Crochet Tank Pattern

kerriscrochet@gmail.com

4 years ago

Welcome to my crochet tank pattern. This is another request that I received. The finished tank applique will look like this.

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Crochet Tank Pattern

Abbreviations

st – stitch
sts – stitches
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
dc – double crochet
tr – treble crochet

Materials Used

Crochet cotton or wool, I used Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat 2 ply crochet cotton colors (244) Spruce, (212) Sage Green, (074) Mercury and (110) Black.
A crochet hook, I used a 1mm hook.
Scissors.
Darning needle to weave in ends.
Sewing thread and needle to stitch the tank together.

Size

Large tank (Using 8 ply crochet cotton & a 3mm hook)

16cm x 10.5cm or 6.5” x 4.25”

Medium tank (Using 4 ply crochet cotton & a 1.5mm hook)

10cm x 7cm or 3.75” x 2.75”

Small tank (Using 2 ply crochet cotton & a 1mm hook)

8cm x 5.5cm or 3.25” x 2.5”

Body

Using (244) Spruce work 32 ch.

Row 1: Miss 1^st ch and work 1 sc in each st to end. Turn. (31 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work 1 sc in each st. Turn. (31 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (29 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (27 sts)

Row 5: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Don’t turn or fasten off.

Neatening Row

1 ch, work 1 sc in each st around, join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Middle Level of Body

Join (212) Sage Green to 4^th st along top.

Row 1: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each of next 17 sts, a joined sc over following 2 sts. Turn. (19 sts)

Row 2: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (17 sts)

Row 3: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Turn. (15 sts)

Row 4: 1 ch, work a joined sc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 sc in each st to last 2 sts, a joined sc over last 2 sts. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Join cotton to 1^st st of row 1 on right side as shown.

Work 1 sc in each st around middle body section. Fasten off.

Top Body Section

Join (244) Spruce to 3^rd st back from centre st.

Row 1: 2 ch, work 1 hdc in same st as ch and 1 hdc in each of next 5 sts. Turn.

Row 2: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts, 1 hdc in each of next 2 sts and a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Turn.

Row 3: 2 ch, work a joined hdc over 1^st 2 sts and a joined hdc over last 2 sts. Fasten off.

Neatening Row

Join cotton to 1^st st of row 1 on right side as shown.

Work 1 sc in each st around top section. Fasten off.

Inner Wheels (Make 4)

Using Mercury make a magic loop.

1 ch, work 6 sc into circle. Pull circle tight and sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Outer Wheel

Join Black cotton to any st on inner wheel.

2 ch, work 2 dc in each st, join with a sl st in top of 1^st st. Fasten off.

Gun

Using Mercury work 16 ch.

Miss 2 ch and work 1 hdc in each of next 4 sts, 1 dc in each of following 5 sts and 1 tr in each st to end, 3 ch, work a sl st in last st. Fasten off.

To Make Up

Weave in ends. Stitch the wheels evenly along the bottom as shown.

Sew the gun in behind the top level of the body.

Crochet the track to fit around the wheels.

Track

Using black work enough chain to go around the wheels. I worked 70 chain.

Work 1 sc in 2^nd ch from hook, 1 hdc in next st, 2 ch, sl st in same st as hdc, (work 1 sc in next st, 1 hdc in following st, 2 ch, sl st in same st as hdc) repeat to end of row. Don’t fasten off until you have stitched most of the track around the wheel and made sure it isn’t too long.