Ten Knitted Tank Tops for Summer

May 29, 2014 by Sarah White 1 Comment

There are so many great tank top knitting patterns out there, but I love alliteration so here are 10 of them that you might want to get on your needles pronto so you can wear them when the weather really heats up!

Berroco’s Tank of Many Colors is a perfect place to start if you’ve never knit a tank top (or any kind of top) before. This one is just about as easy as it gets, but it’s still pretty and fun thanks to a shimmery yarn.

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Tank Girl by Vickie Howell is another pretty easy project that has a little bit more detailing to make it more interesting to knit and to wear. There are some cool dropped stitches to add a bit of punk flair, but you could always leave those out if you’d rather.

Add some stripes to your crop top with this retro striped tank from Sara Knits Co. This one comes in eight sizes and you can do the rainbow colors as shown, an ombre look or even just random scrappy stripes or a single thicker stripe.

The That Girl tank by Nikol Lohr is another fun one and it’s completely customizable to your measurements. It also offers sleeves if you’d rather have them.

Ribbing makes a big impact on the Fitted Tank Top by Shiri Mor, while fisherman’s rib is the star of the tank top from Craft Foxes.

Want to add a little lace to your project? Try the Lillian Tank Top by Amanda Reed, the Sugar Tank by Claudia Olson, Betty Zimmermann’s Heart Lace Top or the wonderfully named Sarah Tank Top from Christine Buhagiar.

Or if you really want to wow people with your knitting prowess (though the yarn does a lot of the work here, for sure) try the Red Fuji Tank Top from Ram Wools. It’s a show-stopped for sure.

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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