The Peace Lily Top, Tank & T-shirt

The Peace Lily is a top-down garment knit in the round with body shaping and a curved hemline. The finished garment has approximately 0-5cm/0-2” positive ease with optional bell or t-shirt sleeves as well as bust shaping. The tank top version is knitted with an i-cord edge at the armhole, giving a clean finish and ensuring the garment will be less likely to stretch out if knitted in a plant fibre as suggested. The neckline, hemline, and sleeve cuffs are all finished with a rolled hem, knitted at a tighter gauge on smaller needles, which shows off the curved edges of the design, mimicking a Peace Lily flower.

This pattern should be suitable for an advanced beginner. A full list of tutorial links and guides is included in pattern, alongside a short descriptiion of all techniques used. Please see below for a list of techniques.

Sizes: (1) 2 (3) 4 (5) 6 (7) 8 (9)
Finished Chest Circumference: (76) 86 (96) 106 (116) 127 (137) 147 (158) cm / (30) 33 (38) 42 (46) 50 (54) 58 (62)“

This pattern also includes bust shaping to fit between a 5-30cm/2-12” difference between the full bust and upper bust.

Gauge: 20 sts x 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm / 4 x 4” for main needles
26 sts x 39 rows = 10 x 10 cm/ 4 x 4” for smaller needles

Suggested needle size: 4mm (US 6) for main body and sleeves
3.25mm (US 3) for finishing

Suggested Yarn & Quantities:

Sleeveless Tank Top (sample in size 4): Drops Belle (53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen, 50 g/1.8 oz = approx. 120m/131yds) in colour 10 Moss Green
(490) 530 (600) 680 (710) 790 (860) 940 (980) meters
(540) 580 (660) 740 (780) 860 (940) 1030 (1070) yards

T-shirt Sleeves (sample in size 4): Drops Belle in colour 04 Dandelion
(630) 670 (740) 820 (850) 930 (1000) 1080 (1120) meters
(690) 740 (810) 900 (930) 1020 (1100) 1190 (1230) yards

Full-length Bell Sleeves (sample in size 4): Drops Belle in colour 26 Pearl
(900) 940 (1010) 1090 (1120) 1200 (1270) 1350 (1400) meters
(990) 1030 (1105) 1200 (1230) 1320 (1390) 1480 (1540) yards

Note: many testers ended up using less yarn than suggested. This could be due to having a looser gauge or needing less length for the body. If you are shorter or knit loosely, you may end up using less yarn than called for.

Other Yarns used by Testers:

Loops & Thread Silky Soft (100% Rayon from Bamboo)
Premier Cotton Sprout (100% Cotton)

Other Suggested Yarns:

Sandnes Garn Line (53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen)
Knitting For Olive Cotton Merino (70% Cotton, 30% Merino) (held double)

Techniques Used:

Increases: M1R, M1L, M1Rp, M1Lp, LLI
Decreases: K2tog, K2tog-L, CDD
German Short-Rows
Backwards loop cast on
I-cord edge
Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-Off
Horizontal Bust Darts

Published on Ravelry: 24 August 2026