Pattern is Japanese but fully charted using standard knitting & crochet symbols. Direct link to pattern PDF here.

No knowledge of Japanese is needed to make this pattern - just follow the charts. Please stop by the Japanese knitting & crochet group for help using charted patterns.

Tools/Materials:

• Japanese size 5 knitting needles (3.6mm)
• Japanese size 4/0 crochet hook (2.5mm)
• 5 buttons (20mm diameter)
• child size: 210g (724.5m) Happy Cotton
• adult size: 280g (966m) Happy Cotton

Gauge: (in 10cm/4” square):

• in pattern stitch (knitting): 21 sts and 32 rows
• in single crochet (US): 21 sts and 24 rows

Note: another version of this (in a different yarn and without a child size) can be found here. It is available in Japanese and English version, both charted.