'm going to knit one, another tug,
7:30bring the yarn up front, do a pearl one,
7:33bring the yarn to the back, a little
7:35tug, knit one, tug,
7:39pearl one, yarn to the back, tug,
7:44and my last stitch, I'm going to do a
7:46pearl one. So, we'll bring our yarn up
7:48front and pearl that last stitch. There
7:53we go. All right. So, now we have
7:55completed our setup row. So, these seven
7:58edge stitches that are marked off by the
8:00stitch markers are basically your edge
8:01stitches. And you're always going to
8:03start off by slipping one knitwise with
8:06the yarn in back and then just following
8:08the rib. Pearl one, knit one, pearl one,
8:10knit one, pearl one, knit one. Um, and
8:12when you get to the other side of the
8:15edge stitches, you're going to do rib
8:17again. Basically, one by one rib. Knit
8:19one, pearl one, knit one, pearl one,
8:20knit one, pearl one. And the last stitch
8:21of the edge stitches is always going to
8:23be a pearl. And that's what creates that
8:26really beautiful edge around the
8:28armhole. Okay, so let's work row one.
8:31We're going to start by doing a slip one
8:34knitwise with the yarn in back. So, I'm
8:36going to insert my right needle into the
8:38first stitch as if to knit. And then I'm
8:40just going to slip that stitch right
8:42off. And that is our slip one knitwise
8:44with the yarn in back. That's what
8:45creates that really beautiful salvage
8:47edge. Okay. Now we're going to bring our
8:49yarn up front and we're going to do a
8:51pearl one knit one three times.
8:57And then we're going to slip our marker
9:00over from the left needle to the right
9:02needle. And now it's really easy. We're
9:05just going to knit all the way to the
9:08next marker. Okay. So, we're basically
9:11just knitting all the way over D till we
9:15hit this marker over here. Here we go.
9:18Now, we've hit the marker. I'm going to
9:20slip the marker over to my right needle.
9:22That's what the SM means. And then we're
9:25going to do a knit one, pearl one three
9:28times. So, here we go. We're working
9:30those edge stitches again. We're going
9:31to knit one, tug, and pearl one. Bring
9:36the yarn to the back. Little tug.
9:41And our last stitch, we're going to do a
9:43pearl one. It's always going to be a
9:45pearl one for these edge stitches. Now,
9:47we're going to turn our work over and
9:48work row two. Now, row two is really,
9:51really similar to our setup row. We're
9:54basically going to work the edge
9:56stitches as established and then we're
9:58going to pearl all the way to the marker
10:02and then work those edge stitches. Okay.
10:04So, when it says work the edge stitches,
10:07you're really just going to be following
10:08the pattern that was laid out on the
10:10setup row and row one. So, you're going
10:13to slip the first stitch as if to knit
10:16just like that. And then you're going to
10:18do a knit one, pearl one. You're
10:20essentially following whatever the
10:22stitch is. So this next stitch is a knit
10:25stitch. So I'm going to knit into it.
10:28And after I've slipped this first
10:30salvage stitch, I'd like to give a
10:31little tug again and then knit into the
10:34next stitch and a tug. So this next
10:36stitch is a pearl stitch, so I'm going
10:38to pearl it. Bring the yarn to the back.
10:41The next stitch is a knit stitch, so I'm
10:43going to knit it. Tug.
10:48So that is really what it means when it
10:49says to work as established for the edge
10:52stitches. So I'm going to bring the yarn
10:54back to the front and then just pearl
10:56the rest of the stitches all the way to
10:59the next marker. All right. And here is
11:03my marker. So we're just going to slip
11:06our marker over to the right needle. And
11:08now we're just essentially working one
11:10by one rib to the last stitch which we
11:12will pearl. So this next stitch here is
11:15a pearl stitch. So, I'm going to just
11:17pearl it. The yarn is up front. Pearl
11:20that stitch. Bring the yarn to the back.
11:22Tug. The next stitch is a knit stitch,
11:25so I'm going to knit it. Tug. And the
11:28next stitch is a pearl stitch, so I'm
11:30going to pearl it.
11:35And then we're going to work that to the
11:37last stitch, which we are going to
11:39pearl. Last edge stitch always gets
11:41pearled. So now you're going to repeat
11:44rows 1 to two until your piece measures
11:46the measurement that you need for your
11:49size. For me, I'm going to knit until my
11:51piece measures 5.5 in. So now let's
11:54measure our knitting. For me, I need 5
11:571/2 in. And I do have 5 1/2 in. Perfect.
12:01Make sure that you have a measurement
12:03for your size. And then we can move on
12:05to shaping the arm holes. All right. So
12:08make sure that you are ready to work a
12:10right side row. If you are on the wrong
12:12side, just knit one more wrong side row
12:14so that the next row is going to be a
12:16right side row. All right, so let's work
12:19the row one under shape arm holes. We're
12:22going to work the edge stitches up to
12:24the marker and then we're going to work
12:26an increase. Okay, so how that's going
12:28to go is we're just going to do our edge
12:30stitches. So once again, we're going to
12:32insert our our needle in, slip one
12:35knitwise with the yarn in back, tighten
12:37it up, and work the edge stitches, which
12:40is like a one by one rib. So now I've
12:43reached my marker. So I'm going to slip
12:44it over. So now I'm going to work an
12:47M1L. So when you take a look at your
12:49knitting, you can see this strand of
12:51yarn, right, that is running between the
12:52two stitches on our needle. I can
12:55actually just pick it up. Whoops. Just
12:57pick it up right here. Right? little bar
13:00running between the two stitches. So,
13:02with my left needle, I'm going to pick
13:04up that little bar from the front
13:06just like this. Okay. So, I've just
13:08picked up that strand of yarn between
13:10these two stitches. I'll do that again
13:13with my left needle. I'm going to go in
13:14the front and just pick up that strand
13:17of yarn. Now, with my right needle, I'm
13:19going to knit into the back of that
13:22loop. So, I'm not knitting into the
13:24front like this. Nope. I'm knitting into
13:27the back. There we go. Of that strand of
13:30yarn that we've picked up. And I'm
13:32literally going to wrap my yarn around
13:35and pull a stitch through. And then drop
13:38it off the left needle. And that is my
13:41M1L. Make one leftwise. And we have just
13:44increased by one stitch. That strand of
13:47yarn has now become one stitch. All
13:49right. So now we're just going to knit
13:51across our knitting all the way to
13:56the next marker. Okay, so when we hit
13:58this marker, we're going to increase by
14:00one and the stitch is going to lean
14:02towards the right. So, let's knit to the
14:05next marker. Now, I'm at the last stitch
14:08marker and we're going to do an M1R. So,
14:11we're going to make one rightwards. So,
14:14we're going to look for that little
14:15strand between the two stitches on our
14:17needle. And I can see that it's right
14:19here. So, with my left needle, I'm going
14:22to go behind the strand of yarn and pick
14:25it up like this. Okay. So, again, we're
14:28going to go swing our back needle to the
14:30back and then just pick up that strand
14:33of yarn that is between the two
14:35stitches. And then I'm going to knit
14:38into that strand of yarn from the front.
14:40Okay? Just like this. And knit into it.
14:44Okay? And then we'll slip our stitch
14:46marker and work the last seven edge
14:48stitches as established. So, if you're
14:51having trouble with the M1R or the M1L,
14:54I will link a video where I go through
14:56both of these increases in a lot more
14:58detail. Our last stitch, we're going to
15:01pearl. Great. All right. So, we've just
15:04completed row one, and now we're going
15:06to work row two. So, I'm going to turn
15:09my knitting over. And row two, we're
15:11just working even, which means that
15:13we're just going to work our edge
15:14stitches, pearl all of the stitches in
15:17the middle, and then work the edge
15:18stitches. All right, that's really it.
15:20So, I'm nearly at the end of row two.
15:23I'm just finishing up these edge
15:24stitches. My last stitch is always a
15:26pearl. All right, great. So, I've just
15:29finished working row one and row two.
15:32So, row one is our increase row. We will
15:35do an M1 L at the beginning of the row
15:38and then an M1R at the end of the row.
15:40And a row two is just the back side
15:43where we just pearl everything even and
15:45work the edge stitches. So let's take a
15:47look at our pattern. Our pattern says to
15:49repeat rows 1 to 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13,
15:5316, 19, 22, 25 more times. And then it
15:56has a stitch count. So by the end of all
15:58these increases, your size one will have
16:0178. Size 2 will have 82. size three will
16:03have 88 and yada yada. So, when we have
16:06increases or even decreases like this
16:08where where the pattern says to work
16:11this row x number of times, I like to
16:13actually chart out the instructions cuz
16:15I find it a lot easier. So, let's chart
16:17out the instructions for these repeat
16:20rows. So, we're going to repeat rows one
16:22to two. For my size, I'm going to repeat
16:24it 13 more times. So, I like to draw out
16:27the rows. So, this would be row one,
16:30which is the increase row. And I will
16:33just do a little plus sign to show that
16:35it's an increase row. And then I'll do
16:37row two, which is our even row. And I
16:40need to work both of these rows 13 more
16:44times. So, I'm just going to draw out 13
16:47rows.
16:49So, for instance, I'm going to work my
16:51row one increases where we do the M1L
16:53and the M1R. After that, I would just
16:56mark off that cell in my chart. And then
16:59I'm going to turn my work over and work
17:01the wrong side, the pearl side. That's
17:03would be row two. And after that, I'll
17:05just mark that off in my chart. And
17:07after doing that, I know that I've done
17:09one repeat of row one and row two. And I
17:12need to do that 13 times. Okay? So, I
17:14need to fill up this whole chart. And by
17:17the end of that, I should have 98
17:19stitches. So, I'll just write that in my
17:22chart. Okay? So, this is how I like to
17:24stay organized when I'm working
17:26increases or decreases. So, go ahead and
17:28repeat rows one to two the number of
17:31times you need for your size. All right,
17:33so I filled up my chart and I have
17:36completed my 13 increases. You have this
17:39gradual increase on both sides of the
17:42back. All right, so now we're going to
17:44place these stitches on hold. So, I like
17:46using scrap yarn because yarn is just a
17:48little bit lighter than circular
17:50needles. And I'm just going to unravel a
17:52length of yarn that is going to be long
17:55enough to accommodate my stitches.
17:57Thread up this scrap yarn. And then
18:00we're going to start moving these
18:02stitches onto my tapestry needle. So the
18:06stitch marker is going to be moved over
18:08as well.
18:10There we go. Now all the stitches are
18:12nice and secure. So now I'm just going
18:14to take my pair of scissors and just cut
18:16off the working yarn 8 in or so. Just
18:19leave a nice long tail end.
18:25I'm gonna turn my piece around. And now
18:28you can really see the back of the tank
18:31top taking shape. We're going to attach
18:33the fronts to the back of the tank top.
18:36Basically, from here to here and from
18:38here to here. So, looking at our
18:40instructions, it says we're going to
18:42place a removable stitch marker 17, 18,
18:4619, 20, or 22 stitches in from each edge
18:49along the caston edge of the back. We're
18:52basically going to count a number of
18:54stitches from the edge, and then we're
18:57going to place our stitch marker there.
18:59So, for my size, I'm going to count 19
19:01stitches in from the edge, and then
19:04place a stitch marker. And I'm going to
19:06do the same on this side as well. So,
19:07let's start at the left edge. We're
19:09going to count up 19 stitches starting
19:11from the edge. I can just spread out
19:14these edge stitches. And I can see that
19:17the slipped edge is going to be our
19:18first stitch. And beside that is the
19:21pearl stitch, which is sort of
19:22invisible. It's just kind of, you know,
19:24retracting into the knitting. So, we've
19:26got a slipped edge, one pearl, two, a
19:30knit stitch here, three, a pearl stitch
19:32here, four, a knit stitch, five, a pearl
19:36stitch right here, six, and then a knit
19:38stitch here, which is seven. So, from
19:41seven, I'm going to count another 12
19:43stitches for me. Um, so I can get up to
19:4619. So that's 7 8 9 10
19:5211 12 13 14
19:5715 16 17 18 19 and 20. Oops, I only
20:03needed 19. So let's back up one. And
20:06then at this point, I'm going to just
20:08place my stitch marker right here. Okay,
20:13so that will be 19 stitches in from the
20:16edge. Now, how am I counting up my
20:18stitches? Well, a stitch looks kind of
20:20like a little Vshape. Sometimes it's a
20:22Vshape and sometimes it's a little
20:24triangle. So, in my case, I'm actually
20:27counting up the little triangle shapes.
20:29Right here, this is one. This is two.
20:32This is three. And on and on. Now, it
20:34doesn't really matter if you're counting
20:36up V's or triangles. Just make sure
20:38you're counting up one or the other. So,
20:40we're going to move over to the right
20:42side. Now, on the right side, I also
20:44know that I have seven edge stitches.
20:46Right? Here's the slip stitch, which is
20:48one, pearl, which is two, knit, which is
20:50three, pearl, which is four, knit, which
20:53is five, pearl, which is six, and then
20:56another knit stitch here, which is
20:58seven. Okay, so from seven, 8, 9, 10,
21:05and 19. Insert my stitch marker right
21:08there. And now I've marked off both
21:10sides where I have 19 stitches counted
21:13in from each edge. Okay. So for your
21:16size, count up however many stitches you
21:18have and then mark up your back.
21:24First, we're going to start picking up
21:25from this edge. So we're going to grab
21:28our needle and also our working yarn.
21:31We're going to rejoin the yarn. Now
21:33we're going to just start where we
21:35placed our stitch marker. I'm going to
21:37stick my stitch marker into the stitch.
21:41Grab my working yarn. Loop it around my
21:44needle. Drag a stitch through. And my
21:46goal is to pick up 19 stitches from here
21:50to the edge. I'm going to go into a
21:53second stitch.
21:57Three.
21:59And then
22:01four.
22:03And five.
22:07And here we go. Six.
22:13So, we've got 12. Seven stitches are
22:16left. And I know that seven stitches are
22:18my edge stitches. So, now I want to make
22:21sure that when I pick up these last
22:23seven stitches that they align with
22:25these edge stitches so that when we are
22:27knitting the front of our tank top,
22:29those edge stitches merge from the back
22:31to the front. So, I'm going to grab one
22:34more stitch. So, that's 13. So, next I'm
22:37going to pick up a stitch right from
22:39this pearl column. So, I'm going to
22:42stick my needle right in and grab a
22:45stitch. So, that's six. And then I'm
22:48going to grab a stitch from this knit
22:50column right at the top. So, I'm going
22:52to stick my needle right into that
22:54little Vshape of the knit stitch.
22:58And that's three, I think. Was that 1,
23:01two, three, and then I'm going to stick
23:04my needle into this pearl column right
23:07here?
23:09Four. And then next is this knit column
23:12here. So I'm going to stick my needle
23:14right into the V of that knit column.
23:16Drag out a stitch. And then I've got my
23:19column of pearl stitches. And you can
23:21barely see that. It's so invisible. But
23:24I'm going to try my best to stick my
23:25needle right into the top of the pearl
23:28column and drag out a stitch. And now
23:30I've got one stitch left and that is a
23:33salvage edge. So I'm going to stick my
23:35needle right into like two of the legs
23:39of the salvage edge and drag out drag
23:43out a stitch. There we go. Now I'm going
23:46to count up my stitches and see that I
23:48have 19 picked up. All right. So now
23:51I've picked up 19 stitches on my left
23:54edge. And now I'm going to turn my work
23:56over and we're going to work the setup
23:59row on the wrong side. We're going to
24:01start by doing our edge stitches. We're
24:03going to stick our needle in knitwise
24:06and then just slip it right off. And
24:09then we're going to do a knit one, pearl
24:11one three times. So I'm going to go knit
24:15one and pearl one. We're essentially
24:18just setting up our edge stitches again
24:20on the front.
24:22And then we're going to place a marker.
24:25So, I'm going to grab the stitch marker
24:27that I used to mark off my front
24:29stitches. And then I'm going to place
24:32the stitch marker on my needle. And then
24:35we're going to pearl to end. So, I'm
24:37going to bring my yarn up front and then
24:39just pearl again. Just tightening up
24:42that first pearl stitch. And then we're
24:45just going to pearl to the end of the
24:48row. And this last stitch may be a
24:50little bit loose because it's not
24:53totally secure, right? So I can just
24:54pull that strand of yarn down, tighten
24:57up that last stitch. So that was our
24:59setup row. And now we'll turn our work
25:01over and work row one. So row one, we're
25:04just going to knit to the marker.
25:08We're at the marker now. So, we're going
25:11to do an SM, which means slip marker
25:14over to the right side. And then we're
25:16going to do a knit one, pearl one three
25:19times. These are our edge stitches. So,
25:21I'm going to do a tug after each stitch.
25:25Pearl that last stitch. Bring it to the
25:27back. Tighten it up. Great. So, let's
25:30turn our work over. And I'm going to
25:33slip one knitwise. Essentially working
25:35the edge stitches again. And then we're
25:38going to knit one and pearl one three
25:42times.
25:45SM. Slip the marker over. Bring the yarn
25:48up front and pearl to the end.
25:52Great. Now we're just going to repeat
25:54rows one to two until your piece
25:57measures 3.5 in for my size from the
26:00pickup row, which is right here. If you
26:03can see that. a lot of fitting later.
26:08>> It measures exactly 3 and 1/2 in from
26:11the point where we picked up stitches.
26:13That's what I need for my size. Make
26:15sure you have the length that you need
26:16for your size and then we can move on.
26:19So before when I was talking about
26:21making sure that the seven edge stitches
26:24align with the back stitches, this is
26:26really what I mean. So the front
26:28stitches where we picked up align with
26:30the back one by one rib. So that's why
26:33we took that extra effort to pick up
26:35right in the knits, right in the pearl
26:37stitches when we were picking up around
26:38the edge stitches.
26:43So we're on the right side row. We're
26:46going to start by doing a knit two and
26:49then we're going to do an M1L. For an
26:51M1L, we're going to pick up this little
26:53strand of yarn between the two stitches
26:56from the front. Okay? So the left needle
26:59swings to the front, picks up that
27:01little bar between the two stitches, and
27:04then my right needle is just going to
27:06insert through the back. Okay, so we're
27:08knitting through the back loop, and just
27:10pull out a knit stitch. And there we go.
27:12That is an M1L. Then we're just going to
27:16knit to the marker. And then we'll slip
27:18the marker and work the edge stitches.
27:20And that will be it for our increase
27:22row.
27:24at the marker. So, I'm going to slip the
27:26marker over and then we'll work the edge
27:29stitches, which is just a knit one,
27:31pearl one.
27:34So, we have increased by one stitch
27:36right here. All right, so let's turn our
27:39work over and work the even row. So, the
27:42even row is really simple. We're just
27:44going to work the edge stitches. So slip
27:47one, knitwise, and then we're going to
27:49do a knit one, pearl one, slip our
27:52marker over, and then we're just going
27:54to pearl all the way to the end. And
27:57that is our even row. Now, our
28:00instructions say that we're going to
28:01repeat row and even row 10 9 13 9 7 more
28:07times depending on your size. And let's
28:09just chart these next increase rows. So
28:13for my size, I'm going to work increase
28:15row and even row 13 more times. I'm
28:18going to just chart out 13. So go ahead
28:21and repeat your increase row and your
28:23even row the number of times you need
28:26for your size. All right. So now I
28:28filled up my little chart of neck
28:30increases. There's a nice curve that
28:32appears here, which is going to be our
28:35neckline. Okay. So, if you have the
28:37number of stitches that you need and
28:38your left front looks something like
28:40this, then we're ready to move on. Now,
28:43for size 6, 7, 8, and 9, you're going to
28:45be working another increase row where
28:48you increase at the neckline and at the
28:50armhole. So, if you're working size 6,
28:527, 8, or 9, then let's move on to this
28:55next increase row. So, we start off very
28:58similar to our neckline increase where
29:01we do a knit two and then you're going
29:04to do an M1L. So, I'm going to do Here
29:08we go. Just lift that strand of yarn up
29:10and then do an M1 L. And then you're
29:14going to knit to the marker. So, we're
29:17going to knit all the way to this
29:18marker.
29:22All right. So now I've reached the
29:24marker and I'm going to do an M1R. So
29:27I'm just going to lift that strand of
29:29yarn in between the two stitches from
29:31the back to the front. Knit into that
29:34strand of yarn from the front. There we
29:37go. And that's our M1R. Now I'll slip
29:40the stitch marker over and then just
29:42work those edge stitches as we normally
29:44do. So we're basically working increases
29:46at the neckline and at the armhole. So,
29:49if you're a size six or up, then these
29:52instructions are for you. All right. So,
29:54I've just completed my increase row.
29:56Now, I'm going to turn my work around
29:57and just work an even row where we do
30:00the edge stitches and then pearl to the
30:02end. So, if you're working a size six,
30:05you would just repeat this one more
30:06time. So, that would be your chart. If
30:09you are working size seven, you would do
30:11this five more times. So, you'd go 1 2 3
30:144 5. size eight, then you would do it
30:18seven more times. There you go. Six,
30:20seven. And if you're working a size
30:22nine, you would do this 10 more times. 8
30:259 and 10. So for size six and upwards,
30:28work the increase for the neck and
30:30armhole. And then make sure you have the
30:32stitch count that you need for your
30:34size. All right. So now that all the
30:36increases are done, we can move on in
30:37our pattern. So, we're going to break
30:39out some scrap yarn, thread up my
30:41tapestry needle, place these stitches
30:44onto my scrap yarn,
30:48and I'm moving the stitch marker over as
30:51well.
30:53There we go. Now, our stitches are being
30:55held on the scrap yarn. We're going to
30:58cut off the working yarn. We're going to
30:59leave 8 in or so and just cut that off.
31:05Now that we've knit the left front,
31:07we're going to do the same for the right
31:09side. We're going to pick up stitches at
31:11the edge here up to our little stitch
31:14marker. And then we're going to do the
31:15exact same thing, but just mirrored. So,
31:18let's move our tank top over here.
31:20Starting from where the edge stitches
31:22are, I'm going to pick up the number of
31:24stitches I need for my size. And for my
31:27size, I need 19 stitches. And I'm just
31:29going to go in right at the very edge,
31:33stick my needle in with the working
31:35yarn. I will just
31:37loop it around my needle and pull out a
31:42stitch. Okay, so that's my first stitch
31:44that I've picked up and knit. And now
31:47I'm going to just follow the edge
31:49stitches by going into a pearl column
31:53here. So, I'm going to stick my needle
31:55in, grab my working yarn, loop it around
31:58the needle, and drag out a stitch. And
32:01now, I'm going to look at this knit
32:03column right here, and I'm going to stab
32:06my needle right into that little V, that
32:08upside down V. Pull out a stitch. Great.
32:13Okay. And now I'm going to go into this
32:15pearl column. I'm going to stab my
32:17needle right into the top of that pearl
32:18column, and then drag out a stitch from
32:22that. another knit column right here.
32:25So, it's an upside down V. I'm just
32:27going to stick my needle right into that
32:30upside down V. Wrap my yarn around and
32:33drag out a stitch. And then I've got
32:35this last pearl column. So, I'm going to
32:38stick my needle into the top of that
32:40pearl column. Drag out a stitch. And
32:43then now we have six stitches that we've
32:46picked up. We're going to pick up a knit
32:48stitch. So, I'm going to stick my needle
32:49right into the top of the caston.
32:53Drag out a stitch. There we go. There's
32:56seven. And now from here, I'm just going
32:58to pick up the remaining stitches to our
33:01stitch marker.
33:06So, now I've picked up 15, 16, 18, 19,
33:10and that's what I need for my size.
33:12Great. So, now we're ready to work the
33:14setup row. We are on the wrong side. And
33:18we're doing the same thing that we did
33:19when we worked our left front. We're
33:21going to pearl to the last seven
33:23stitches. So, I'm going to give a little
33:25tug and just pearl across these
33:27stitches.
33:30I've reached my last seven stitches. And
33:33I'm going to just do a PM. So, here's my
33:36stitch marker. We're going to place
33:37marker. And then I'm going to do a pearl
33:40one, knit one three times. So, here we
33:42go. Pearl. Give a tug. knit. Give a tug.
33:48And the last stitch, we're going to
33:50bring our yarn up front and do a pearl
33:52one. And that is our setup row. Now
33:55we'll turn the work around. And now
33:57we're on our right side. And we are
33:59going to basically work the edge
34:00stitches. And then we're going to knit
34:02to the end of the row.
34:07There we go. There's our last knit
34:09stitch. And now I'm going to turn my
34:11needle over and we're going to work our
34:13wrong side row, row two. And I'm just
34:16going to pearl the stitches here and
34:18then work the edge stitches. So we're
34:21just working even. Nothing is being
34:23increased or decreased. We're just kind
34:25of keeping the pattern that we have
34:27already set. We are now going to repeat
34:31rows one and two. Basically working even
34:34until your piece measures the
34:37measurement that you need for your size.
34:38So go ahead and do that and I'll meet
34:40you here for the neck shaping.
34:45So I want to show you how I join a new
34:47ball of yarn to my work. So here I'm
34:49nearly at the end of my yarn and I need
34:51to join a new ball of yarn to my
34:54knitting. I'm going to use my right
34:56needle and stick it into the next
34:58stitch. And then I'm going to take out
35:00my new ball of yarn. This is my new
35:02strand of yarn. And I'm just going to
35:04lay it over my old strand. So, with my
35:07old strand, I'm going to knit into the
35:10next stitch, just like this. And now,
35:13I'm just going to twist my new strand of
35:15yarn. This is my new strand of yarn. I'm
35:17going to twist it around the old strand.
35:23And now, you can see there's this little
35:25twist here. And I'm going to just
35:27continue knitting into the next stitch.
35:30I like to do this for cotton, linen,
35:32plant fiber yarns. Basically, when I
35:35can't do a split splice, this is how I
35:37like to join my yarn. There's a little
35:39twist at the back. So, that is what's
35:41holding my new yarn in place. And I can
35:44always pull these two strands of yarn to
35:46tighten it up to kind of get the tension
35:48right. And later on, I can always weave
35:50in these two strands of yarn into my
35:53knitting. My right front piece measures
35:563 and 1/2 in. That's what I need for my
35:58size. So when you've reached the
36:00measurement that you need for your size,
36:02we can then move on to the neck shaping.
36:07So let's work our increase row, which is
36:10the right side. So we're going to work
36:12our edge stitches to the marker, and
36:14then we're going to work to the last two
36:16stitches of our row, at which point we
36:19will do an M1R. So we're going to be
36:21increasing the neckline so that there is
36:24a nice gentle curve. All right, so let's
36:27work the edge stitches.
36:30And now we've reached our marker. So I'm
36:32going to slip my marker over. And then
36:34I'm just going to knit to the last two
36:36stitches.
36:39I'm on my last two stitches. And now I'm
36:42going to do an M1R just in one swoop
36:45like this. Picking up that strand of
36:47yarn. And then I'm going to use my right
36:49needle to just knit into that strand of
36:51yarn from the front and pull out a
36:54stitch. And that is my M1R. Then I'm
36:57going to knit two stitches. And that is
37:00the end of my row. And I have increased
37:03by one stitch. Turn my work over. And
37:05we're going to work the even row. And
37:07we're just going to pearl our stitches
37:11all the way to the marker at which point
37:14we will just work our edge stitches.
37:16Okay. So, very, very simple. My last
37:19stitch is always going to be a pearl
37:21stitch when we're working edge stitches.
37:23All right. So now we're just going to
37:25repeat the increase row and the even row
37:2810 9 13 9 7 four more times depending on
37:32your size. Once you've completed your
37:35repeats, do a stitch count. Make sure
37:37you have the number of stitches you need
37:38on your right front. Now if you are
37:41working size 6 7 8 or 9, then you're
37:44going to work the neck and armhole
37:46increases just like what you did for the
37:49left front. So, if you're working size
37:516, 7, 8, or 9, you are going to work the
37:54edge stitches. And then you're going to
37:56slip your marker. That's my little
37:58marker there. And then you're going to
38:00do an M1 L right here. And then you're
38:03going to just knit to your last two
38:06stitches, at which point you're going to
38:08do an M1R. And then you'll just knit the
38:11last two stitches. And that'll be that
38:13for your increase row. Turn your
38:14knitting around. You'll be on the wrong
38:16side of your work. And that is just
38:18going to be an even row. You're just
38:20going to pearl all the way to the
38:22marker, slip the marker, and then work
38:24those edge stitches. You're going to
38:26repeat your increase row and your even
38:28row either 1, 5, 7, or 10 more times.
38:32Okay? Depending on your size. It's the
38:34same number of increases as you did for
38:36your left front increases. Okay? So,
38:39these instructions are just for size 6,
38:427, 8, and 9. If you are working size 1
38:44to 5, you'll just ignore these
38:46instructions. So once everyone has
38:48finished their increases, we will move
38:49on to the next section where we join the
38:51right and the left fronts together. Very
38:54exciting.
38:57Next, what we're going to do is cast on
39:00some stitches to join both the right and
39:03the left front together. There's just a
39:05bit of space here, right? There's a gap.
39:06So, we need to add more stitches to join
39:08both pieces. So, I'm going to pick up my
39:11right front. And we're not cutting the
39:13yarn off for the right front. We're
39:15keeping the yarn intact. Okay. So, I'm
39:19going to just work the edge stitches on
39:22my right front.
39:25And then I'm going to slip the marker
39:28over. And then I'm going to do an M1L.
39:32So, I'm just going to pick up this
39:33strand of yarn from the front just like
39:36this. And then I'm going to do an M1L.
39:39Just knit into the back. There we go.
39:42There's our M1L. And then I'm going to
39:45knit to the end of the right front. So
39:47just all the way to the end of the row.
39:52There's my last stitch. So now we're
39:54actually going to cast on stitches for
39:57the center part of our neckline. For a
40:00backward loop caston, we're going to
40:02grab our working yarn and then just loop
40:05it around our finger. turn our finger to
40:09the left and then pick up that loop from
40:12our finger and drop it off. Okay. And
40:14then you can see that's one caston
40:16stitch, right? So, I'm going to do that
40:18again. I'll make my left hand into a gun
40:21shape, grab the yarn, just turn my hand
40:26to the left, and then pick up that loop
40:29from my finger. And then I can just pull
40:32down. Okay, here again. Finger goes
40:35underneath the yarn. Turn my finger to
40:38the left. Pick up that loop from my
40:40finger. Drop it off. And then pull down.
40:44Okay. Like this. Finger underneath the
40:47loop. Turn my hand to the left. Pick up
40:50that loop from my finger and then pull
40:53down. So that's a really simplified way
40:56of doing it. You can also just go like
40:58this
41:00and go a lot faster. Okay, that's one
41:03way to do a backward loop caston. So,
41:06I've cast on 18 stitches here, which is
41:09what I need for my size. And now I'm
41:11going to put these stitches back onto
41:14another needle because right now they
41:15are being held on my scrap yarn. So, I'm
41:18just going to put the stitches of my
41:20left front back onto my needle. So, now
41:24my left front is back on the needle and
41:27I can just pull the scrap yarn off. And
41:30now my left front stitches are back on
41:32the needle. I'm going to grab my working
41:34yarn and we're just going to knit across
41:36the left front stitches. We're going to
41:38knit across to the marker at which point
41:41we're going to do an M1R. So, I'm going
41:44to make sure that these stitches are not
41:45twisted, these center stitches, as in
41:47they're not like literally have a twist
41:49here. Make sure that they are nicely
41:51untwisted. And now I'm going to knit
41:53into that first stitch on my left front.
41:55I'm going to hold on to the yarn there
41:56so it doesn't, you know, have a big gap.
42:00There we go. And we're just knitting
42:02across
42:04these left front stitches. And now we
42:07are at the stitch marker. So we're going
42:09to do an M1R and then go from the back
42:13to the front just like this. And then
42:15I'm going to knit into that strand of
42:18yarn from the front. And there we go.
42:20That's our M1R. Then I'm going to slip
42:22my marker over. And then we're just
42:24going to work those edge stitches. Now I
42:27have successfully joined my right front
42:30and my left front together. And it's
42:32joined together by these little caston
42:35stitches. So if you see them getting a
42:37little loose, you can just pull down on
42:38this strand of yarn. This is the
42:40leftover yarn from our left front. So
42:43now we are going to work the wrong side
42:45row. We're just going to turn our
42:47knitting over. So we're just going to
42:49work the edge stitches and then pearl,
42:51pearl, pearl all the way to this marker
42:54here and work the edge stitches. And
42:56that is basically our even row. So as
42:59you get to these center stitches which
43:01we cast on, just be really careful as
43:04you pearl them because they could easily
43:06just fall off the needle. So just work
43:08them very carefully. I'm actually
43:10tightening them up as I pearl them. So I
43:14bring the yarn to the back and just
43:15tighten them. So here is my last stitch.
43:19I'm going to slip the marker over and
43:22then work those edge stitches. Here's
43:28my last stitch, and that's going to be a
43:30pearl. Great. So, I have now just knit
43:33one row even. And for sizes 1, 3, and
43:38four, you're going to work more even
43:40rows. For sizes 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
43:43you'll move on to the next step, which
43:44is shaping the arm holes. So, an even
43:47row just means you're working the edge
43:48stitches. And if you're on the right
43:49side, you're knitting this section and
43:52then working the edge stitches. If
43:54you're on the wrong side, then you're
43:56going to be working the edge stitches,
43:58pearling across, and then working the
44:00edge stitches. For size one, you'll knit
44:02four more even rows. For size three and
44:04four, you'll work two more even rows.
44:07Then you'll move on to the next step
44:08with everyone else, which is shaping the
44:10arm holes.
44:13We're going to add increases on both
44:16sides of the front right by the stitch
44:20markers so that we have like a nice
44:22curve along the armhole. So, if you've
44:25read through your instructions and
44:26you're still a little bit confused, let
44:28me break it down for you. When you're
44:29working increases, you're always going
44:31to increase on the right side of the
44:34row. And when you're on the wrong side
44:36of the row, the pearl side, you're
44:37always going to pearl and nothing will
44:40be increased or decreased. So increases
44:42always happen on the right side of the
44:44row. All right. So with that in mind,
44:46for the shaping of the armhole, if
44:48you're working size one to four, you're
44:51going to work one increase row on your
44:53right side. And that would be your row
44:55one. Your even row is just going to be
44:58work the edge stitches, slip the marker,
45:00pearl, pearl, pearl, pearl all the way
45:02to the other marker, slip that, and work
45:05the edge stitches. That's it. That's all
45:07we mean by work an even row. So an even
45:10row can be a pearl row where you're on
45:12the wrong side and you're pearling the
45:14body of the work. Or it can be on the
45:15right side row where you're just
45:17knitting the work, right? But you're not
45:19increasing. You're keeping the stitches
45:21even. So for size one to four, you would
45:23work one increase row, then three even
45:26rows, and then you would repeat one
45:29increase row and three even rows. One
45:31more time if you're working a size 1, 2,
45:33or three, and zero times if you're
45:36working a size four. So, if you're
45:37working a size four, you only do one
45:39increase row and three even rows once.
45:41If you are working size 5 to 9, you
45:43would ignore these instructions. Don't
45:45even look at them. If you're working
45:47those sizes, you would just move on to
45:50the next instructions, which is for size
45:522 to 9 only. All right? So, if you're
45:55working size 2 to 9, then you would move
45:57on to these instructions here. You would
45:59work one increase row and then work one
46:01even row. And then you would just repeat
46:03rows one to two one time. if you're a
46:06size two, zero more times if you're size
46:09three, two more times if you're a size
46:11four, five more times if you're a size
46:13five, and on and on, okay? Based on your
46:15size,
46:19our tank top is really starting to take
46:21shape. So, now we're actually going to
46:22join the front piece with the back
46:25piece. So, we're going to start by
46:27working across the front stitches. We're
46:29going to do a knit one through the back
46:32loop. So, I'm just going to stick my
46:34needle into the back loop of the first
46:36stitch. So, I'm not going in like this
46:39as you normally do when you're knitting.
46:40I'm going into the back of the loop. And
46:44I'm just going to knit that up. And we
46:47do this just to tighten up that first
46:49salvage stitch. Now, we're going to work
46:51the edge stitches to the marker, which
46:53is what we have been doing all along.
46:56So, basically just a knit one, pearl
46:58one, following the edge stitches. And
47:02here we go. Now we're at the marker. And
47:04I'm going to slip the marker over. And
47:06then we're just going to knit to the
47:09second marker. Just knitting, knitting,
47:11knitting to this second marker. All
47:14right. So, I've just knit to this second
47:17marker. And now I'm going to slip the
47:20stitch marker over. And then we're going
47:22to work the edge stitches to the last
47:25stitch.
47:27And now we've reached the last stitch.
47:30And we're going to do again a knit one
47:32through the back loop. So I'm not going
47:34like this as if to knit. I'm going into
47:37the back of that knit stitch and pulling
47:40out a stitch thereby tightening up that
47:42last salvage stitch. All right. Now we
47:45are going to cast on some stitches. And
47:47these stitches are going to sit at the
47:49underarm which just gives our tank top a
47:52little bit of breathing room around the
47:53underarm and it adds more width to the
47:56bust area. So, if you are knitting size
47:581 to 5, you're going to cast on three
48:00stitches. If you are knitting larger
48:02sizes, you'll cast on 5, 7, 9, or 11
48:05stitches. Now, there are two ways that
48:08you can cast on stitches as we did with
48:10our neckline. You can use a backward
48:13loop caston. So, you can do this. Just
48:15go 1 2 3 like that. Cast on three
48:19stitches. Or you can use the cable
48:22caston. Now, my preference for the
48:24underarm is to use the cable caston
48:26because I think it's a sturdier caston.
48:29I'm going to turn my knitting to the
48:30wrong side. You can see the pearls here.
48:33And I'm just going to stick my needle in
48:35between these two stitches.
48:38So, there we go. Just like that. My
48:40needle is in between. And then I'm going
48:42to loop my yarn around, pull out a
48:45stitch, and then twist my left needle
48:48and pick it up from the front. There we
48:50go. There's one. I'm going to do that
48:52again. Stick my needle in between these
48:54two stitches. Wrap my yarn around the
48:57needle. Drag out a stitch. And then with
49:00my left needle, pick it up from the
49:01front. That's two. And then stick my
49:04needle in again between the two
49:06stitches. Wrap my yarn around, drag a
49:10loop through, and then pick it up from
49:13the front. Okay. So now I've just cast
49:16on three stitches, which is what I need
49:18for my size. So, I'm going to turn my
49:20needle over back to the right side. Now,
49:24we can work across our back stitches.
49:27Now, our back stitches are on the scrap
49:31yarn. So, I actually need to place these
49:34back stitches onto the other end of my
49:37circular needle. And I'm just going to
49:39go in from this end
49:43so that we would be ready to work the
49:45back stitches with the front. I'm gonna
49:48slowly pick up these stitches. And I'm
49:51picking up the stitch marker as well.
49:56There we go. All right. So, now all of
49:58my back stitches have been picked up on
50:01my needle and I can just pull this scrap
50:04yarn loose. So, my scrap yarn is off.
50:07So, my front stitches are on my right
50:10needle and my back stitches are on my
50:13left needle. And now I am ready to join
50:16them in the round. All right. So now I'm
50:18going to knit into the back stitches
50:20which is on my left needle. So I'm going
50:23to do a knit one through the back loop.
50:26So again, we're not going into the front
50:28like this. We're going into the back of
50:31the stitch. And this stitch is quite
50:34loose because we cut the yarn off. I'm
50:36just going to hold on to that just to
50:38keep that first stitch kind of tight. So
50:41I'm going to knit into the back of the
50:42stitch. knit into the back and then just
50:45drag a stitch out. And great, now we
50:48have joined the back to the front. So
50:51now we're just going to work the edge
50:52stitches to the marker. So I'm going to
50:55just follow that one by one rib. And
50:58here's my last edge stitch. And I'm
51:01going to slip the marker over. And then
51:04I'm just going to knit doo across the
51:06back stitches until we get to the last
51:09marker on the back stitches. Now I'm at
51:12the marker and I'm going to slip the
51:14marker over and we're going to work the
51:16edge stitches to the last stitch.
51:20Now I'm at the last stitch of the back
51:23and I'm going to knit through the back
51:26loop. Just like that. All right, great.
51:29Now we're going to cast on stitches for
51:31the underarm. We did that earlier. So
51:34I'm going to do a cable caston again.
51:37So, I'm going to use my needle and just
51:40stick it in between these first two
51:42stitches. Wrap my yarn around, twist,
51:45and grab the stitch from the front.
51:48Let's do that again. Drag out a loop and
51:52place it onto my left needle.
51:56And do that one more time.
51:59There we go. And that is three. So for
52:03you, you may cast on more stitches
52:05depending on what size you are knitting.
52:08Okay. So let's turn back to the right
52:10side. All right. So now we are ready to
52:12join in the round. So before you join in
52:15the round, make sure that your right
52:17side is all facing the outside. So when
52:20you look at your knitting, just make
52:21sure that this is the right side that's
52:23facing you all the way around. Don't
52:25want to twist our tank top. I'm going to
52:28grab a new stitch marker. So, I like to
52:30use a different color to mark the
52:32beginning of the round. We've got a lot
52:34of stitch markers going on here. I want
52:36a more colorful one to signify the
52:39beginning of the round. And then I'm
52:40going to knit one through the back loop.
52:44And give it a little tug. And now I am
52:46joined in the round. How amazing. All
52:49right. So, we're going to work the edge
52:51stitches to the marker.
52:54And I'm going to slip the stitch marker
52:57over. And then we're just going to knit
53:00to the marker. So we're just knitting
53:02all the way across the front stitches
53:05doo all the way to this stitch marker.
53:08So we've reached the stitch marker here.
53:10And now we're going to slip the stitch
53:12marker over. And we're going to do a
53:14knit one, pearl one three times.
53:19Knit one and pearl one. And that is
53:23three. Now we're going to knit one
53:26through the back loop. So again, we're
53:28not going up like this. We are going
53:30through the back loop and knitting one.
53:33Now we're going to pearl one. So let's
53:36bring the yarn up and pearl one. These
53:38are the caston stitches for the underarm
53:41that we cast on. And then I'm going to
53:43do a knit one
53:47and a pearl one. And you're going to do
53:50a knit one, pearl one again a few more
53:53times depending on your size. If you're
53:55working a six, seven, eight, or nine,
53:57you will repeat the knit one, pearl one
54:002, 3, four, or five times. For my size,
54:03I've already just repeated it once. And
54:05now I'm going to do a knit one through
54:08the back loop. Yes, there we go. Knit
54:12one through the back loop. And then I'm
54:14going to do a pearl one, knit one three
54:16times. And you're going to do that
54:18whatever size you are knitting.
54:21And a knit one. And now we have reached
54:24the marker. So we're going to slip the
54:26marker over. And then we're going to
54:29knit to the next marker. And now we are
54:34on the back of the tank top. So we're
54:37going to knit across the back to the
54:40next marker here. Okay. So just a whole
54:43lot of knitting. Slip the marker over.
54:46And then we're going to do a knit one,
54:48pearl one three times.
54:51Pearl one, that's three. And then I'm
54:56going to do a knit one through the back
54:58loop.
55:00And then we're going to do a pearl one.
55:03These are my last three stitches that I
55:06cast on for the underarm. So let's be
55:08careful with that. Pearl one and knit
55:12one.
55:15Knit one. And here's my last stitch.
55:18Pearl one. If you're working the larger
55:20sizes, you would repeat that knit one,
55:22pearl one either two, three, four, or
55:24five more times. For my size, I am done
55:27this round. So, we're going to start
55:30with a knit one. Here we go. Knit one.
55:34And then you're going to do a pearl one
55:37and a knit one. And you're going to
55:40repeat that until you get to the marker.
55:43And once you get to the marker, we're
55:44going to slip the marker. And then
55:46you're just going to knit across to the
55:50next marker D until you get to the
55:53marker here. Let's work our knit
55:55stitches across the front of the tank
55:57top. So now we've reached this next
56:00marker. So I'm going to slip it over to
56:02the right needle. There we go. And we're
56:05going to work the instructions all over
56:06again. I'm going to go do a knit stitch.
56:09Here we go. And then I'm going to do a
56:12pearl one
56:15and a knit one. And I'm going to repeat
56:17that until I get to this next marker
56:21over here.
56:24Slip the marker. And then I'm going to
56:26knit to the next marker. And my next
56:29marker is all the way across the back
56:33stitches. D all the way over here. Okay.
56:37So, we're just essentially knitting
56:39across the back. So, I've reached the
56:42next marker here. So, I'm going to slip
56:44the marker over. And now I'm ready to
56:46work the last bit of this round. I'm
56:49going to do a knit one and a pearl one.
56:52And then we're just going to repeat that
56:54to the end of the round. All right. So,
56:57now we're at the end of row one. And now
57:00you're just going to repeat row one
57:02until your tank top measures 8.75 9 in
57:07or 9.25 in from this underarm area. From
57:12here on out or until your piece is 2 in
57:16less than however long you want the tank
57:18top to be.
57:22[Music]

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