KM Waterclour Tank Top(2008)

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Watercolour Tank 
 Pattern:  Isabella
by Jordana Paige, http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring07/PATTisabella.html

Yarn:  Spirit Trail Fiberwroks (50% Silk, 50% Wool)
Method:  Machine knit
Completed:  April 25, 2008.

I took the handknit pattern from Knitty, and constructed appropriate machine knit instructions for the gauge I got with this yarn.  I made the front and back on my Brother KH930 machine, hand-manipulating the stitches to make the leaf-lace pattern in the front (and the eyelets).  I finished it up with some crochet picot edging on the neck and armholes.  It took just under 2 skeins of yarn -- something less than 800 yards!

I'm calling this the "watercolour" top, because the way the colours in the Spirit Trail yarn ebb & flow really reminds me of working with watercolours.



Back
 Back view.
Flat view
 Here it is laid out flat.  You can see the waist shaping.  And, a spare hank of the yarn :-)
Leaf lace detail
 Leaf lace detail and yarn close-up
Neck crochet picot detail
 Detail of crochet picot at neck
Bottom knit picot
 Bottom detail -- eyelets, knit picot hem (outside -- front, and inside -- back :-) )

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