Hello and welcome to summer! Today, I’m getting started with the Palomar Tank pattern, designed by Aubrey Busek—a perfect tank top for the summer heat! I’m casting on in UNIVERSAL YARN Bella Tweed in “Care” colorway, and it’s an ideal yarn for this top. It’s a blend of recycled cotton and other fibres, which makes it perfect for a light summer top. I wanted to mention that the Bella Tweed has a few tiny white neps, likely from the cotton. I think they give the yarn a bit of character and make it even more appealing! Overall, I’m really enjoying it!
As for the knitting needles I chose…well, there’s a teeny bit of a saga.
The Palomar Tank calls for two needle sizes, and I choose the gorgeous Knit Picks Rainbow Wood Straight Needles for both: 3.75mm needles for the ribbing, and 4mm needles for the main body of the top. They’re 14 inches long, which I prefer, and that made them wonderful to work with on a project like this, but it is difficult to get the full length of the needle into the camera frame when trying to take photos!
The Palomar Tank pattern also calls for double-pointed needles for the armholes and neckline. I opted for a beautiful set of KnitPro Ginger Double-Pointed needles, as well as a set of Knit Picks Rainbow Cable Needles for the cable pattern on the front and back of the top.
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