Mini Mini Bow Toddler Tank Top – free crochet pattern

Mini Mini Bow Toddler Tank Top Pattern by Crochet For You.

After crocheting Mama’s Sweetheart toddler dress I was thinking of making toddler tank top with the same pattern. So this week’s free pattern is Crochet Tank Top for a toddler with the extra free pattern simple mini bow.

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Skill level Intermediate

Finished size toddler – 1-2 yrs old girls

• Chest = 20”
• Armhole depth = 4.5”
• Length of the dress from shoulder to bottom = 12”
• Length of the shoulder strip = 3”

Materials (I used)

• Sport yarn (13 WPI / approx: 250-300 yards) I used 1 and a half skein of Natural Silk Cotton Baby Sweater Soft Yarn Knitting Hot 50g Color: Flower Pink
• 4mm crochet hook
• tapestry needle, thread for sewing bows

Gauge

• 20 dc x 8 rows = 4” with 4mm crochet hook.

Abbreviations

• ch = chain
• sl st = slip stitch
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• ch-(stitch count) sp = chain-(number of chains) spaces
• sk = skip
• beg = beginning
• RS = Right Side
• *to* = repeat * to * the instructions.

Special stitch:

beg hdc2tog = yo, insert the hook first st, yo, pull back through st, yo, insert the hook next st, yo, pull back through (5 loops on the hook) yo, pull back through the all loops on the hook.

hdc2tog = [yo, insert the hook next st, yo, pull back through st] 2 times, (5 loops on the hook) yo, pull back through the all loops on the hook.

Note: the tank top is worked bottom up. beg ch(s) does not count as st. Adjust the length of the tank top by adding more rows to the body part. Increase or decrease chains count of the shoulder strap to fit with your measurements of the toddler’s shoulder.

Mini Mini Bow Toddler Tank Top Pattern

ch 95, sl st to first ch (be careful not to twist)

Round 1: ch 1, hdc in each ch around, sl st to first hdc. (95 sts)

Round 2- 4: ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc in each st around, sl st to first hdc. (95 sts)

Round 5: ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in same st, *sk 4 sts, (3 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in next st* repeat *to* end, sl st to ch 2 top. (19 (3 dc, ch 3, 1 dc))

Round 6: ch 2, (1 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each ch-3 sp around, sl st to ch 2 top. (19 (1 dc, ch 3, 3 dc))

Round 7: ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in each ch-3 sp around, sl st to ch 2 top. (19 (3 dc, ch 3, 1 dc))

Round 8 – 17: repeat rows 6 and 7 alternatively.

Round 18: ch 1, hdc in each st and ch-3 sp around, sl st to first hdc. Fasten off. (95 sts)

Note: mark 31^st and 78^th sts first, before start next round. Now we are going to start front top and back top from these marked sts.

Front top

Round 1: (RS) Join yarn at 31^st  st with ch 1, beg hdc2tog (see special stitch), hdc in each of next 30 sts, hdc2tog (see special stitch), ch 1, turn. (32 sts)

Round 2: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 28 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (30 sts)

Round 3: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 26 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (28 sts)

Round 4: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 24 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (26 sts)

Round 5: hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 25 sts (26 sts)

Do not fasten off, leave the loop and 9 yards of the yarn to make a shoulder strap part on that side. Cut the yarn.

Back top

Round 1: (RS) Join yarn at 78^th st with ch 1, beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 15 sts, sk beg ch 1 below in previous row, hdc in each of next 15 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (32 sts)

Round 2: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 28 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (30 sts)

Round 3: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 26 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (28 sts)

Round 4: beg hdc2tog, hdc in each of next 24 sts, hdc2tog, ch 1, turn. (26 sts)

Round 5: hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 25 sts (26 sts) do not fasten off. Work continuously for shoulder strap.

Other side shoulder strap

Crochet 32 chains (photo 1) and sl st to last st in front side top of same side (photo 2) (be careful not to twist).

ch 1, turn the working side to your side,

hdc in each of next 32 ch(s) we crocheted last (photo 4), and crochet hdc sts evenly around the underarm (photo 5). sl st to first hdc (photo 6), fasten off and weave the ends.

Other side shoulder strap

Insert the hook in front side loop we have left with 9 yards. Crochet 32 chains and sl st to last st in back side top of the same side (be careful not to twist).

ch 1, turn the working side to your side

hdc in each of next 32 ch(s) we crocheted last, crochet hdc sts evenly around the under arm. sl st to first hdc, fasten off and weave the ends.

Simple mini bow

Note: Start to crochet with matching color for tank top by leaving 3-4 inches of the beginning end of the yarn. All the dc sts and ch 3 in this bow worked in on one ch. So carry up the beginning yarn end around that first ch so it will cover up when crocheting bow and make one tail. see the photo tutorial below.

Pattern (make 2)

crochet ch 4, 4 dc in 4^th ch from the hook, ch 3, sl st to same ch (photo 1). ch 3, 4 dc in same ch. ch 3 and sl st to same ch. Fasten off and cut the yarn leaving 2-3 inches long (photo 3). And cut the both yarn leaving 1-1.5 inches. (photo 4). Sew 2 bows at the bottom of the strap of the front side of the tank top.

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