2020-08-01_Mollie_Makes

HOW TO MAKE A CROCHET KIDS' TOP

For2 and3 yearssizes,rep
Round 10 twicemore,fastenoff
For4 and5 yearssizes,rep
Round 12 three times more,
fasten off

Body
Round 1 usingYarnB and5mm
hook,withRSfacing,joinwithss
betweentr at underarm,work a
startingstarst asfollows:
ch3,inserthookin 2ndchfrom
hook,yrhandpullthrougha
loop,inserthookin 3rdchfrom
hook,yrhandpullthrougha
loop,inserthookintobaseof 3
ch,yrhandpullthrougha loop,
inserthookin gapbeforenexttr
in roundbelow,yrhandpull
througha loop,inserthookin
nextgapbetweentr in round
below,yrhandpullthrougha
loop,yrhandpullthroughall 6
loopsonhook,ch1toclose (and
createcentreofstar)
Continueworkingstarst around
totheendoftheround,
insertingthehookforthelast
partofthelaststarin thebase
of the starting 3 ch, ss to top of

starting3 chtojoin,turn

Round 2 (WS)ch2(doesnot

countasst),2 htrintocentreof

eachstar,sstotopofstarting 2

chtojoin,fastenoff,turn[36

(38,41,43,46,48)stars]

Round 3 (RS)usingYarnA and

4mmhook,joinwitha ssat

underarm,ch3,work1 tr in gap

betweenhtrsin previousround,

sstotopofstarting3 chtojoin,

fastenoff[66, (70, 76, 80, 86,

90)tr]

RepRounds1, 2 and3 usingthe

followingcolourschemefor

Rounds1 and2: Yarn C, Yarn D,

Yar nE,Yar nF

Don’tbreakyarnafterthelast

repeat,butcontinuein YarnA

workingRound3 a further 1 (2,

3, 4, 4, 5) times

Finalroundch1(doesnotcount

asst),1 dcin thetopofeachtr

around,jointo 1st dc with a ss,

fasten off

Sleeves(maketwo)

Round 1 (RS)usingYarnA and

4mmhook,joinwithssbetween

1st and 2nd tr after the

underarm,ch3,1 tr in eachgap

betweenstsaroundplacing

finalst in baseofststhataress

togetherin formingthebody,ss

totopofstarting3 chtojoin [26

(26,28,28,33,33)tr]

Round 2 ch3,tr betweenthest

in therowabove,joinwithss

Round3-12(13, 14, 15, 16,16)

repRound 2

Finalroundch1(doesnotcount

asst),1 dcin thetopofeachtr

around,jointo 1st dc with a ss,

fastenoff

Toadjustthesleevelength,

adjust the number of tr rounds

Neckline

UsingYarnA and4mmhook,

withRSfacing,jointounderside

offoundationchwithss,ch1, 1

dcintoeachcharound,jointo

1stdcwitha ss,fastenoff [64

(68, 70, 74, 74, 78) dc]

Finishing

Weavein allends.Toblock,

dampenthegarment,then

stretchtosizeona dryingrack,

or on a foam board with pins.

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