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Lemon Toddler Halter Top

Just to add a little bit of sunshine to your day and to show off her sunny smile, you can learn to crochet this lemon halter top for your little cutie. She will positively radiate sunshine in her new lemon halter top. It’s quick and easy to make, so grab your hook and crochet with me.

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Lemon Meringue Toddler Halter Top

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

Size 3.50 mm crochet hook / E

Hook Conversion chart

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

Picot: chain two at the top of the previous stitch and then ss into the top of the stitch

Trc = Triple crochet; yarn over twice, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through the last two loops.

Start with white

Chain 16

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

ch 1 and turn (15)

Row 2: Inc, HDC, Inc (17)

Row 3: Inc, HDC, Inc (19)

Row 4: Inc, HDC, Inc (21)

Row 5: Inc, HDC, Inc (23)

Row 6: Inc, HDC, Inc (25)

Row 7: Inc, HDC, Inc (27)

Row 8: Inc, HDC, Inc (29)

Row 9: Inc, HDC, Inc (31)

Row 10: Inc, HDC, Inc (33)

Row 11: Inc, HDC, Inc (35)

Row 12: Inc, HDC, Inc (37)

Row 13: Inc, HDC, Inc (39)

Row 14: Inc, HDC, Inc (41)

Row 15: Inc, HDC, Inc (43)

Row 16: Inc, HDC, Inc (45)

Row 17: Inc, HDC, Inc (49)

Row 18: Inc, HDC, Inc (51)

Row 19: Inc, HDC, Inc (53)

Green

Row 20: ch 1, turn sc in first stitch, ch 3, skip one, sc in next stitch, ch 3, skip one sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Yellow

Row 21: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3, sc in next sc, repeat across,end on a sc (97)

Green

Row 22: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Yellow

Row 23: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3, sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Green

Row 24: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Yellow

Row 25: sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across,end on a sc (97)

Green

Row 26:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across,end on a sc (97)

Yellow

Row 27:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Green

Row 28:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Yellow

Row 29:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

Green

Row 30:sc in first stitch, ch 3, sc in first sc, ch 3,sc in next sc, repeat across, end on a sc (97)

chain 35

Tie off.

Reattach yarn on the opposite side at the end, chain 35. 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, make your lemon.

Lemon applique

Stitches are separated with commas,

With 3.5 mm crochet hook

Round 1: 10 hdc in mc

Round 2: hdc x 2 in each stitch around (20)

Round 3: 1 hdc, 2hdc, repeat pattern (30)

Round 4: ss into first 5stitches, sc, sc x 2, hdc, dc x 2, trc picot trc (all in one stitch) dc x 2, hdc, sc x 2, sc, ss in the next 6 stitches, sc, sc x 2, hdc, dc x 2, trc picot trc (all in one stitch), dc x 2, hdc, sc x 2, sc, ss in last stitch (40) (i did not count the picot seperately in my stitch count- if you count the picot seperately then it is 42)

Leaf

sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc and then pull the magic circle tight and tie off.

Tie off

Leave a long tail-

Sew the leaf on to the lemon

Attach a lemon in the middle of the top section

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