This pattern has been tech edited and test knitted.

A reversible tank top inspired by memories of Australian summer.
Have fun knitting a nifty way of joining the front and back together at the shoulders with a lace detail that runs round the armholes as well. Wear it on its own in warm weather or layer it when it’s cold.

Take the weather with you!

It was during a summer trip in Victoria, Australia, that I came to know Great Ocean Road Woollen Mill, a small spinning mill that specialises in small batch sustainable yarns for garments and accessories that will last for more than one season. In line with their purpose, Take the Weather tank has a simple style that can be worn on its own or layered with different outfits in different weathers and seasons. Either side can be worn as the front.

The name of the tank comes from Weather with You by Crowded House, a rock band that was formed in Melbourne. It was a song that was played almost everyday on the radio station and TV when my husband and I were in Australia for our honeymoon road trip 22 summers ago. It always holds memories of our Australian summers. It reminds me to live in harmony with nature and myself, and to find peace, not from a change of weather or situation but from within myself.

FINISHED BUST MEASUREMENTS

Size 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7, 8)
77.5 (87, 97, 108)(117.5, 127, 138.5, 148) cm / 30½ (34¼, 38, 42½)(46¼, 50, 54½, 58¼) inches

Sample 1 (Ocean Blue) was knit in Size 2 with + 1 cm / ½” ease at bust. Suggested ease: 0 to 5 cm / 0 to 2”.

Sample 2 (Oatmeal) was knit in Size 3 with + 11 cm / 4¼” ease at bust, and modified with a cropped length at waist.

YARN

Light fingering weight
Great Ocean Road Woollen Mill Summer Fiesta
(460 m / 393 yards per 100 g skein, 70% Extrafine Merino, 30% Linen)
Colour of Sample 1 : Ocean Blue

480 (540, 610, 685)(750, 825, 915, 985) m / 525 (590, 665, 750)(820, 900, 1000, 1075) yards
2 (2, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2, 3) skeins

Please keep in mind that yardage is an estimate.

NEEDLES

One 3 mm / US 2½ circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
One 3.5 mm / US 4 circular needle, 60 cm / 24” or longer
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

NOTIONS

Stitch markers, stitch holder or waste yarn, tapestry needle for weaving in ends.

GAUGE

25 sts and 34 rows = 10 cm / 4” in Stockinette st with 3.5 mm / US 4 needle, after blocking.

NOTES

Front and back of the tank are worked flat from shoulders separately, then joined to work in the round to the hem. Shoulders are joined with a simple lace detail, worked in the same rows as armhole finishing. The same lace detail is reflected in the hem and neck finishing.