Muscle Tank Test

 

An easy-going sleeveless t-shirt is comfortable to wear
and looks great with a dressy skirt or with casual jeans.

I'm looking for testers for my Muscle Tank in fingering merino. Use a single color of speckled or solid yarn, make a fade, stripe it up with two colors, or go wild with random stripes of fingering yarn from your stash. Any fingering weight merino will do.

Worked bottom up in the round to armholes, then split to work the chest flat. Join the shoulders with my favorite seam, the 3-Needle Bind off. The stockinette body is accented by a seed stitch bottom border and crocheted finishing around the armholes and neckline.

-2” ease intended /  Finished bust size 28” (32”, 36”, 42”, 48”, 54”)

Sample (after blocking)
Size S:
584 yds / 146 g

Yarn
Old Rusted Chair Single (Fingering)
100% Superwash Merino
400 yds (366 m) / 100g
Pot Shot - 2 (2, 2, 3, 3, 3) skeins

Yardage
584 (643, 734, 898, 1028, 1147) yds fingering weight yarn
Needle
US3/3.25mm (metal) 24-40” circular needles

Gauge
28 sts x 40 ½ rows = 4” worked flat and in the round in stockinette, blocked
If your gauge changes from working flat to working in the round, adjust needle size accordingly

Tools
Stitch markers (2)
Tapestry needle
Size D/3.25mm Crochet hook
Waste yarn or stitch holders

Stitch Patterns
Seed Stitch
Stockinette

Sizes

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2X)

TEST KNIT INFO & REQUIREMENTS

Skill Level: Adventurous Beginner

Type of Instructions: written

Number of Testers Needed: 2 per size (14 total)

Deadline: April 17th (I made my first sample in a few days, so a few weeks should be plenty of time. You can start as soon as you'd like.)

Requirements: 

• Complete project by the deadline.
• Please keep track of actual yardage used.
• Weekly progress check-in with me via email or Ravelry.
• Email me feedback on the pattern. Feel free to ask question as they come up, and I’ll do my best to respond quickly. 
• Make a Ravelry project page (if you are on Ravelry) with pictures of the FO and link to the pattern page. (I will provide the link along with the pattern.) 
• Post a weekly update to your Ravelry page, if you have one.

Compensation:  

Testers who complete the test on time as per the test requirements will receive the final version for their library, plus a discount for one pattern of your choice from my catalogue.

This is a teaser test knit, you are encouraged to post teaser WIP images on your social media accounts without revealing the entire garment. Please tag #jentollknits and #muscletank. 

If you are interested, please email me at jentollknits@gmail.com with the subject line "Muscle Tank Tester", and in the body of the email include your first name and last initial, your Ravelry ID if you have one, and the size you would like to test.

Thank you!