Lulu Racerback by Leah Prestamo

Lulu Racerback

Knitting
September 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 40 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch (in the round)
US 2 - 2.75 mm
350 - 1100 yards (320 - 1006 m)
32"-62"
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Lulu is a sassy little cropped racerback tank top with a lace motif running up the back and through the center strap. The construction is seamless and worked bottom-up using a three-needle bind-off used to join the straps.

Both charted and written instructions are included for the lace sections.

Sizing
The pattern is graded in sixteen sizes for finished bust measurements of 32”-62”. This is intended to be a very close-fitting garment and most testers found the fit best at 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) of negative ease.

Full sizing information is as follows:

Bust: 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62) inches / 81.5 (87, 91.5, 97, 101.5, 107.5, 112, 117.5, 122, 128, 132, 138, 142, 148, 152.5, 158) cm.

Waist: 28 (30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58) inches / 71 (77, 81.5, 87, 91.5, 97, 101.5, 107.5, 112, 117.5, 122, 128, 132, 138, 142, 148) cm.

Length (back neckline to waist): 15.5 (16, 16.5, 16.5, 17.75, 17.75, 18.25, 18.25, 19, 19.5, 19.5, 20, 20.25, 20.25, 20.25, 20.75) inches / 39.5 (40.5, 42, 42, 45, 45, 46, 46, 48, 49.5, 49.5, 50.5, 51.5, 51.5, 51.5, 52.5) cm.

Length (underarm to waist): 9 (9, 9, 9, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 9.75, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.5, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75, 10.75) / 23 (23, 23, 23, 24, 24, 24, 24, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5, 25.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5, 26.5) cm.

The pattern includes notes on basic modifications for fit, including how to increase the length.

Skill Level:
Intermediate to advanced.

Skills Needed:
Working in the round, basic lace stitches, basic increases and decreases, i-cords, three-needle bind off.

Yarn:
The prototype was made with Hedgehog Fibres Skinny Singles in Boombox.

Yardage estimates are as follows: 350 (400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950, 1000, 1050, 1100) yards / 320 (365, 410, 455, 505, 550, 595, 640, 685, 730, 775, 825, 870, 915, 960, 1005) meters of fingering weight yarn according to sizes listed above.