RAINBOW OUTFIT FOR A SPECIAL TODDLER

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I was anxious about the duration of the last contest of Needlework Community and was thinking that I still have more time left to do my entry. I thought that after doing another set of the commissioned project, I can still figure out what will be my final entry. But I am thinking of something that is related to RAINBOW.

I'm thinking of a rainbow-colored umbrella or a rainbow-colored cardigan in a mini size so my barbie doll could model it for me. But sadly, when I decided to check back the post of the contest, I was shocked that there were 2-3 hours left before the deadline. I got so busy with the past weeks doing two rush orders that I haven't visited hive for a long time. I also got sick after depriving myself to sleep more and resting my body after long hours of crocheting. Unfortunately, I couldn't do anything now. The contest had ended and sadly I haven't presented my entry.

But somehow I need to share with you this beautiful rainbow-inspired crochet set for a toddler. This was one of the rush orders that I did last month. And will show you how to make this top.

Materials

I just used a 2.5 mm crochet hook, different yarn colors that comprised the rainbow (I used spun polyester in 8ply), and a cutter.

I was thankful that I have all the needed colors for the rainbow-inspired top and that I don't need to order online which will be a big problem as I have only 5 days to complete the outfit.

Procedure

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Using the color white yarn, I begin with a magic circle, making double crochets forming 2 layers of a semi-circle shape. After that, I continued on the 3rd and 4th layer using the purple yarn color.

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I used blue yarn color on the 5th and 6th layer while on the 7th and 8th layer, I used the green one.

Please note that as I was working on the layers, I made sure to increase the number of double crochets to achieve that look. I didn't use any pattern here, just my fave technique which is the "trial-and-error" technique. 😅

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Well, actually, I find it easier and more effective to construct my own pattern and test for myself than consume my time looking for a specific pattern. And this attitude of relying only on myself for the pattern really helps me figure out my own pattern just by staring at the crochet item in a picture.

Layer 9 and 10 is the color yellow while layer 11-12 is the orange color.

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And lastly, the red color, which is the final color of our rainbow.

Now, our rainbow was done and it's time to make it as our crop top for our cute toddler. All we have to do is to add a 2-layer white colored double crochet and some layers at the neck area to look like a haltered top. I also made double crochet back loop on the bottom part of our rainbow. To make it more attractive, I made some tassels on both ends of our ties.

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What color of a leather tag suits the top?

At first, I used the gold color "handmade" tag but after showing this to my customer, she asked me to change it to the color white tag.

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The whole process took me whole day, as I was excited to finish the top.

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The next thing I did, was the bottom pants. I decided to make the circles separately and sew them on the pants.

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The whole outfit took me 5 days to finish as I was occupied with other stuff also. I was happy with the result and that the customer appreciated it much.

Hope you like what I share with you this day and wanted to greet everyone, with a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Yours truly,
Hive account@jonalyn2020