Two-Toned Cotton Baby Bib

A free crochet pattern for a cute baby bib. It has a bit of a lacy look, but not too lacy to defeat the purpose of a bib. It is crocheted from the bottom up and is fairly easy to make.

The shape of the bib was inspired by a pattern I found at MyRecycledBags.com. I had never seen a bib like it before and immediately fell in love with the shape.

The crocheted bib is available in 2 different sizes. The large is approximately 1 inch larger than the small.

Material:Bernat Handicrafter Cotton,
CA = 1 50g/1.75oz ball, (You will only need a small amount of the yarn for 1 bib)
CB = 1 50g/1.75oz ball. (You will only need a small amount of the yarn for 1 bib)
Hook Size: H/8-5.00MM
Finished Measurements: Measures approximately 5.5" (6.5") from the neck center down to the bottom point and 8.5" (9.5") across from point to point.

The pattern is written for the smallest size. Special instructions for the large bib are in the parentheses ().

CA is used for the hdc rows.
CB is used for the single (sc, ch1) rows, the edging and the strings.

With CA ch 36, (40),

Row 1(RS): Sc in second ch from hook and in next 15, (17) chs, sc3tog over next 3 chs, sc in last 16, (18) chs. (33, (37) sts) Turn.

Row 2(WS): Join CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st] 7, (8) times,* ch 1, sc3tog over next 3 sts, ch 1, sc in next st, repeat from * to *. (17, (19) sts and 16, (18) ch-1 sps) Turn.

Row 3: Join CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in each ch-1 sp up to last ch-1 sp before sc3tog, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc in each ch-1 sp to end of row, hdc in last st. (31, (35) sts) Turn.

Row 4: Join CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc,** repeat from * up to the sp before the hdc2tog, ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc2tog in the sps before and after the hdc2tog, repeat from * to ** up to the last 3 sts, ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last st. Turn.

Row 5: Join CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in each ch-1 sp up to last ch-1 sp before sc2tog, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc in each ch-1 sp to end of row, hdc in last st. Turn.

Repeat rows 4 and 5 another 3, (4) times. Do not turn at the last round.

Edging and Tie-Strings:

The edging and tie strings are worked into the same round.

Join CB, with RS facing and working along the first side, ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *[sc, ch 1] at the edge of each sc row up to the corner st*, [sc, ch 1] twice into corner st, **[sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1] up to corner st, [sc, ch 1] twice into corner st, repeat from ** once, then repeat from * to *, sc in next corner st, ch 25, working in bl only, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, working in both lps, sc into corner st, ch 1, ***[sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc, ch1]*** up to the sp before the hdc2tog, sk next 2 hdc, [sc, ch 1] in sp before the hdc2tog, [sc, ch 1] in sp after the hdc2tog, repeat from *** to *** up to the last 3 sts, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last corner st, ch 25, working in bl only, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across, join with sl st. Fasten Off.