Who wouldn’t want to add a beautiful ruffle?

August 9, 2024

Toddler Halter Top with Ruffle Edge

So, I started off needing an emergency Halter Top for a toddler which I made in half double crochet because for me that is the fastest stitch. But then I decided why not add a little ruffle. Just because I needed a couple emergency shirts doesn’t mean I can’t add to it. So, here we go again. If you can crochet during nap time, you can make this little halter top with a ruffle edge.

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Gauge

15 stitches = 4 inches

13 rows = 4 inches

Finished size

9 inches long

3.5 inches across the neck/top

19 inches across the bottom along the ruffle

This top will wrap around the toddler at the waist

Materials:

Cotton yarn

I used “I love this Cotton” brand yarn

Size 4.00 mm crochet hook / G

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.

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

Shell = double crochet twice chain one double crochet two more times in one stitch

Inc = increase= two stitches in the same stitches

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)

Row 15: Inc, HDC, Inc (42)

Row 16: Inc, HDC, Inc (44)

Row 17: Inc, HDC, Inc (46)

Row 18: Inc, HDC, Inc (48)

Row 19: Inc, HDC, Inc (50)

Start the shell edge here.

Row 20: ch 3 (counts as first dc) dc ch 1 dc x2 (in same stitch= first shell), skip 1 stitch, shell in next stitch, repeat across (125)

Row 21: ch 2, turn, dc x2 ch 1 dc x 2 in first ch 1 shell space, put shell in shell across, (125)

Row 22: ch 2 turn and repeat row 21 at the end of the row, (125) 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.

If you are looking for another Halter Top, here is a link to an easy one.

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