This cute top is made top down starting with a ribbed top then a pretty shell stitch. It can be made in one colour or as many colours as you like. The pattern is written colour coded so you follow the colour of the size in the chart.

WRITTEN IN ENGLISH US TERMS WITH ABBREVIATIONS FOR UK

SIZES

0-3, 3-6 and 6-12 months

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 years

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

MATERIALS

DK / weight 3 yarn (metres in the size chart) For my progress photos I used

Colour 1 = Pebble Haze DK Shade Marble 145 metres per 50g

Colour 2 = Pebble Haze Prints Shade Marloes Sands 435 metres per 150g ball

For the rainbow version I used Kingcole Cottonsoft 210 metres per 100g in Shades White, Candyfloss, Apricot, Sunshine, Apple, Saxe, Iris and Lavender. I used white for the edging and v stitch rows and changed colour for the shell stitch rows.

4 mm crochet hook

Scissors

Tape measure

The PDF download is 10 pages with plenty of helpful progress photos.