PRODUCT: hand knitting pattern for Brush of Color tank.

PUBLISHED: July 2020

INTRODUCTION
Brush of Color tank is a design collaboration with Hu Made Watercolor Cotton. This design is named for the touch of color change accent on the side. This is a classic silhouette for a summer knit that can also be worn under jackets and open button-up shirts.

DESCRIPTION: bottom up, 3-color intarsia in the round with stockinette and garter stitch, separating for armholes and neckline, no seaming.

NEEDLE: US 8 / 5.0 mm circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge. Choose circular needle length according to chest circumference.

NOTIONS: stitch markers, tapestry needle, measuring tape, gauge ruler if needed.

GAUGE: 19 sts & 26 rows per 4" / 10 cm in stockinette stitch WITHOUT blocking.

YARN: DK weight yarn – Cotton.

Sample knit in: Hu Made Watercolor Cotton, DK weight, 100% Pima Cotton, 218 yds/200 m per 100g
MC: Violetta 010, CCA: Lilac 016, CCB: Undyed

Find different price point yarn alternatives HERE.

Yardage is based on schematic measurements. Adding/reducing lengths will change yardage usage.

MC:
275 (300, 350, 400) [450, 500, 570, 640] {720, 800, 880, 960} yds /
251 (274, 320, 365) [411, 457, 521, 585] {658, 732, 805, 878} m
CCA:
40 (45, 50, 55) [60, 70, 80, 90] {100, 115, 130, 145} yds /
37 (41, 46, 50) [55, 64, 73, 82] {91, 105, 119, 133} m

CCB:
40 (45, 50, 55) [60, 70, 80, 90] {100, 115, 130, 145} yds /
37 (41, 46, 50) [55, 64, 73, 82] {91, 105, 119, 133} m

SIZES:
1 (2, 3, 4) [5, 6, 7, 8] {9, 10, 11, 12}

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS (worn with negative 2”/5cm to 0”/0cm of ease at chest):

Chest Circumference:
25” (29”, 33”, 37”) [41”, 45”, 49”, 53”] {57”, 61”, 65”, 69”} / 64 (74, 84, 94) [104, 114, 124, 135] {145, 155, 165, 175} cm

Body Length:
19” (19”, 21”, 21”) [22”, 23”, 23”, 24”] {25”, 26”, 26”, 27”} / 48 (48, 53, 53) [55, 58, 58, 60] {63, 66, 66, 68} cm

Side Seam:
9.25” (9.25”, 11”, 13”) [14.5”, 14.5”, 17”, 18.5”] {18.5”, 20.5”, 22.5”, 22.5”} / 23 (23, 28, 33) [37, 37, 43, 47] {47, 52, 57, 57} cm

Sample photographed is size 4 with negative 2” of ease.

Pattern has been test knitted. Pattern tech edited by Chaitanya Muralidhara.

Examples of other knitters who have knit this pattern during test knit are in the Blog.

Look up hashtags on Instagram with #brushofcolortank and #tinatseknits to share your progress and FOs and to find other projects! Also tag me @tina.say.knits.

Pay What You Can:

In order to make my designs more financially accessible while still valuing the work it takes to create these patterns, below is a discount code for $2 USD off any pattern. Hopefully this pricing provides my pattern designs to as many people who want to knit them while reflecting the cost of the work that has been put into my designs.

No Code: $12.50

2OFF: $10.50