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Ravenna Tank
By Annie's Annie's
Copyright © 2016 Annie's
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ISBN: 978-1-59012-629-5
CHAPTER 1
Ravenna Tank
DESIGN BY LAURA GEBHARDT
The yarn makes the magic in this memorable and stylish tank.
4 INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED SIZES
Instructions given fit size small; changes for sizes medium, large, X-large and 2X-large are in [ ].
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Bust: 39 inches (small) [42 inches (medium), 49 inches (large), 52 inches (X-large), 56 inches (2X-large)]
Length: 35 ½ inches (small) [38 inches (medium), 39 inches (large), 36 ½ inches (X-large), 39 inches (2X-large)]
MATERIALS
2 FINE
• Berocco Mixer fine (sport) weight cotton/polyester/rayon/viscose/nylon yarn (1 ¾ oz/165 yds/50g per hank):
5 [6, 6, 7, 7] hanks #8145 midnight
• Sizes G/6/4mm and H/8/5mm crochet hooks or sizes needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
ALTERNATE YARN CHOICES
$Saver — Premier Yarns Deborah Norville Serenity Garden fine (sport) weight acrylic yarn (2 ¼ oz/185 yds/65g per skein)
GAUGE
In pattern with size G hook: 2 shells = 6 ½ inches wide; 4 rows = 2 ¼ inches
In pattern with size H hook: 2 shells = 7 inches wide; 4 rows = 2 ½ inches
Take time to check gauge.
PATTERN NOTES
Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Shell: 9 dc in indicated ch sp.
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in same st.
BACK
Skirt
Row 1: With size G [size H, size H, size G, size H] hook, ch 110 [110, 128, 146, 146], sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 3, sk 2 chs, sc in next ch, [ch 5, sk 3 chs, sc in next ch] 3 times, ch 3, sk 2 chs, sc in next ch, rep from * across, turn. (6 [6, 7, 8, 8] pattern reps)
Row 2: Ch 3(see Pattern Notes), dc in same sc, ch 3, * sc in next ch-5 sp, shell(see Special Stitches) in next ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, sk (next sc and ch-3 sp) **, 3 dc in next sc, ch 3, sk (next ch sp and sc), rep from * across, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in last sc, turn. (6 [6, 7, 8, 8] shells)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 dc, *ch 1, [dc in next dc, ch 1] 9 times**, sc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in each of last 2 sts, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * [dc in next dc, ch 1] 4 times, V-st(see Special Stitches) in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 4 times, sk next sc, sc in next sc **, sk next sc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, dc in same sc, *ch 3, [sk next 2 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5] 3 times, sk next 2 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 dc **, dc in next sc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, 2 dc in last sc.
Next 35 rows: [Rep rows 2–5] 8 times, then rep rows 2–4 once. Fasten off.
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