Hop to it!

■ Paintbox Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Soft Fudge (410) Yarn B Summer Sky Blue (463) ■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook ■ Black stranded cotton ■ White stranded cotton ■ A sti

■ Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/125m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Candyfloss Pink (450) Yarn B Pistachio Green (425) Yarn C Bubblegum Pink (451) Yarn D Banana Cream (421) Yarn E Paper White (4

■ Rico Creative Cotton Aran(100% cotton, 50g/85m)3 balls of Natural (60) ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook ■ A 2mm (US B/1) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ 64 red beads, 6mm ■ 64 orange beads, 6mm ■ A wooden button, 30m

Make this simple T-shirt in a rainbow of colourful cottons

Start at the top of the head. Cast on 8 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 [RS] *Kfb, rep from * to end of row. [16 sts] Row 2 Purl. Row 3 *K1, kfb, rep from * to end of row. [24 sts] Row 4 Pu

■ Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (55% wool, 33% acrylic, 12% cashmere, 50g/125m) Yarn A Citrus (18) ■ Any lace weight yarn Yarn B used doubled for all sizes See table for yarn quantities and measurement