Easy Adult Bib Crochet Pattern

Sloppy shaving, messy meals, or makeup mishaps – protect your clothes with an easy adult bib! This beginner-friendly crochet pattern is fast and fun in easy-to-wash cotton yarn. Make a bunch so you always have a clean one on hand.

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Adaptive Design

I designed this easy adult bib for myself, after dropping a makeup brush one too many times when I was in a hurry. The wrap-around, buttoned design can be put on and removed quickly, without messing up your hair.

The bib could also be useful for adults who have physical challenges that make eating or drinking messier. If the button might be a struggle for the user, consider replacing it with a snap, hook and loop closure, or other closure instead.

Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Yarn

Lion Brand generously provided the 24/7 cotton yarn for this design. It’s a soft and sturdy, 100% mercerized cotton yarn that holds up well to repeated washing. For my bib I chose colors 108G Denim and 107I Sky.

Easy Adult Bib

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Materials

• Yarn: Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton worsted weight yarn
  • 175 yds 108G Denim
  • 10 yds 107I Sky
• Hook: US size H (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to match gauge
• Notions:
  • Yarn needle
  • 1″ button, or another type of closure (e.g. snaps or hook and loop)
  • Stitch marker

Project Level

Easy – Mostly double crochet, some shaping and edging.

Size

Width: 11 inches

Length from neck to bottom edge: 13 inches

Neck opening circumference: 20 inches

Gauge

11 dc x 6.5 rows = 4 inches.

Abbreviations used

Recommended Resources

Instructions:

Foundation Chain: Ch 70.

Yoke

Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (skipped chs count as first dc), dc in each of next 8 chs, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, dc in each of next 16 chs, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, dc in each of next 12 chs, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, dc in each of next 16 chs, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch, dc in each of last 10 chs. (72 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc throughout), turn, [dc in each st across to next ch-1 sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp] 4 times, dc in each remaining st across. (80 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

If using a button as shown in the sample, work the buttonhole version of row 3. If using some other kind of closure that does not require a hole, work the “other closures” version of row 3.

Row 3 (buttonhole): Ch 3, turn, [dc in each st across to next ch-1 sp, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp] 4 times, dc in each st across to last 5 sts, 2 dc in next st, sk next st, dc in each of last 3 sts. (88 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

OR Row 3 (for other closures): Repeat row 2. (88 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Rows 4-6: Repeat row 2. (104 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)

Do not fasten off.

Front

Row 7 (RS): Turn, sl st in each st across to first ch-1 sp, sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in each st across to next ch-1 sp, dc in ch-1 sp, sk all remaining sts. (30 dc)

Rows 8-19: Ch 3, turn, dc in each st across. (30 dc)

Row 20: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), turn, sk first dc, dc in each st across to last 2 dc, dc2tog. (28 dc)

Rows 21-22: Repeat row 20. (24 dc)

Do not fasten off.

Edging

The purpose of rnd 1 of edging is to sc evenly around the entire edge of the bib, putting a ch-1 sp in each corner. The exact number of stitches is not important as long as the fabric does not pucker or ruffle.

Rnd 1: (Total of 257 sc, 8 ch-1 sps)

• Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across, ch 1. (24 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)
• Working in sides of rows: Work 30 sc evenly spaced across front panel, ending in the first ch-1 sp on the yoke. (30 sc)
• Working into the yoke sts: [Sc in each st across to next ch-1 sp, (sc, ch-1, sc) in ch-1 sp] twice, sc in each st across to end of row, ch 1. (73 sc, 3 ch-1 sps)
• Working into sides of rows along end of yoke: Work 8 sc evenly spaced across, ch 1. (8 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)
• Working into bottom of foundation chain: Sc in each ch across, ch 1. (68 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)
• Working into sides of rows along end of yoke: Work 8 sc evenly spaced across, ch 1. (8 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)
• Working into the yoke sts: Sc in each st across to the ch-1 sp where the front panel starts. (16 sc)
• Starting in the ch-1 sp and working in sides of rows: Work 30 sc evenly spaced across front panel, ch 1, join with sl st to first st. (30 sc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Fasten off.

With RS facing, join Sky in any ch-1 sp.

Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-1 sp, (sc in each st across to next ch-1 sp, 3 sc in ch-1 sp) 7 times, sc in each st across to end. (281 sc)

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

If you are using a different type of closure, attach that closure instead of button.

Attach button: Lay bib flat, right side up, so that yoke forms a square with the open edges overlapping and the buttonhole on top. Mark the spot underneath the buttonhole and sew the button onto this spot.

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