10 Free Tank Top Knitting Patterns

It’s the middle of July and temperatures are soaring. A tank top and shorts are my go-to on a hot summer day, and the best tank tops are ones you knit yourself! I’ve hand-picked 10 free tank top knitting patterns that range from simple and easy to lacy and a bit more complex. If you decide to make any of the tank tops on this list, I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!

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1. Dazzling Diamonds Vest by DROPS Design

• Sizes: S-XXXL
• Materials: 4mm circular needles, 4mm double pointed needles, DK weight yarn, 5/8″ buttons
• Construction: This pattern is worked flat from the top down. The beginning of the front and back pieces are knit separately and then joined when you reach the body. The shoulders are seamed together.

2. Sorvete by Filipa Carneiro

• Sizes: S-L
• Materials: 3mm and 3.5mm circular needles, DK weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is knit in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The shoulders are seamed together.

3. Heart on Fire by DROPS Design

• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Materials: 2.5 mm and 3 mm circular needles, 2.5 mm double pointed needles, sport weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The straps are knit on the front pieces and sewn to the back.

4. Notched Hem Tank Top by Purl Soho

• Sizes: 34 (37, 40, 43, 46). The sizes listed for this tank top are the finished chest circumference in inches. The pattern includes a link to Purl Soho’s sizing guide if you need help choosing a size.
• Materials: 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm circular needles, fingering weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The front and back are at first knit separately, then joined in the round. When you reach the armholes you divide the front and back, knitting them separately. The shoulders are joined using a 3 needle bind off.

5. Summer Ties by DROPS Design

• Sizes: XS-XL
• Materials: 4 mm and 5 mm needles, aran weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked flat from the bottom up. The front and back are knit separately, then you seam the shoulders together and thread a yarn cord through the sides.

6. Summer Vertical Ridges Tank Top by Yarnspirations

• Sizes: XS-5XL
• Materials: 3.5 mm needles, DK weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked flat from the bottom up. The front and back are knit separately and then seamed together.

7. Strawberry Summer by DROPS Design

• Sizes: S-XXXL
• Materials: 3 mm circular needles, sport weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The straps are knit on the front pieces and sewn to the back.

8. Lacy Knit Tank by Yarnspirations

• Sizes: XS-5XL
• Materials: 4 mm needles, 4.5 mm circular needles, worsted weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The shoulders are seamed together.

9. Seaside Spirals by DROPS Design

• Sizes: XS-XXL
• Materials: 4.5 mm and 5.5 mm circular needles, aran weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The straps are knit on the front pieces and sewn to the back.

10. Racerback Tank by Premier Yarns

• Sizes: S-XXXL
• Materials: 3.75 mm and 4 mm circular needles, DK weight yarn
• Construction: This pattern is worked from the bottom up. The body is worked in the round until the armhole, then you divide the front and back and knit flat. The shoulders are seamed together.