BILLY B TANK FREE PATTERN

BILLY B
TANK
EASY
10MM NEEDLES (15US)
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BILLY B' TANK
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4 ball of WATG’s 100% Pima Cotton
*choose 4 different colours A,B,C,D
1 pair of 10mm (15US) wooden needles
1 knitter’s sewing needle
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TENSION SQUARE
To ensure your knitting has the same
measurements as the pattern, you need to knit
a tension square before you start knitting your
project. A tension square is a small sample of
your knitting where you count the stitches and
rows and check them against the measurement
(cm/in) given. If your tension sample does not
match the tension square measurements, then
you should try to knit either tighter or looser
depending on whether your sample was too big
or too small.
Stocking stitch
10cm/4’’ = 10 stitches
10cm/4’’ = 13 rows
HOW TO KNIT YOUR BILLY B' TANK
1
Cast on 39 stitches with 1 strand of colour A
and 1 strand of colour B.
2
Knit 10 rows in stocking stitch with colours A
+ B.
3
Cut 1 strand of colour A and exchange it with 1
strand of colour C.
4
Knit 10 rows in stocking stitch with colours B
+ C.
5
Cut 1 strand of colour B and exchange it with 1
strand of colour D.
6
Knit 8 rows in stocking stitch with colours C + D.
7
Cast off 2 stitches to form the start of the
armhole. Then knit to the end of the row. You
will now have 37 stitches remaining on your
needle.
8
Cast off 2 stitches to form the start of the
armhole. Then purl to the end of the row. You
will now have 35 stitches remaining on your
needle.
9
Cut 1 strand of colour C and exchange it with 1
strand of colour A.
10
Decrease:
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together and knit the last stitch with
colours A+D.
TIP: To create a neat edge, always slip the first
stitch. To do this, insert the needle as if to
knit and transfer the stitch to the right needle
without knitting it
12
Purl 1 row.
13
Decrease:
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together and knit the last stitch.
14
Purl 1 row.
15
Decrease:
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together and knit the last stitch.
16
Purl 1 row.
Now you're going to start knitting the neckline
17
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
10 stitches, cast off 3 stitches, knit 10 stitches,
knit 2 stitches together and knit the last stitch.
From now on you're knitting is separated in two
parts, so you will work on only one section of
stitches at a time.
18
Purl 1 row.
19
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
to the end of row.
20
Purl 1 row.
21
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
to the end of the row.
22
Purl 1 row.
23
Slip the 1st stitch, knit 2 stitches together, knit
to the end of the row.
24
Purl 1 row.
25
Knit 10 rows in stocking stitch.
26
Cast off.
One strap is finished! Nearly there, continue to
knit the second strap
27
Purl 1 row.
28
Knit the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together, knit the last stitch.
29
Purl 1 row.
30
Knit the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together, knit the last stitch.
31
Purl 1 row.
32
Knit the row until you have 3 stitches left, knit 2
stitches together, knit the last stitch.
33
Purl 1 row.
34
Knit 10 rows in stocking stitch.
35
Cast off
ASSEMBLING AND FINISHING
The Billy B Tank is worn with the wrong side
facing out.
1
Sew the shoulder seams together using the
knitter’s sewing needle and the horizontal
invisible seam technique.
2
Using the vertical invisible seam technique, sew
the seams down the sides of the front and back
pieces. Weave in all the loose ends.
ASSEMBLY
AND FINISHING!
ASSEMBLING AND FINISHING
STOCKING STITCH
7 CM
(2.8’’)
WS
WROND SIDE
RIGHT SIDE : RS.
WRONG SIDE : WS.
39 CM (15.4’’)
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21 CM (8.3’’)
41 CM (16.1’’)
RIGHT SIDE
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