This seamless baby summer top is made top-down with integrated neck and placket bands, mostly in the round, and when the knitting is finished all we have to do is weave in the ends and sew on the buttons.

Just stocking stitch with garter trim and self-striping below the yoke, this top is roomy for hot days and depending on your yarn and button choices is perfect for a little boy or girl.

And having a button placket down the side of the yoke means there’s plenty of room for easing the top over baby’s head.

The pictured top was made with Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton DK/8ply in the colour Celery.

Skill Level Advanced Beginner… even though it might include a technique you haven’t used before, the pattern contains simple, straightforward instructions and notes on where to look for more information.

Sizing 0-3 months (3-6, 6-12, 12-18, 18-24) months

Measurements:
Chest approx. 51 (54.5, 57.5, 60, 62.5) cm – 20 (21½, 22½, 23¾, 24¾) inches, including approx. 11 (12, 13.5, 13, 13.5) cm – 4 ½ (5, 5¼, 5¼, 5¼) inches of positive ease
Length approx. 22 (24, 26, 28, 30) cm – 8¾ (9½, 10½, 11, 11¾) inches

Materials:
151 (177, 201, 220, 246) metres – 165 (193, 220, 241, 270) yards of DK/8 ply yarn
3.5 mm / US 4 needles for the neck
4 mm / US 6 needles for the yoke until it’s joined up at the base of the placket
4 mm / US 6 DPNs or circular needles for rest of the body
2 cute buttons with 12 or 15mm – ½ or ⅝ inch diameter
5 stitch markers
Plus a spare needle when we join up the button placket – using a DPN is easiest

Gauge: 22 stitches in stocking stitch = 10 cm – 4 inches