Helping our users. Sarah Tank Top.
You’ll need:
350m (383 yards) of sport or DK weight yarn (exact yarn weight doesn’t really matter as long as you meet gauge) for size S/M, c. 500m (547 yards) for size L. Onion Knit's Hemp + Cotton + Modal in 402 dark blue;
Crochet hook 3,5 mm.
Size: S-M/L.
Stitches control:19 dc x 11 rows = 10 × 10 cm.
Instructions
Front Panel
Row 1: ch 84 (104) looseley, dc in 8th ch from hook and in the next 7 chs, ch 2, sk next 2 chs, [dc in next 8 chs, ch 2, sk next 2 chs] twice (3 times), dc in next 14 chs, [ch 2, sk next 2 chs, dc in next 8 chs] 3 (4) times, ch 2, sk next 2 chs, dc in final ch. Turn. (Now you should have 8 (10) ch-spaces, 6 (8) groups of 8 dcs, 14 dcs in the middle, plus 1 dc at each end.)
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dcs in next ch-sp] 3 (4) times, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 10 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 dcs, [2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in final st. Turn. (64 (80) dcs + 8 (10) ch-sp’s)
Row 3: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dcs in next ch-sp] 3 (4) times, ch 2, skip next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, [2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in final 3 sts. Turn.
Row 4:ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dcs in next ch-sp] 3 (4) times, ch 2, skip next 2 sts, dc in next 2 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, [2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in final 5 sts. Turn.
Row 5: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dcs in next ch-sp] 3 (4) times, ch 2, [2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in final 7 sts. Turn.
Row 6:(Row 6 is essentially the same as row 1) ch 5 (counts as first dc + 2 ch), sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dcs in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in final st. Turn.
Work rows 2-6 five more times, ending with a row 5.
Tapering row 1: (you should be at the end of a row 5, turn) ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 2: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, dc in next 10 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 3: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, dc in next 6 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 4: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 3 (4) times, dc in next 2 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 5: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 2 (3) times, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 3 (4) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 6: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 2 (3) times, dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 2 (3) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 7: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 2 (3) times, dc in next 10 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 2 (3) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 8: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 2 (3) times, dc in next 6 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 2 (3) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 9: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] 2 (3) times, dc in next 2 sts, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 2 (3) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Turn.
Tapering row 10: ch 3, sk next 2 sts, [dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, ch 2, sk next 2 sts] once (twice), dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, [ch 2, sk next 2 sts, 2 dc in next ch-sp, dc in next 6 sts] 2 (3) times, sk 2 sts, tr in final st. Fasten off.
Back Panel
Is done the same as the front panel, but stop before the tapering.
Join the front and back panels
Put the two panels side by side in front of you, right side facing up. (There are no obvious wrong or right sides to the panels, decide which side looks best and don’t forget to fasten any loose ends to the wrong side.)
Line up the stitches of the two panels, so they mirror each other. Now, using a darning needle and a long strand of yarn, stitch the panels together as shown in the photos below: first, insert the needle from right to left into the side stitch on the panel on your right, pull through. Then, insert the needle from left to right through the corresponding stitch on the panel on your left. Pull through. Continue like this, inserting needle from right to left and then from left to right, pulling through in-between. (But be careful not to pull too hard, as that may cause the fabric to pucker up.) This will give you a flat and invisible seam. Repeat for the other side. Fasten off the loose ends the same as you would normally do.
Straps & Finishing Touches
Right side facing, attach your yarn at the right underarm, at the side seam. Ch 1, sc in each st across the back, working 2 scs into each ch-sp and 1 sc in each dc, until you reach the other seam at the left underarm.
Now, as you continue up the tapered edge of the front panel, work 3 sc into each ch-sp and 3 sc around each tr.
Once you get to the top left corner of the front panel, [ch 60, slst into one of the scs along the top edge of the back panel, roughly half-way between the middle of the back panel and the side seam, slst into the next st of the back panel, then slst into each of the 60 chs back to the front panel].
Sc in each st across the top edge of the front panel, at the top right corner of the front panel, repeat from [ to ] for the second strap, 3 sc into each ch-sp or tr down the tapered edge of the front panel, close with a slst to the first sc at the right underarm. Fasten off.
You may also sc along the bottom edge of the top if you like, but that is entirely optional of course.