Tank for Cindy

I had to wait to post this, seeing as I sent it as a gift. (For those of you who remember, I made the mistake of posting images of a present before sending it, and the gift was seen before it arrived!)


Cindy had requested a tank a while ago, and seeing that she recently got inked on her shoulder, I thought this would show it off nicely. This is yet another pattern from knitty.com, Coachella (interestingly, I saw a sign for a town called Coachella on our trip to LA over the 4th of July- I wonder if there is a connection?). It was a fairly simple pattern. Fun and quick to knit. The trick was sizing, how do you size something for a person that is not there? I just guessed... turns out that it is a little snug, but I think she may be able to block it to stretch it out if she wants.

I knitted this tank with meimei bamboo yarn. The yarn was fingering weight, so I had to knit with double strand to get the weight necessary for the pattern (and for my sanity). Loved the way the bamboo knitted up, it had a beautiful sheen and wonderful drape.

Already beginning on plans for one of these for myself!