I crocheted another adorable newborn top (sweater) for my niece’s 2nd baby girl due this July.

I wrote up a pattern for the foundation and first row. I liked this pattern. It was well written, included excellent photos and even a diagram for the sleeve edging and linked to some videos (i.e., ESC, seamless join). Thank you Tarmara!

The top worked up quickly although I had to frog a round here and there when my stitch count was off. It has a new stitch for me…the extended single crochet (ESC)…which is an easy stitch to learn.

My yarn colors are a soft violet and aqua shades although in my iPhone photos the violet almost looks pinkish but it isn’t.

The Caron Simply Soft is a thicker acrylic yarn than the Naturally Caron Spa (a silky soft bamboo blend). Probably if I make this pattern again I will use the same type of yarn for both colors.

I re-enforced the front facing with white felt to better support the three vintage white buttons and hand-sewn buttonholes. The vintage buttons came from my Mother’s button stash.

I added a round of single crochet (in the violet yarn) between round 8 and 9 in the ocean spray yarn. It was easier for me to count the 60 stitches in the single crochet round than the extended single crochet round.