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Designed by Karen McKenna

Avalon Summer Fun Cotton Tank

W515

© 2014 Cascade Yarns - All Rights Reserved.

Summer Fun Cotton Tank Designed by Karen McKenna for Cascade Yarn

Yarn: Avalon 50% cotton- 50% acrylic Weight/Yardage:100 grams/ 3.5 oz 175 yards/160 m Sizes/Quantity: Size 3/4 22” chest – 2 skeins for solid or 1 of each color for stripes Size 5/6 24” chest- 3 skeins for solid or 2 of each color for stripes Size 7/8 26”chest - 3 skeins for solid or 2 of each color for stripe Color: #15 Hook: I/9 5.5 mm Other: yarn needle Gauge: 13.2 stitches = 4” 12 rows = 4” Abbreviations: sc = single crochet dc = double crochet tch = turning chain Ch = chain st(s) = stitch slst = slip stitch tog = together Yo = yarn over Decrease Stitch Instructions: Sc2tog: Insert hook in st indicated, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, pull up loop, yo and pull through 3 loops. Dc2tog: Yo, insert hook in st indicated, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2

loops, yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through last 3 loops. Changing Colors: yo, insert hook in turning chain, yo, pull up loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, drop working yarn, pick up next color, yo, pull through last 2 loops on hook, turn. Color change made Written for size 3/4 larger sizes in ( ) Pattern is written for striping, following Color A and B for Solid is not necessary. All Sizes With color A- Chain 42(44, 50) Row 1: Sc in 4th ch, *dc in next st, sc in next st. Repeat from * across. Turn. 40(42, 48) st Row 2: Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc]. Repeat across, ending with sc in tch. Changing to Color B. Turn. Row 3-4: B. Repeat Row 2. Row 5-6: A. Repeat Row 2 Row 7-8: B. Repeat Row 2 Row 9- 10: A. Repeat Row 2 Row 11-12: B. Repeat Row 2 Row 13-14: A. Repeat Row 2 Row 15-16: B. Repeat Row 2 Row 17-18: A. Repeat Row 2 Row 19-20: B. Repeat Row 2 Row 21-22: A. Repeat Row 2

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Size 3 Only: Row 23: B- repeat Row 2 while carrying A across first 2 sts only. Row 24: B- Do Not Ch 3. Sl st 3, ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc]. Repeat across, leaving last 2 sts unworked. Change to color A, turn. (36 sts) Row 25-26: A- Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc] repeat across, ending with sc in top of tch, turn. (36 sts) Row 27 – 28: B- Repeat Row 25. Row 29: A- Repeat Row 25. Shoulder: Row 30: A- Ch 3. [Sc in dc, dc in sc] repeat four times. Sc in top of tch, turn. (10 sts) Row 31-32: B- Repeat Row 30 Row 33-34: A- Repeat Row 30. Row 35: B- Repeat Row 30. Fasten off. Second Shoulder: Skip 16 sts on row 30, attach A to next st with a slst. Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat four times. sc in top of tch, turn. (10 sts) Row 31-32: B- Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], Repeat four times. Sc in top of tch, turn. Row 33-34: A- Repeat Row 31 Row 35: B- Repeat Row 31 Fasten off. Size 5 and 7 Only: Row: 23-24: B- Repeat Row 2 Row: 25-26: A- Repeat Row 2 Row: 27: B Repeat Row 2 Size 5 Only: Row 28: B- repeat row 2 while carrying A across first 2 sts Row 29: A- Do Not ch3, slst across 3 sts. Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat across leaving last 2 sts unworked. Turn. (38 sts.) Row 30: A-Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat across, sc in top of tch, turn. Row 31: B-.Ch 3 [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat across ending with sc in top of tch, turn. Row 32: B- Repeat Row 31. Row 33-34: A- Repeat Row 31. Shoulder: Row 35: B- Ch 3 [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat four times, ending with sc in top of tch, turn. (10sts) Row 36: B- Repeat Row 35. Row 37-38: A- Repeat Row 35 Row 39-40: B- Repeat Row 35 Row 41-42: A- Repeat row 35. Fasten off Second Shoulder: Skip 18 sts on row 35, attach B with slst to next st, ch 3. [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat four times, sc in top of tch, turn. (10 sts) Row 36: B- Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat four times, ending with sc in top of tch, turn. Row 37-38: A- Repeat Row 36 Row 39-40: B- Repeat Row 36 Row 41-42: A- Repeat row 36. Fasten off

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Size 7 Only Row 28: B- Repeat row 2 Row 29-30: A- Repeat row 2 Row 31: B- Repeat row 2 Row 32: B- Repeat row 2 while carrying A across first 2 sts. Row 33-34:A-- Do Not ch3, sl st across 3 sts. Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], Repeat across leaving last 2 sts unworked. Turn. (40 sts.) Row 35-36:B- Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat across, sc in top of tch, turn Row 37-38:A- repeat row 35 Row 39-40:B-Repeat row 35 Row 41: A- Repeat row 35 Shoulder: Row 42: A- Ch 3 [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat five times, ending with sc in top of tch, turn. (12sts) Row 43-44: B-Repeat row 42 Row 45-46: A-Repeat row 42 Row 47-48: B-Repeat row 42 Row 49-50: A-Repeat row 42 Second Shoulder Skip 18 sts on row 42, attach A with slst to next st, ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat five times, sc in top of tch, turn. (12 sts) Row 43-44: B- Ch 3, [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat five times, sc in top of tch, turn. Row 45-46: A-Repeat row 43 Row 47-48: B-Repeat row 43 Row 49-50: A-Repeat row 43 Fasten off Both Sizes Back: Work Back same as front of same size. Weave in all ends with a yarn needle. If Striped: Place pieces together with carry up yarn toward you (if you did stripes), this is the wrong side. (If you did not stripe, which side facing doesn’t matter). Right sides are together. Seam shoulders. Seam sides being careful to keep the carry yarn to the wrong side of piece. (Check right side seam after about 2” to be sure the carry yarn does not show. Continue seaming sides. Turn piece right side out. Attach color A yarn to lower armhole with sc. Sc evenly around arm opening. Fasten off. Repeat for other arm opening. Optional Treasure Pocket: Both Sizes In solid color of your choice Ch 30 Row 1: Sc in 4th ch, [dc in sc, sc in dc], repeat across. (28 sts) Turn. Row 2-5: Ch 3. [sc in dc, dc in sc], repeat across, ending with sc in top of tch. Turn. Row 6: Ch 3, dc2tog (See decrease stitch instruction). [Sc in dc, dc in sc] across to last three sts, dc2tog, sc in top of tch, turn (26 sts) Row 7: Ch 3, sc2tog (See decrease stitch instructions), [dc in sc, sc in dc] across to last three sts. Dc2tog, sc in top of tch, turn. (24 sts) Row 8: Repeat Row 6 (22 sts) Row 9: Repeat Row 7 (20 sts) Row 10: Repeat Row 6 (18 sts) Row 11: Repeat Row 7 (16 sts) Row 12: Ch 3, sc in dc, [dc in sc, sc in dc] across, with last sc in top of tch. NO Decrease. Turn (16 sts) Row 13: Repeat Row 12. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

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Attach pocket to outside lower front about 4 rows from bottom.

Schematic