Crochet Tank Top Pattern – This design contains both a photo instruction and a link to the video tutorial to make things as simple as possible. This design is for women’s sizes XS-XXL. If you have any questions when making this pattern, they will be answered therein, but if not, please mail me.
Level Skill : Easy
Materials
- #4 Medium weight yarn
- I used Lion brand ZZ TWIST #4 Medium weight yarn
- Crochet hook size 5 mm
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Stitches used & code
- ch = chain
- st = stitch(es)
- dc = double crochet
- sp = space
- sl st = slip stitch
- sk = skip
- RS = right side
- WS = wrong side
- REP = repeat
- Lace shell = 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc into the same stitch
- ” = inches
Here’s the video tutorial for this crochet tank top
Notes :
- This pattern is made as US women’s sizes XS( S, M, L, XL, XXL )
- This tank top is designed to be a loose fit
- This tank top is made in two versions ( a cropped version and longer version)
- This crochet pattern is made from the top down
- In this picture I have demonstrated with size small ( Cropped version )
Gauge blocked :
- 2 pattern repeat ( 2 lace shell + 3 dc + 4 ch sp ) = 4″
- 7 rows = 4″
Yarn needed :
- The cropped version = 240( 270, 310, 350, 390, 420 ) yards
- The longer version = 380( 410, 450, 490, 530, 560 ) yards
Measurements ( After blocked ) : The length does not include the strap
- The cropped version = 7.48″( 7.48″, 8″, 8.57″, 9.14″ 9.71″ ) Long
- The longer version = 10.28″( 10.28″, 10.85″, 11.42″, 12″, 12″ ) Long
- Circumference both versions are the same = 48″( 52″, 56″, 60″, 64″, 68″ )
Pattern
Upper Front Panel
Note: We’re making the upper front and back separate in rows (row 1-4).
When we get to row 5, we’ll join the two and work in round down to the desired length.
Row 1 ( RS ) : ch 33( 35, 39, 41, 45, 47 ), sk 3 ch ( count as 1 dc ), 1 dc into next ch and each ch across.
Total of 31( 33, 37, 39, 43, 45 )
Row 2 ( WS ) : Turn, ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ),*sk next st, 1 dc into next st, ch 2* REP from *TO* across, end with 1 dc into the 3rd ch.
Total of 16( 17, 19, 20, 22, 23 ) dc and 15( 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 ) ch 2 sp
Row 3 : Turn, ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ), 1 dc into first/same ch 5 st, ch 2,*1 dc into the dc st, ch 2* REP from *TO* across, end with ( 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc All into the 3rd ch ).
Total of 18( 19, 21, 22, 24, 25 ) dc and 17( 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 ) ch 2 sp
Row 4 : Turn, ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ), 1 dc into first/same ch 5 st, ch 2,*1 dc into the dc st, ch 2* REP from *TO* across,end with ( 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc All into the 3rd ch ), cut the yarn.
Total of 20( 21, 23, 24, 26, 27 ) dc and 19( 20, 22, 23, 25, 26 ) ch 2 sp
Repeat the same for the upper back, but do not cut the yarn at the end of row 4.
We’ll connect the upper front and upper back together.
Round 5 : With the upper back panel ( The panel that still has the working yarn ). Turn, ch 3 ( count as 1 dc ), 2 dc into the ch 2 sp,*1 dc into the dc st, 2 dc into the ch 2 sp* REP from *TO* across, make 1 last dc into the 3rd ch,ch 14( 17, 17, 20, 20, 23 ),Bring the upper front and turn it right side up and then make,*1 dc into the dc st, 2 dc into ch 2 sp* REP from *TO* across, make 1 last dc into the 3rd ch,ch 14( 17, 17, 20, 20, 23 ),sl st into the 3rd ch that we did when we start round 5 on the upper back.
Total of 144( 156, 168, 180, 192, 204 ) st including the ch
( Check picture below )
Round 6 : ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ), *sk next st, 1 dc into next st, ch 2* REP from *TO* around ( Treat the ch as a normal st ), sl st into the 3rd ch.
Total of 72( 78, 84, 90, 96, 102 ) ch 2 sp
( Check picture below )
Round 7 : ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ),*sk next ch 2 sp, 1 Lace shell into the next sp, ch 2, 1 dc into next dc st, ch 2* REP from *TO* around, sl st into the 3rd ch.
Total of 24( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) Lace shell st
( Check picture below )
Round 8 : ch 5 ( count as 1 dc and ch 2 sp ),*1 Lace shell into the ch 2 sp/the top of the Lace shell st from the previous round, ch 2, 1 dc into next dc st, ch 2* REP from *TO* around, sl st into the 3rd ch.
Total of 24( 26, 28, 30, 32, 34 ) Lace shell st
( Check picture below )
For the cropped version : Round 9 – 13( 13, 14, 15, 16, 16 ) REP Round 8 The end of round 13( 13, 14, 15, 16, 1 ) Cut the yarn and weave the end
For the longer version : Round 9 – 18( 18, 19, 20, 21, 21 ) REP Round 8 The end of round 18( 18, 19, 20, 21, 21 ) Cut the yarn and weave the end
*If you want a shorter tank top, just make less rounds. If you want a longer tank top, just keep repeating round 8.
Straps
For the straps, we’ll crochet into all four of the top/corners.
With the tank top right side out, insert the hook into any corner to start and make the ch until you reach about 15-18” long (or as long as you prefer),Turn, 1 sl st into the back bump of second ch from the hook and each back bump of the ch back down to the corner where you started.
Repeat the same in the other three corners and weave all the ends.
( Check picture below )
