Crochet Tank Top Pattern- Beach Bound Tank

I don’t know about you, but when I go on vacation I love to have cute outfits to wear when we go out to dinner and do fun things! The Beach Bound Tank is a perfect top for vacation, date night, or church! It’s lightweight, has plenty of coverage, and a gorgeous lace trim!

A special thanks to WeCrochet for providing the yarn for this design!

Woman wearing a light blue crochet tank top, called the Beach Bound Tank.

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Pattern Inspiration

This crochet tank top was actually inspired by my worship pastor’s wife! Well, an outfit she wore! I had plans to design a new tank top this summer, but wasn’t exactly sure of the look I wanted to achieve. Then, I went to church and saw this woman wearing a super simple and modest tank top, but with a cute lacy trim. Her tank had a long trim that was in the shape of flowers.

I decided to take it in a slightly different direction and create a solid tank with no straps, just sleeveless. I then decided I wanted a shorter trim with a more shell/triangular lacy look to it.

The end result is the Beach Bound crochet tank top and I couldn’t be happier! It’s a beautiful garment and perfect for summer!

Flatlay photo of Cotlin Reflections yarn and the Beach Bound tank in progress.

Pattern Details

The Yarn

I chose to use WeCrochet CotLin Reflections yarn for this project. This yarn is a DK (#3) weight yarn made of 70% Tanguis Cotton and 30% Linen. I love the beautiful blue color options in this collection and decided to go with the colorway Cirrus!

CotLin Reflections comes in 9 colorways and can be machine washed and dried. It was really nice to work with and held up great in the wash! I definitely see myself using this again for summer projects!

The Workup

This crochet tank top is worked in the round from the bottom up and then split into panels, where you’ll work in rows, to create the armholes. You will then seam at the shoulders. The lacy trim is added at the end.

The pattern comes in women’s sizes XS to 5X. It has approximately 1″ of positive ease. I am 5’3″ with a 36″ bust and I am modeling size Medium.

This pattern is rated Intermediate in pattern difficulty. You’ll use just a few basic crochet stitches as well as the herringbone half double crochet stitch. You’ll also need to be somewhat familiar with decreasing stitches and basic garment crocheting.

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Yarn:

Cotlin DK (#3)

*Please note- colorway in photo has been discontinued.

70% Tanguis Cotto, 30% Linen

50g/123yards

Hook:

G+ (4.5mm) crochet hook

Other Materials:

Scissors

Measuring Tape

Yarn Needle

Gauge:

14hhdc x 12 rows = 4”

Pattern Difficulty:

Intermediate

Stitches Needed & Abbreviations

ch(s): chain(s)

hhdc: herringbone half double crochet

hhdc2tog: herringbone half double crochet 2 together

sc: single crochet

st(s): stitch(es)

tc: triple crochet

v-st: (dc, ch 1, dc) all in one st

*: repeat from

Sizing:

Size	Bust Circumference	Finished Circumference	Yardage
XS	30”	31”	575
S	34”	35”	606
M	38”	39”	734
L	42”	43”	868
XL	46”	47”	950
2X	50”	51”	984
3X	54”	55”	1050
4X	58”	59”	1100
5X	62”	63”	1200

Pattern Notes:

Pattern is in US terms.

Tank top is worked from the bottom up with trim added at the end.

Garment has 1” of positive ease from bust measurement above.

Starting chain does not count as first stitch unless stated otherwise within the pattern.

Pattern is written in the smallest size with additional sizes in parentheses as follows: XS (S, M, L, XL). Final stitch count for all sizes will be in parentheses at the end of each row/round.

Tank top is reversible, although it is best to determine which side you would like to be the Right Side before adding bottom trim.

Stitch Glossary

hhdc – herringbone half double crochet- yarn over, insert into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and 1^st loop, yarn over, pull through both loops. Video tutorial:

hhdc2tog – herringbone half double crochet 2 together- yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and 1^st loop, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull through stitch and 1^st loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

Video Stitch Tutorial: https://youtu.be/4g-WsJ26kk4?si=5DcURoidUHGybvY6

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Beach Bound Tank Crochet Pattern:

XS-XL:

Bottom of Tank

Ch 108 (124, 136, 152, 164), join to 1^st ch.

Round 1: Ch 1, hhdc in each ch around, join to 1^st st. (108, 124, 136, 152, 164 hhdc)

Round 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st around, join to 1^st st. (108, 124, 136, 152, 164 hhdc)

Rounds 3-45: (or to desired length) repeat round 2. Tank should fall right at the bottom of waist and come up to where you want the armhole to start. Trim and blocking will add approximately 3” of length to the bottom.

Top Panel 1

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st across for 54 (62, 68, 76, 82) sts across. (54, 62, 68, 76, 82 hhdc)

Rows 2-4 (4, 4, 4, 10): Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st across. (54, 62, 68, 76, 82 hhdc)

Row 5 (5, 5, 5, 11): Ch 1, turn, hhdc2tog, 1 hhdc in each st across to last 2, hhdc2tog. (52, 60, 66, 74, 80 hhdc)

Rows 6 (6, 6, 6, 12)- 20 (20, 20, 20, 26): Repeat row 5 (11), decreasing by 2 stitches per row. (22, 30, 36, 44, 50 hhdc) **If you find the decrease is too much, and you won’t have enough space for your head to go through once connected, work the decreases until one size larger and then just add more length as needed. **

At this point if you need more length to your armhole, work rows with 1 hhdc in each st until desired length. Fasten off.

Top Panel 2

Join yarn to 1^st unworked st, facing inside of tank.

Repeat instructions for panel 1.

Do not fasten off. Turn garment inside out. Slip stitch the two panels together for 6 (6, 6, 8, 10) sts, or desired width. Fasten off. Do the same on the other side of the panels. Fasten off.

Bottom Trim

Join yarn to bottom starting chain at the back of the tank top.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, *sc in next, ch 3, skip 3 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st st. (27, 31, 34, 38, 41 ch spaces)

Round 2: Ch 3, sc in 1^st ch space, *ch 3, sc in next ch space*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st ch 3 space. (27, 31, 34, 38, 41 ch spaces)

Round 3: Ch 2, v-st in each ch space around, join to starting ch. (27, 31, 34, 38, 41 v-st)

Round 4: Ch 3, (tc, ch 1, tc, ch 1, tc) in each ch 1 space around, join to starting chain. (81, 93, 102, 114, 123 tc)

Round 5: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc in ch space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, sc in ch space, sc in next st*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st st. (162, 186, 204, 228, 246 sc)

Finishing

Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Now you will block your tank top. This will provide a little more give in the tank and open up those beautiful lacy stitches at the bottom! For more information on how to block crochet garments visit my blog post HERE.

2X-5X:

Bottom of Tank

Ch 180 (192, 208, 220), join to 1^st ch.

Round 1: Ch 1, hhdc in each ch around, join to 1^st st. (180, 192, 208, 220 hhdc)

Round 2: Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st around, join to 1^st st. (180, 192, 208, 220 hhdc)

Rounds 3-49: (or to desired length) repeat round 2. Tank should fall right at the bottom of waist and come up to where you want the armhole to start. Trim and blocking will add approximately 3” of length to the bottom.

Top Panel 1

Row 1: Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st across for 90 (96, 104, 110) sts across. (90, 96, 104, 110 hhdc)

Rows 2-10 (10, 12, 12): Ch 1, turn, 1 hhdc in each st across. (90, 96, 104, 110 hhdc)

Row 11 (11, 13, 13): Ch 1, turn, hhdc2tog, 1 hhdc in each st across to last 2, hhdc2tog. (88, 94, 102, 108 hhdc)

Rows 12 (12, 14, 14)- 26 (26, 28, 28): Repeat row 11 (11, 13, 13), decreasing by 2 stitches per row. (58, 64, 72, 78 hhdc)

**If you find the decrease is too much, and you won’t have enough space for your head to go through once connected, work the decreases until one size larger and then just add more length as needed. **

At this point if you need more length to your armhole, work rows with 1 hhdc in each st until desired length.

Fasten off.

Top Panel 2

Join yarn to 1^st unworked st, facing inside of tank.

Repeat instructions for panel 1.

Do not fasten off. Turn garment inside out. Slip stitch the two panels together for 10 (10, 12, 12) sts, or desired width. Fasten off. Do the same on the other side of the panels. Fasten off.

Bottom Trim

Join yarn to bottom starting chain at the back of the tank top.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in 1^st st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, *sc in next, ch 3, skip 3 sts*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st st. (45, 48, 52, 55 ch spaces)

Round 2: Ch 3, sc in 1^st ch space, *ch 3, sc in next ch space*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st ch 3 space. (45, 48, 52, 55 ch spaces)

Round 3: Ch 2, v-st in each ch space around, join to starting ch. (45, 48, 52, 55 v-st)

Round 4: Ch 3, (tc, ch 1, tc, ch 1, tc) in each ch 1 space around, join to starting chain. (135, 144, 156, 165 tc)

Round 5: Ch 1, *sc in next st, sc in ch space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next st, sc in ch space, sc in next st*, repeat from * around, join to 1^st st. (270, 288, 312, 330 sc)