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MATERIALS:  Red Heart Hula yarn (3 ply sport weight) in Turquoise (4 skeins for size 38 bust), needle to take yarn and hook for gauge.
GAUGE: E hook: 4 sts = 1”, 4 rows pattern = 1”,    H hook: 4 sts = 1-1\4”, 4 rows pattern = 1-1\2”,    J hook 4 sts = 1-1\2”, 4 rows pattern = 2”
FINISHED SIZE: E hook: 38”.  H hook: 40” bust.  J hook: 42” bust.
FRONT:
ROW 1: With yarn and hook ch-85, sc 2nd ch from hook, (dc next ch, sc next ch) across to last ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn.  (84 sts)
ROW 2-59: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 60: Sl st next 6 sts, (sc next st, dc next st) 36 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (72 sts)
ROW 61-76: Sk 1st st, sc next, dc dec next 2, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (70 sts)(68 sts)(66 sts)(64 sts)(62 sts)(60 sts)(58 sts)(56 sts)(54 sts)(52 sts)(50 sts)(48 sts)(46 sts)(44 sts)(42 sts)(40 sts)
ROW 77: (Sc next st, dc next st) twice, sc next, dc dec next 2, sl st next 27 sts, rep bet () 3 times, ch-1, turn.  (12 sts)
ROW 78: (Sc next st, dc next st) 3 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 79-98: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 98, fasten off.
ROW 99: With yarn and hook join in last st row 77, ch-1, sc sa st as beg ch-1, (dc next st, sc next st) twice, dc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 100-119: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 119 fasten off.
BACK:
With yarn and hook rep row 1-76 of front.
ROW 77-82: Sk 1st st, sc next, dc dec next 2, (sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  (38 sts)(36 sts)(34 sts)(32 sts)(30 sts)(28 sts)
ROW 83: (Sc next st, dc next st) 3 times, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 84-96: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 96 fasten off.
ROW 97: With yarn and hook join in last st row 82, ch-1, sc sa st as beg ch-1, (dc next st, sc next st) twice, dc next st, leave remaining sts unworked, ch-1, turn.  (6 sts)
ROW 98-110: (Sc next st, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn.  End row 110 fasten off.
With needle and yarn sew tog at shoulders and sides.
EDGING:
Join in any st around neck edge, ch-1, evenly sc ea st and end of row around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
Rep for ea arm opening.
Ladies Tank Top
Free Crochet Pattern
By Donna Collinsworth of Donna’s Crochet Designs
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