Another Great Tank Top Knitting Pattern

No knitting pattern roundup is going to be exhaustive, and of course as soon as I write one I start seeing more of the same type of project that I wish I had shared in that roundup.

So it was with the tank top knitting pattern post I did recently, because of course new tank tops are being released all the time in the summer, and the algorithm is just going to keep showing me more of what I’ve been looking at (seriously, Pinterest, I like other things aside from tank tops, thank you very much).

In that spirit I couldn’t help sharing Bari, an easy tank top knitting pattern from the Berroco Design Team. This project is worked in the round from the bottom up in a stitch pattern that’s mostly stockinette with some seed stitch ridges added in for texture.

The design comes in nine sizes, with bust measurements ranging from 38 to 70 inches, or 96.5 to 178 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 2-4 inches or 5-10 cm of positive ease.

This is another one of those projects where the yarn choice makes a big difference. They used Berroco Vernazza, a really cool (in both senses of the word) yarn that starts with a base of undyed cotton and linen that’s wrapped in colorful viscose. The combination of fibers and colors gives any project worked with it a marled look, and it’s also lightweight and breathable.

If you must substitute, your project won’t have quite the same look and feel, but a cotton/linen yarn would be a nice choice here. The yarn is worsted weight so you have a lot of options.

You can find this free pattern on Berroco’s website.

Looking for more summer knitting patterns? Here’s a collection of summer knit tops from last year, and some summer ponchos if you’re looking for a little more coverage.

[Photo: Berroco]

Any time of year is a good time for stash busting, but if you can combine it with knitting a blanket that will keep you warm when it (finally!) gets cooler that’s even better. Let’s take a look at some fun patchwork blanket knitting patterns.

If you want to keep it super simple, you can just make blocks of garter stitch and sew them together, like the beginner’s patchwork baby blanket from Mini Baa Baa or the color block blanket from Make and Do Crew. Both projects are worked in strips and sew together, with the baby version calling for two strands of DK or light worsted weight yarn held together and the larger one using bulky yarn.

Add a little more texture with the mixed blocks of the cottage quilt throw from Mama in a Stitch. This one combines garter stitch and seed stitch and uses worsted weight yarn. She used a crochet join to make the chains on top of the blocks, but you can join them however you like. It calls for eight colors but you can use what you have, and there are three size options.

Get a real sampler style patchwork blanket with this design from Knit Sew Make. It calls for worsted weight yarn and has four size options. All of the patterns just use knit and purl stitches so this one is still pretty easy for beginners.

If you want a more complex colorwork project that will keep you entertained all season, try the Peace by Piece blanket pattern from Needle and Feather. This one is made up of two color colorwork blocks and calls for worsted weight yarn. You can choose to use just a few of the blocks and repeat them more often, or make multiples of the whole set.

The knitted patchwork recipe from Martine Ellis (free on Ravelry) uses mitered squares in fingering weight yarn, so it’s perfect for using up all your leftover sock yarn and mini skeins. This one is a tutorial more than a pattern so you can make your blanket as big as you like or keep going until you run out of yarn.

Susan B. Anderson’s 100 Squares blanket (find it on Ravelry) has a lot of mitered squares, too, but they’re arranged in fun ways and includes some quilt inspired designs as well. This one also is a bit of method more than pattern but it sure looks like a lot of fun for using all the leftovers.

Of course you can totally improvise a patchwork blanket using the yarn and stitches you like, but I hope these patterns inspire you to look at your leftover yarn in a new way.

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