Knit Top--Shade Garden

Shade gardens flourish under the spreading canopy of trees, thick with lush green ferns and shade loving plants. Shade Garden is a slightly cropped, loose-fitting tank top worked bottom-up and in the round. Reminiscent of its namesake, lacy ferns reach up from the hem creating natural waves in the fabric. 

Skills Needed: work in the round, yo, sk2p, k2tog, ssk

Finished Measurements Chest: 35(40.75, 43.75, 49.5, 52.25, 55.25, 61, 64, 67)" [89(103.5, 111, 125.5, 132.5, 140.5, 155, 162.5, 170) cm]

Finished Length: 18.25(19.5, 20, 20.25, 20.75, 21.25, 21.5, 21.75, 22)" [46.5(49.5, 51, 51.5, 52.5, 54, 54.5, 55, 56) cm]

Materials:

The Fibre CO Meadow (100 g/498 m, 40% Wool, 25% Llama, 20% Silk, 15% Linen), 1(2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3) skeins or 505(624, 681, 767, 826, 889, 983, 1043, 1098) yds [462(571, 623, 701, 755, 813, 899, 954, 1004) m] Lace weight yarn, [CYCA 0], Pokeweed. 

US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 32" [ 81 cm] circular needle

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Stitch holders or scrap yarn

Gauge:

22 sts and 28 rnd = 4" [10 cm] in St st worked in the round, washed and blocked. 

22 sts and 28 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in Traveling Fern pattern worked in the round, washed and blocked. 

22 sts and 40 rnds = 4" [10 cm] in garter st worked in the round, washed and blocked. To save time, check the gauge.