Free Pattern for your little Cutie: American Beauty Toddler Halter

Gauge  

15 stitches = 2 inches

13 rows = 4 inches

Finished size 9 inches long

3.5 inches  across the neck/top

18 inches across the bottom 

This top will wrap around the toddler at the bottom

Materials: 

Cotton yarn

I used “I love this Cotton” brand yarn 

Size 4.00 mm crochet hook / G

Hook Conversion Tool

Scissors

Yarn needle 

Stitches: 

HDC = half double crochet; yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, (you have 3 loops on your hook- like a double crochet) yarn over and pull through all 3 at once.

Sc = single Crochet;  insert your hook into the loop, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops.

ss = slip stitch; insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through the stitch and the loop all at once.

DC = Double Crochet: yarn over and insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through the first 2 loops,  yarn over and  pull through the last 2 loops 

Inc = increase= two stitches in the same stitches

Start with Blue

Chain 15

Row 1: HDC in the second stitch and in all the stitches across, 

ch 1 and turn (14)

Row 2: Inc, HDC, Inc (16)

Row 3: Inc, HDC, Inc (18)

Row 4: Inc, HDC, Inc (20)

Row 5: Inc, HDC, Inc (22)

Row 6: Inc, HDC, Inc (24)

Row 7: Inc, HDC, Inc (26)

Row 8: Inc, HDC, Inc (28)

Row 9: Inc, HDC, Inc (30)

Row 10: Inc, HDC, Inc (32)

Row 11: Inc, HDC, Inc (34)

Row 12: Inc, HDC, Inc (36)

Row 13: Inc, HDC, Inc (38)

Row 14: Inc, HDC, Inc (40)

White

Row 15: Inc, HDC, Inc (42)

Row 16: Inc, HDC, Inc (44)

Red

Row 17: Inc, HDC, Inc (46)

Row 18: Inc, HDC, Inc (48)

White

Row 19: ch 3 sc in first stitch, ch 3, skip one, sc in next stitch, ch 3, skip one sc,  repeat across (101)

Red

Row 20: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3, sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

White

Row 21: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

Red

Row 22: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3, sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

White

Row 23: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

Red

Row 24: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

White

Row 25:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

Red

Row 26:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

White

Row 27:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

Red

Row 28:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

White

Row 29:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

Red

Row 30:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across (101)

chain 25

Tie off.

Reattach yarn on the opposite side at the end, chain 25. Tie off and weave in the ends

Reattach yarn at the top corner, chain 35,Tie off and weave in the ends

Repeat on the last top corner.  

After all the ends are woven in, you can put this on your toddler.

Make 2 stars

Begin with a magic ring

Round 1: hdc 12x in magic ring

Round 2: Ch 4, sc in second ch from your hook, hdc in 3rd and dc in 4th, skip 1 hdc from first round and slip stitch into the second stitch. (this is your first of five points/corners)

Ch 4, sc in second ch from your hook, hdc in 3rd and dc in 4th, skip 1 hdc and slip stitch into the next (second corner/point)

Ch 4, sc in second ch from your hook, hdc in 3rd and dc in the 4th, skip 1 hdc from previous round and slip stitch into the next (third point)

Ch 4, sc in second ch from your hook, hdc in 3rd and dc in the 4th, skip 1 hdc from previous round and slip st into the next (4th point)

Ch 4, sc in second ch from your hook, hdc in 3rd and dc in the 4th, skip 1 hdc from the previous round and slip stitch into the beginning stitch to connect the star.(5th and finally point on the star)

Leave a long tail

Block your stars before attaching them.  

Attach star at each of the top corners of the blue section

After all the ends are woven in, you can put this on your toddler