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The Empire State Building, a famous New York City skyscraper with a distinctive tiered art deco design and a tall spire.

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A stylized 3D model of the Empire State Building focusing on its iconic tapered shape and spire, about 1000 feet tall in real life but scaled down to 20 inches for desktop display.

Overall Progress

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Materials

Yarn

WORSTED

Acrylic

200 yd
Main ColorMain

Crochet Hooks

6mm

Additional Notions

Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in

in single crochet

Instructions

Main Tower Base

Flat0/50
Row 115 sts

Ch 16, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (15)

Row 215 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 315 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 415 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 515 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 615 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 715 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 815 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 915 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1015 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1115 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1215 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1315 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1415 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1515 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1615 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1715 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1815 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 1915 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2015 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2115 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2215 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2315 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2415 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2515 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2615 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2715 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2815 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 2915 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3015 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3115 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3215 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3315 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3415 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3515 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3615 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3715 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3815 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 3915 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4015 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4115 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4215 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4315 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4415 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4515 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4615 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4715 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4815 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 4915 sts

Sc in each st around. (15)

Row 5015 sts

Sc in each st around. (15) Fasten off.

Tiered Setback 1

Flat0/16
Row 143 sts

Pick up 43 sc evenly around opening. (43)

Row 211 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (11)

Row 311 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 411 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 511 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 611 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 711 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 811 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 911 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1011 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1111 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1211 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1311 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1411 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1511 sts

Sc in each st around. (11)

Row 1611 sts

Sc in each st around. (11) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Tiered Setback 2

Flat0/11
Row 130 sts

Pick up 30 sc evenly around opening. (30)

Row 26 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (6)

Row 36 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 46 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 56 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 66 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 76 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 86 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 96 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 106 sts

Sc in each st around. (6)

Row 116 sts

Sc in each st around. (6) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Main Tower Shaft

Flat0/16
Row 120 sts

Pick up 20 sc evenly around opening. (20)

Row 24 sts

[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (4)

Row 34 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 44 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 54 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 64 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 74 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 84 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 94 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 104 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 114 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 124 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 134 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 144 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 154 sts

Sc in each st around. (4)

Row 164 sts

Sc in each st around. (4) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Spire Base

In the Round0/6
Row 111 sts

Pick up 11 sc evenly around opening. (11)

Row 28 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (8)

Row 37 sts

[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (7)

Row 45 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (5)

Row 54 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (4)

Row 63 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (3) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Spire Tip

In the Round0/8
Row 13 sts

Pick up 3 sc evenly around opening. (3)

Row 22 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (2)

Row 32 sts

Sc in each st around. (2)

Row 42 sts

Sc in each st around. (2)

Row 51 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (1)

Row 61 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 71 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 81 sts

Sc in each st around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Antenna

In the Round0/8
Row 11 sts

Pick up 1 sc evenly around opening. (1)

Row 21 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 31 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 41 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 51 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 61 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 71 sts

Sc in each st around. (1)

Row 81 sts

Sc in each st around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.

Entryway

Flat0/9
Row 134 sts

Pick up 34 sc evenly around opening. (34)

Row 228 sts

[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (28)

Row 322 sts

[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (22)

Row 415 sts

[Sc 2, dec] repeat around. (15)

Row 59 sts

[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (9)

Row 69 sts

Sc in each st around. (9)

Row 79 sts

Sc in each st around. (9)

Row 89 sts

Sc in each st around. (9)

Row 99 sts

Sc in each st around. (9) Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.