Bib Apron Pattern #3104

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON
3 400-yd. Balls White and 1 250-yd. Ball of Color.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

WAIST BAND. With Color, ch a little longer than waist size, work 1 d c in 3rd st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st or until correct size, (cut off remaining ch) ch 3, turn, work 3 d c, ch 4 for buttonhole, skip 4 sts, 1 d c in each remaining d c, ch 3, turn and work 1 more row of d c, break thread. Attach White and work a row of star sts all around. Star st: ch 3, pick up the 2nd and 3rd st from hook, the next 2 d c, thread over and pull through all loops on needle, ch 1, (the ch 1 is termed the eye of the star st) * pick up the eye, side of star and the next 2 d c, thread over and pull through all loops on needle, ch 1, repeat from * all around, break thread.
The apron section is worked over the 60 center star sts.
Ch 3, pick up the 2nd and 3rd st of ch, top and eye of star st, thread over and pull through all loops on needle, ch 1, * pick up the eye and side of star st just made, the side and eye of star st in previous row and complete star st, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn and repeat star st row until work measures about 3¼ inches.
Next Row is worked in d c, (all increases are made in the d c rows) ch 3, ** 2 d c over 1 loop of 1st star st, 1 d c in eye of star st, 2 d c over loop of next star st, 1 d c in eye of star st, * 1 d c over loop of next star st, 1 d c in eye of star st, repeat from * 8 times, then repeat from ** across row ending with an increase in the last 2 star sts, break thread. Join Color and work 2 rows of star sts, break thread. Join White and work star sts for 3¼ inches. Repeat d c row. Continue in same manner until there are 4 White stripes and 4 Color stripes. With White, work a row of s c around 2 sides and lower edge of apron working 28 s c over each White stripe, 4 s c over each Color stripe and 2 s c over loops of each star st on lower edge.
BIB. Work over the 40 center star sts until bib measures about 6½ inches, then start shaping. Work over 20 sts, ch 2, turn, decrease by working in loop of 1st star st, eye of 1st star st, loop and eye of next star st, complete st and work to end of row.
Next Row—Work 17 star sts, then decrease by picking up the side of star st just made, eye of star st, side of next star st and the ch 2, complete st and continue working back and forth in same manner until there are 4 star sts in row. Continue on the 4 star sts for 21 inches, break thread and work other side to correspond.
RUFFLE. Join White, * ch 6, skip 3 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around, ch 6, turn.
2nd Row—Skip 1st loop, s c in next loop, * ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around and sl st in same space with 1st loop, ch 7, turn.
3rd Row—Skip 1st loop, s c in next loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around working last loop in same space as previous row, ch 7, turn.
4th Row—Same as 3rd row ending row in next star st of band, ch 7, turn.
5th Row—Skip 1st loop, s c in next loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * to lower edge of apron, then increase, * ch 7, s c over next loop, ch 7, s c over same loop, ch 7, s c over next loop, repeat from * across lower edge and work other side to correspond. Work one more row of 7 ch loops, break thread.
SCALLOP. Join Color in loop, ** ch 3, * 2 d c in same space, ch 3, sl st in last d c for picot, ch 2, repeat from * twice, ch 3, s c in next loop and repeat from ** all around. Around bib, band and straps work a row of star sts in Color and finish band with a button.