Valley Yarns Summer Seeds Tank Knitting Pattern

Valley Yarns Summer Seeds Tank

What Is Being Made

The Valley Yarns Summer Seeds Tank is a sleeveless pullover garment designed by Elizabeth A. Decker. This tank top is available in six finished bust sizes ranging from 38 inches to 58 inches, offering versatility for different body measurements. The piece shown in the pattern photographs displays a size 42 inch finished bust.

Design and Construction Techniques

This tank is constructed using seamed construction with pieces worked flat on straight needles. The garment is built from individual sections that are later joined together, rather than being worked in the round. This flat-working approach makes the Summer Seeds Tank an excellent project for beginner-level knitters who are developing their foundational skills.

The design features a distinctive decorative element: Seed stitch borders frame the edges of the garment, creating a textured frame around the stockinette stitch body. The Seed stitch—an alternating knit and purl pattern that creates a bumpy, textured surface—appears on the outer edges while the main body is worked in smooth Stockinette stitch.

Stitches Used

• Stockinette Stitch — The primary stitch used for the main body of the tank, creating a smooth, classic knit fabric
• Seed Stitch — Used for decorative borders and edge details, providing textural contrast
• Decreases — Techniques including ssk (slip, slip, knit) and k2tog (knit two together) are used to shape the armholes
• Bind off — Used to secure stitches and finish edges

Yarn and Materials

The Summer Seeds Tank is designed to be knitted with Valley Yarns Goshen, a premium blend yarn composed of 48% Peruvian Cotton, 46% Modal, and 6% Silk. This fiber composition creates a lightweight, breathable fabric ideal for warm-weather wear. The pattern calls for 5 to 9 skeins of the main color (MC) depending on size, with each skein containing 50 grams and 92 yards of yarn. The project also requires 3 to 5 skeins of a contrasting color (CC) for the decorative elements.

The color shown in the pattern is color 17 Purple Haze for the main color and color 18 Plum for the contrasting color accents.

Knitting is worked on US size 7 (4.50mm) needles, or the size necessary to achieve the required gauge. Additional materials needed include stitch markers to track pattern sections and stitch holders to temporarily secure stitches during construction.

Gauge and Sizing

The pattern specifies a gauge of 19 stitches and 22 rows equal 4 inches when measured over Stockinette stitch. Achieving proper gauge is essential for the finished garment to match the intended dimensions across all six size options.