Seamless Silk Cotton Tank Knitting Pattern: Top-Down Raglan Sleeveless Tee (PDF)

This SILK SUMMER TOP knitting pattern is a seamless top-down tank with raglan shaping, I-cord armholes and a soft silk-cotton drape.
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✦ Detailed PDF pattern with written step-by-step instructions
✦ Video links for the raglan increases and make-one increases
✦ 5 sizes: S (M; L; XL; XXL)
✦ Finished bust approx. 35 (37¾; 41; 43¾; 46½) in / 89 (96; 104; 111; 118) cm
✦ Finished length from neckline approx. 20 (20½; 20¾; 21¼; 21¾) in / 51 (52; 53; 54; 55) cm, adjustable as desired
✦ Available in English, German, French and Spanish

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The LIV Silk Summer Top is a clean, airy knit for warm days and easy layering. It has the quiet polish of a handmade staple: a softly squared neckline with narrow ribbing, smooth stockinette fabric, neat sleeveless shoulders and a tidy ribbed hem. In the photos, the sage green yarn gives the top a calm, natural look, while the subtle texture of the silk-cotton blend catches the light beautifully.

The construction is worked top-down in one piece and entirely without seams. You begin at the neckline, shape the shoulders with elegant raglan increases, then divide the work into front and back. The armholes are worked flat with clean I-cord edges before front and back are joined again in the round for the body. The result is minimal, refined and comfortable against the skin.

This pattern is designed for a close fit with a little ease. The length can be adjusted by knitting more or fewer body rounds, making it easy to create a cropped summer tank or a slightly longer everyday knit top for jeans, linen trousers or a simple skirt.

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Confident beginner. You should know how to knit and purl, cast on and bind off. Raglan increases and the I-cord edge may be new techniques, but both are explained step by step, with helpful video links included in the pattern.

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✦ Summer yarn: 50% silk, 50% cotton, 186 yds / 50 g (170 m / 50 g), such as Lana Grossa Sommerseide
✦ Yarn quantity: approx. 175 (200; 225; 250; 275) g, or 4 (4; 5; 5; 6) balls
✦ US 8 / 5 mm double-pointed needles for the cast-on
✦ US 6 / 4 mm double-pointed needles for the first neckline rounds
✦ US 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 16–24 in / 40–60 cm cable, for raglan and body
✦ 5 stitch markers
✦ 1 stitch holder or waste yarn
✦ Tapestry needle and tape measure
✦ Gauge: 22 stitches × 32 rows = 4 in × 4 in / 10 × 10 cm in stockinette stitch with US 6 / 4 mm needles after blocking

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