Handmade wardrobes aren’t
just grown-up goals, they’re a
must for little ‘uns too. This
easy, breezy top is a great way
to get into making garments if
you’re looking to stretch your
crochet skills – turn to page 79
for a guide to the basics.
Instructions
The pattern is written for the
smallest size with differences for
larger sizes shown increasing in
brackets, i.e. 12 months (18
months, 2 years, 3 years, 4
years, 5 years).
The jumper is worked from the
top down in joined rounds, and
the sleeves are crocheted on in
joined rounds.
Work the stitches in between
those on the round below, as
opposed to the top of the
stitches. The exceptions are for
Round 1 of the yoke, the
edgings at the neck, sleeves
and base, and the 3tr together
in the yoke construction.
Use a larger hook or looser
tension to make the rounds of
star stitch – you’ll want a loose
even tension to create even
points for the stars.
The pattern uses concise
crochet, for example 6tr means
work 1tr in each of next 6 sts.
Ch3 at the start of a round
counts as a tr (except for star
st round).Yoke
Foundation using Yarn A and
4mm hook, ch64 (68, 70, 74, 74,
78), join with a ss being careful
not to twist the sts
Round 1 (RS) ch3, 2 tr in same
st, place sm in top of middle tr,
*20 (22, 23, 25, 24, 26) tr, (3 tr in
next st, place sm in the top of
the middle tr), 10 (10, 10, 10, 11,
11) tr**, (3 tr in next st, place sm
in the top of the middle tr); rep
from * to **, ss to top of starting
3 ch to join [72 (76, 78, 82, 82,
86) tr]
Round 2 ss in the top of the st
with sm, ch3, 2 tr in same st,
place sm in top of the middle tr,
*22 (24, 25, 27, 26, 28) tr, 3 tr in
next (marked) st, place sm in the
top of the middle tr, 12 (12, 12,
12, 13, 13) tr**, 3 tr in next(marked) st, place sm in the top
of the middle tr; rep from * to
**, ss to top of starting 3 ch to
join [80 (84, 86, 90, 90, 94) tr]
Rounds 3-7 (7, 8, 8, 10, 10) rep
Round 2 following the pattern
as set and increasing 2 sts in
each marked st (8 sts per round)
[120 (124, 134, 138, 154, 158) tr]
Round 8 (8, 9, 9, 11, 11) ss into
st with 1st sm, insert hook into
st with the 4th sm and ss to join
(this leaves a gap of sts between
4th and 1st sm for sleeve), ch3,
1tr between each st up to 2nd
sm, yrh to start a tr, insert hook
in st with 2nd sm and also in st
with 3rd sm, yrh and pull
through, complete tr as normal
(you have now left a gap of sts
for the second sleeve), 1tr
between each st after 3rd sm to
end, ss to top of starting 3ch to
join [72 (76, 82, 86, 92, 96) tr]
Round 9 (9, 10, 10, 12, 12) ch3,
1 tr in each gap between sts
around, ss to top of starting 3
ch to join
For 12 months size, fasten off
For 18 months size, rep Round 9
once more, fasten off