DESIGNED BY Edie Eckmart
Having three coordinating bibs means you can switch them out frequently when they become soiled. Each bib takes just 10 grams of yarn, so you could get a fourth and maybe a fifth bib out of a single skein, if you like.
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 6 1/4"/16 cm wide and 3 1/4"/8 cm long, excluding ties
YARN
Plymouth Yarns Bio Sesia 5, 100% cotton, 196 yds (180 m)/1.75 oz (50 g), Color 2859
CROCHET HOOK
US G/6 (4 mm) or size needed to obtain correct gauge
GAUGE
Rows 1-3 of first bib = 2 3/4"/7 cm across in pattern
OTHER SUPPLIES
Yarn needle
CROCHETING THE FIRST BIB
See chart.
Ch 4, join with slip st to form a ring.
Row 1 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 10 dc in ring. turn. You now have 11 dc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1), (2-dc cluster in next sc, ch 2) eight times, 2-dc cluster in next sc, ch 1, dc in last sc, turn. You now have 9 clusters and 2 dc.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first dc, sc in next space, (sc in next cluster, 2 sc in next space) eight times, sc in next cluster, sc in next ch-1 space, sc in 3rd ch of ch-4, turn. You now have 29 sc.
Row 5: Ch 2 (does not count as hdc throughout), hdc in next 4 sts, (2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 4 sts) five times, turn. You now have 34 hdc.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 7: Ch 2, hdc in next 4 sts, (2 hdc in nextst, hdc in next 5 sts) five times. You now have 39 tide.
Row 8: Repeat Row 6.
Row 9: Ch 2, hdc in first 4 sc, (2 hdc in next sc, hdc in next 6 sc) five times, turn. You now have 44 hdc.
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in first 4 hdc, (2 sc in next sc, sc in next 5 sc) six times, 2 sc in next sc, sc in last 3 sc, turn. You now have 51 sc.
THE TIES AND EDGING
Row 11: *Ch 50 loosely, slip st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across**; sc evenly spaced along row ends, repeat from * to ** once; working across Row 10, sc in next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, (sc in next 9 sc, 2 sc in next sc) four times, sc in each sc to base of first tie, slip st in next st; do not turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, reverse sc in each sc across to corner, slip st in next st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
CROCHETING THE SECOND BIB
See chart.
Ch 4, join with slip st to form a ring.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 11 dc in ring, turn. You now have 12 dc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, 2 BLdc in each st across to last st. BLdc in last st, turn. You now have 22 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, FLsc in each st across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, BLsc in first st, *2 BLsc in next st. BLsc in next st; repeat from * to last st, sc in last st, turn. You now have 32 sc.
Row 6: Repeat Row 4.
Row 7: Ch 1, BLsc in first 2 sts, *2 BLsc in next st, BLsc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across, turn. You now have 42 sc.
Row 8: Repeat Row 4.
Row 9: Ch 1, BLsc in first 2 sts, *2 BLsc in next st, BLsc in next 3 sts; repeat from * across, turn. You now have 52 sc.
Row 10: Ch 1, FLsc in each st across; do not turn.
THE TIES AND EDGING
Row 11: *Ch 50 loosely, slip st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across**; sc evenly spaced along row ends, repeat from * to ** once; sc in each sc to base of first tie, slip st in base of first tie; do not turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, reverse sc in each sc across to base of second tie, slip st in next st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
CROCHETING THE THIRD BIB
Ch 4, join with slip st to form a ring.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 8 dc in ring, turn. You now have 9 dc.
Row 2: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each dc to last st, dc in last st, turn. You now have 17 dc.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, (FPtr in next st, 2 dc in next st) seven times, FPtr in next st, dc in last st. You now have 25 sts.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each st across, turn. You now have 26 dc.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, *tr in next dc, sc in next dc, (tr, sc) in next st; repeat from * to last st, sc in last st. You now have 34 sts.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc in same st, dc in each st across, turn. You now have 35 dc.
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in same st, *FPtr in next st, dc in next st, FPtr in next st, 2 dc in next st; repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc in last 2 sts, turn. You now have 44 sts.
THE TIES AND EDGING
Row 8: *Ch 50 loosely, slip st in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across**; sc evenly spaced across row ends, repeat from * to ** once; (sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc) 10 times, sc in next 4 sc, slip st in base of first tie; do not turn.
Row 9: Ch 1, reverse sc in each sc across to base of second tie, slip st next st. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
