This two-toned cotton baby bib is perfect for both baby girls and boys. It’s a great bib to gift at baby showers. Plus, you only need a small amount of yarn, making it a great way to clean up your cotton yarn.
The crochet bib has a bit of a lacy look to it, but not too lacy to defeat the purpose of a bib.
How It’s Crocheted
This bib is worked from the bottom up with single crochets, chain one spaces and half double crochets. Decreases are made in each row at the center point, which gives the shape to the bib.
A simple edging is worked with single crochets. The strings are worked in the edge along the top of the bib. You can work the edging with color A or color B as you wish. Above is shown with Color A, and in the image below it was done with Color B.
Another option that you have is to work it in two colors or in a solid color. In two colors, the colors are changed and fastened off after each row. It’s a lot of ends to weave in, but a great way to clean up your stash.
If you’re pressed for time making last-minute gifts, a solid color goes much quicker.
The Size
The crocheted bib is available in 2 different sizes. The large is approximately half an inch bigger than the small. But you can easily add more sizes in a multiple of 4. Then figure out your middle point as that is where the decrease is made, and then follow the pattern. Continue in the decrease pattern until the neckline is where you want it.
Below the larger size is shown on a 6 month. It is shown loose around neck, but you could tighten it up a bit for it to catch even more drips.
Other Patterns to Try
- Blossom Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
- Easy Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
- Cross-Over Long DC Crochet Baby Blanket
- Seed Stitch Bernat Baby Blanket Crochet Pattern
- Double Crochet and Cross Stitch Baby Blanket
Two-Toned Cotton Baby Bib
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% Cotton; 1.75 oz/50g; 80yds/73m) 2 colors
- Crochet Hook: H/5.00mm
- Other: Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Measures approximately 5 from the neck center down to the bottom point and 8" (8.5") across the widest points.
Abbreviations
- CA = Color A
- CB = Color B
- RS = Right Side
- WS = Wrong Side
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- Hdc = Half Double Crochet
- Hdc2tog = Half Double Crochet 2 Together
- Rep = Repeat
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sc2tog = Single Crochet 2 Stitches Together
- Sc3tog = Single Crochet 3 Stitches Together
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
To Change Color:
- Change color in the last stitch of the row: Work the stitch as normal until the last step and you have two loops left on hook; drop the old color, pick up the new color and draw through both loops to complete the stitch.
- Fasten off the old color after each color change.
Notes
- The pattern is written for the smallest size. Special instructions for the large bib are in the parentheses ().
- The crocheted bib is available in 2 different sizes. The large is approximately half an inch bigger than the small.
Instructions
- With CA, ch 36, (40), or any multiple of 4.
- Row 1 (RS): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and into next 15, (17) chs, sc3tog over next 3 chs, sc in last 16, (18) chs. Turn. [33, (37) sts]
- Row 2 (WS): With CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next st, sc in next st] 7, (8) times*, ch 1, sc3tog, ch 1, sc in next st; rep from * to *. Turn. [17, (19) sts and 16, (18) ch-1 sps]
- Row 3: With CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in first ch-1 sp and into next 6, (7) ch-1 sps, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc into next ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp across, hdc in last st. Turn. [31, (35) sts]
- Row 4: With CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc] 6 (7) times*; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc2tog in the sps before and after the hdc2tog; rep from * to *; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last st. Turn. [15, (17) sts and 14, (16) ch-1 sps]
- Row 5: With CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in first ch-1 sp and into next 5, (6) ch-1 sps, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc into next ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp across, hdc in last st. Turn. [27, (31) sts]
- Row 6: With CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc] 5 (6) times*; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc2tog in the sps before and after the hdc2tog; rep from * to *; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last st. Turn. [13, (15) sts and 12, (14) ch-1 sps]
- Row 7: With CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in first ch-1 sp and into next 4, (5) ch-1 sps, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc into next ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp across, hdc in last st. Turn. [23, (27) sts]
- Row 8: With CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc] 4 (5) times*; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc2tog in the sps before and after the hdc2tog; rep from * to *; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last st. Turn. [11, (13) sts and 10, (12) ch-1 sps]
- Row 9: With CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in first ch-1 sp and into next 3, (4) ch-1 sps, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc into next ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp across, hdc in last st. Turn. [19, (23) sts]
- Row 10: With CB, ch 1, sc in first st, *[ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in sp before next hdc] 3 (4) times*; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc2tog in the sps before and after the hdc2tog; rep from * to *; ch 1, sk next 2 hdc, sc in last st. Turn. [9, (11) sts and 8, (10) ch-1 sps]
- Row 11: With CA, ch 1, hdc in first st, 2 hdc in first ch-1 sp and into next 2, (3) ch-1 sps, hdc2tog over the next 2 ch-1 sps, 2 hdc into next ch-1 sp and into each ch-1 sp across, hdc in last st. [15, (19) sts] Do not turn after this round.
Edging and Tie-Strings:
- The edging and tie strings are worked into the same round.
- With color of choice, and RS facing, ch 1, sc evenly across first 4 sides working 3 sc into each of the 3 corners along the bottom of the bib.
- *Ch 40, working in back bumps, sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across*, sc into next 6, (8) sts, sc3tog, sc in last 6, (8) sts; rep from * to *, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off.
Beautiful. Love the way you used the two colors & also the colors u chose. Adorable bib, beautiful work that you do & many tks for sharing your talent. Love your site.
Thank you :)
Hi!
I am just now getting to that wonderful bib of yours but am having problems – 2nd row – I do what u hv in brkts 7x ch1 then I get stuck b/c I am going wrong somehow. I end up picking up 9 sts (is that correct?) sc3tog 3x = 9 sts, ch1, sc in nxt then try to repeat [ch1, sk nxt sc in nxt st] 7 x but only end up doing this 6x & I end up with 1 st left over. At end of row 1 I do get 33 sts. but when I try row 2 I fail somewhere. I hv tried several ways but still can’t get it. I am stuck & don’t know what to try next – can u help me? I don’t end up anywhere near 17 sts. Am I reading the instructions wrong???
Oh no, you only do the sc3tog once.. sorry that’s my bad.. I changed the pattern to just say sc3tog. Some prefer it the other way, but I think this is more standard.. Let me know if that does it or if you still have problems.
Okay, so I’ve updated the pattern and changed the part in row 2 ” sc3tog over next 3 sts” to say just “sc3tog”. And on the edging I changed the bl to back bumps when working into the chains.
If you’re still struggling with stitch count I would recommend to mark your first and last sts in each row, as well as the decrease sts in the center. That might help to pin point the problem… if not, would you send a pic?
Thanks so much. :)