Z isn’t two until the 31st, but today I got the feeling that this top must be knit, so I cast it on. I bought this Jo Sharp Soho Summer DK cotton yarn last summer at my LYS last summer deeply discounted, and I meant to do this sooner, but you know…time escapes me! I almost forgot about the yarn completely until I had to rearrange my stash to stuff in some new acquisitions. Then I saw it and I knew it had to be a top right now or it definitely wouldn’t be enough yarn for a larger size. What am I making? A mini Gemini top. 
I cast on 88 stitches and worked back and forth. I knew I would have to leave some kind of slit in the back that could be buttoned to make sure her noggin could fit through the space. I used a size 4 needle and worked the lace pattern for 10 rows only. After that I increased on all sections on the RS and only the body sections on the WS till I had 38 sts on each sleeve section. Then I stopped increasing on the sleeve and increased on the body sections, from that point on the RS only. I have 50 sts for the front and 50 for the back and 38 for each sleeve. That puts the chest size around 22″. I knit until the armhole depth was about 3.75″. 
So far this has been a super quick project. I will likely mirror the one I made and leave the sleeves with a bare stockinette edge. This is one of my favorite tops to wear, so I’m very excited for Z to have one too!
Top for a two year old
I love it! You always seem to pick great colors 🙂
That’s gonna be so cute! Of course, two year old look cute in everything. 😉
I second what milesdontmatter says, you seem to always pick the most beautiful, saturated colors! You should show us your stash, I’m sure it’s pretty impressive to look at!
Don’t you just love finding heavily discounted yarn to put in your stash, and then don’t you just love being able to use it so effectively!
can’t wait to see the finished product!
Thank you very much for the inspiration. I wanted to knit a first top for monthes, and your post was the “starter” for me (I started yesterday). This pattern is well written, easy to understand and to knit. A real pleasure !
I love the colour. Our girls share a birthday (although Elena is a year older than Z).