Aila, designed by Isabell Kraemer, is a pretty tank top with open diamond lace details at the hip. A simple A-line shape makes easy work of this top-down summer piece, knitted in Sparrow linen.

Shown in size 30¾“ / 78 cm with 3¼” / 8 cm negative ease

yarn
sparrow
birch 202 / 4 (4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7) skeins

needles
24” circular in size US 4 / 3.5 mm
16” circular in size US 3 / 3.25 mm

gauge
20 sts and 36 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles, before blocking
24 sts and 32 rnds = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch with larger needles, after blocking

skills required
Crochet provisional and backward loop cast ons (links provided); increasing, decreasing, working in the round.