Can I make a tank top with two hanks of peace fleece?

[pixiewytch]

I'm trying to use up my leftover yarn but I'm running into all sorts of problems. I find a pattern with yarn I have but needles I don't....or vice versa. I found a great tank top pattern in one skein wonders but it was for a lace weight yarn and I couldn't get the gauge with mine.

So maybe this is a reach but I've really got an itch to do a tank top with it being summer and all, and I'm kind of over doing kid/baby/gift stuff right now. So does anybody know of a pattern I could use with only two hanks of peace fleece worsted weight wool?

If not, any ideas for something I could use this leftover yarn for? I've got one hank of one color and two of another. Nothing too advanced either. This would be my first clothing item.

[MeepyCat]

Do you have a Ravelry account? Because man oh man could their pattern browser solve this problem.

I don't know how many yards are in a hank of Peace Fleece, but two average weight skeins of worsted sound like plenty to me. I don't have a pattern though.

[pixiewytch]

It is 200 yds per hank.

Yeah, I signed up for ravelry but the invite went into my spam vault and when I try to get them to send me another one I keep getting a message that says "we've already sent an invite to that email".

[honeybunmom]

I've got a pattern for you! Let me see if I can find it - it's free and I'll post the link when I do.

ETA: haven't found it yet. It's a tank that has shaping, if I recall, and two cables down the front. I think it called for 2 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. I have a copy printed out at home where I can look up the URL. I think 2 skeins of PF will be plenty.

[pixiewytch]

Originally Posted by honeybunmom

I've got a pattern for you! Let me see if I can find it - it's free and I'll post the link when I do.

ETA: haven't found it yet. It's a tank that has shaping, if I recall, and two cables down the front. I think it called for 2 skeins of Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece. I have a copy printed out at home where I can look up the URL. I think 2 skeins of PF will be plenty.

Thanks! I would definitely appreciate it. Wait, I haven't done cables before. Does that require a cable needle?

[honeybunmom]

Ok, I found it . . . on ravelry. It's the Prosperous Plum Tank. I mis-remembered. It has a cable up the center and around the neckline and the cables run down the back off of each shoulder. It's a free download when you get on in a day or two. It's written for dk weight, so, you'd either have to knit a different size or do the match to change it . . . unless you've got two skeins of dk weight PF.

I can't seem to find the pattern online anymore. Perhaps you might find it in a cached link, but, from my quick look, it appears to only be available as a free ravelry download. I can email it since it's free, right? I can download it and send a pdf. I would think.

ETA: one more time - materials called for do not include a cable needle (but it's really not that hard), so, I'm guessing she got some method for creating them that doesn't involve a cable needle. I'm trying to finish up at work since I'm out tomorrow so, I didn't look that closely at the pattern.

[frogger]

here's the
prosperous plum tank

knittingpatterncentral tank tops

[cinnamonamon]

Before you start the tank, you might want to consider: tank top -- hot weather...wool -- cold weather. KWIM? Have you considered making a shawl/wrap? Something to throw over your shoulders when it's cool in the house is always nice.

Or maybe some worsted weight socks.


*note that I'm not telling you not to make the tank, but I would have felt guilty if I saw you come back in a couple months to say you couldn't wear your tank (that pattern is pretty, I downloaded it a while back, myself).

Anywho, if you try the socks, silvers sock tutorial is great.

[flapjack]

Pixiewytch, if you PM me your email address and a message for me to pass on to Casey, I'd love to try and get you onto ravelry...

[mhurst]

Originally Posted by cinnamonamon

Before you start the tank, you might want to consider: tank top -- hot weather...wool -- cold weather. KWIM? Have you considered making a shawl/wrap? Something to throw over your shoulders when it's cool in the house is always nice.

Or maybe some worsted weight socks.


*note that I'm not telling you not to make the tank, but I would have felt guilty if I saw you come back in a couple months to say you couldn't wear your tank (that pattern is pretty, I downloaded it a while back, myself).

Anywho, if you try the socks, silvers sock tutorial is great.

I agree, I'm not sure wool/mohair yarn would be the best for a tank top, it is the mohair content "bothers" me. I love PF and it is a great yarn, and I think a wrap would be awesome.

good luck

[Knittin' in the Shade]

yes, peace fleece + tank top = disaster. You could do a cute vest to wear over a long sleeved tee for winter, though, I think that would be awesome!

[iowaorganic]

How about an anthropologie inspired caplet? Or a shrug? Much more suitable for pf..... Or a cabled handbag? but not a tank- please that just sounds painful!

[Think of Winter]

Originally Posted by iowaorganic

How about an anthropologie inspired caplet? Or a shrug? Much more suitable for pf..... Or a cabled handbag? but not a tank- please that just sounds painful!

: I love PF, but the thought of a PF tank top is making me itch.

[pixiewytch]

Thanks for all the tips ladies. I think I'm just gonna break down and buy some yarn. There just doesn't seem to be anything I want to make with this peace fleece right now and if I really want to make a tank top I think I should just go on out and buy the yarn to do it, right?

Flapjack, I will PM you about this when I get a chance. I would really like to get my invite sent to me since I got it back in February, lol. DH has all sorts of security controls and spam vault stuff on this computer so half the time it is just a pain in the butt.

[cinnamonamon]

pixiewytch -- could you have your dh set your spam box so that it doesn't automatically delete? I just check mine daily & pull anything out that doesn't belong...

Have fun yarn shopping for your tank -- think cotton!