Button Down Tank Crochet Pattern

The Button Down Tank Crochet Pattern is just the cutest addition to your summer wardrobe! It’s very simple construction (just a rectangle!) and I think any ambitious beginner could tackle this pattern.

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Button Down Tank Crochet Pattern

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Materials
Caron Cotton Cakes in Lilac (2 for S, M, L and 3 for XL, 2X, 3X)
H/5.0 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 buttons
needle & thread

Level
beginner+

Pattern notes

Stitches & Abbreviations (US terms)
foundation sc (video below)
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
esc – extended single crochet (insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through one loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops)
sc2tog – single crochet 2 together
dc – double crochet

· ch 1 does not count as sc

· ch 2 does not count as dc

· Top is made as one rectangle folded in half to make a tube like top. Then it is cinched around the top with the small ruffle. The buttons and tie straps are made last.

· Gauge (not blocked): 14 esc x 13 rows = 4” x 4”

· Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X – The pattern is written in these sizes consecutively. Example, when the pattern gives the end of the row count as (49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 sc) the 49 is size S, 54 is M, 59 is L, 64 is XL, 69 is 2X, and 74 is 3X

Approx. Finished Size:
Bust: S (34”) M (37.5”) L (41”) XL (44.5”) 2X (48”) 3X (51.5”)
Width across the back: S (17”) M (18.75”) L (20.5”) XL (22.25”) 2X (24”) 3X (25.75”)
Length: S (16”) M (17.5”) L (19”) XL (20.5”) 2X (22”) 3X (23.5)
Size small is pictured on 5’0” model with 34” bust

Video Tutorial for the Foundation SC Stitch:

BUTTON DOWN TANK CROCHET PATTERN

Row 1: ch 2, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, foundation sc 49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 (49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 sc)

This is the length of the top. Add or take out stitches as needed.

Row 2: ch 1, turn, esc in each stitch across (49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 esc)

Repeat row 2 to Row 118, 130, 142, 154, 166, 178 (49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 esc)

Before starting the next row, check that the top is the correct width. The width at this point should be the bust measurement.

The buttonholes are created in the next row

Row 119, 131, 143, 155, 167, 179: ch 1, turn, *esc in 4 stitches, ch 1, skip 1 stitch* repeat from * to * across

Row 120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180: ch 1, turn, esc in each stitch and ch space across (49, 54, 59, 64, 69, 74 esc)

Do not fasten off

Now you will work across the long edge of the rectangle. This is where the ruffle along the top will be.

Row 1: ch 1, turn, sc in the end of the first row, ch 1, skip 1 row (this is an additional buttonhole), sc across working 1 sc in the end of each row across (120, 132, 144, 156, 168, 180 sc)

Row 2: ch 1, turn, *sc, sc2tog* repeat from * to * across

Row 3 – 5: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across

Row 6: ch 2, turn, 2 dc in each stitch across

Row 7: ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across

Fasten off. Weave in the ends.

STRAPS (make 4)

ch 2, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook foundation sc 100

Fasten off. Leave a long end for sewing.

SEWING

Sew on the buttons the second row in, opposite the buttonholes.

Button the top closed.

Place where you want the straps to be. I placed mine about 4.5” in on each side.

Optional: secure with a stitch marker

Use the long ends to sew 2 straps in the front and 2 in the back. Sew to the inside of the top below where the ruffle starts.

And you’re finished with this cute tank top!

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