8 1/2 inches wide x 13 3/4 inches long
Materials
Coats Creme de la Creme medium (worsted) weight yarn (2 1/2 oz/126 yds/71g per ball): 2 balls #252 brite orange
Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
1 1/2-inch green button
Stitch markers
Straight pins
Gauge
8 sc = 2 inches; 9 sc rows = 2 inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Bib
Row 1 (RS):Ch 31, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (30 sc)
Row 2:Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Rows 3-48: Rep row 2.
Row 49: Ch 1, sc in each of next 7 sc, place stitch marker (7 sts for Button Strap to be worked later), sc in each of next 23 sc, turn.
Row 50: Ch 1, sc in each of next 7 sc, leaving rem 16 sc unworked for neck opening, turn. (7 sc)
Rows 51-64: Rep row 2. (7 sc)
Row 65: Ch 24, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 22 chs, sc in next 7 sc, turn. (30 sc)
Rows 66 & 67: Rep row 2.
Row 68: Ch 1, sc in each of next 23 sc, leaving rem 7 sc unworked, turn. (23 sc)
Row 69: Rep row 2.
Row 70: Ch 1, sc in each of next 23 sc, ch 6, sk next 6 sts of unworked sts of row 67, dc in 7th sc of row 67 (buttonhole completed), turn. (23 sc, 6 chs, 1 dc)
Row 71: Ch 1, sc in dc, sc in each of next 6 chs, sc in each of next 23 sc, turn. (30 sc)
Rows 72 & 73: Rep row 2. At the end of last rep, fasten off. (30 sc)
Button Strap
Row 50: With WS facing, join (see Pattern Notes) yarn in marked 7th sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 6 sc, turn. (7 sc)
Rows 51-73: Ch 1, sc in each of next 7 sc, turn. At the end of row 73, fasten off.
Edging
With RS facing, fold bottom of Bib up so that row 1 rests on top of row 30. Use straight pins to keep folded section in place.
Rnd 1: Join yarn on side edge of Bib, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc evenly along edges of Bib, working through both thicknesses, sc along fold line and each side of pocket, around straps at top of Bib and working 3 sc in each outer corner around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Finishing
Cut 9-inch length of yarn, sew button to center RS between rows 69 and 70.