Soap Apron

Hate looking at the label on the dish soap? Cover it up with this fun soap apron crochet pattern. You only need a small amount of blue and white yarn.

Materials:

• Yarn: Lily Sugar n’ Cream (70.9 g/2.5 oz)

Main Color (MC): (Blue) 1 ball
Contrast A: (White) 1 ball

• Crochet Hook: Size 4 mm (U.S. G or 6) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.

Gauge: 14 sc and 15 rows = 4 ins [10 cm].

Instructions:

With MC, ch 11.
1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. 1 sc in each ch to end of ch. 10 sc. Turn.
2nd row: Ch 1. 2 sc in first sc. 1 sc in each sc to last sc. 2 sc in last sc. Turn.
3rd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each sc to end of row. Turn.
4th to 7th rows: As 2nd and 3rd rows twice. 16 sc.
8th row: As 3rd row.
9th row: Ch 1. Draw up a loop in each of first 2 sc. Yoh and draw through all 3 loops on hook - sc2tog made. 1 sc in each sc to last 2 sc. Sc2tog over last 2 sc. Turn.
10th row: Ch 1. 1 sc in each st to end of row. Turn.
11th to 16th rows: As 9th and 10th rows 3 times. 8 sc.
17th to 22nd rows: As 2nd and 3rd rows 3 times. 14 sc.
23rd row: As 3rd row.
24th to 31st rows: As 9th and 10th rows 3 times. 8 sc. Fasten off.

Edging: 1st rnd: With RS of work facing, join A with sl st to top left corner of Apron. Ch 1. Work 1 rnd of sc evenly around outer edge. Join with sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

Top Loop: With RS of work facing, join A with sl st to corner sc at upper edge. Ch 13. Join with sl st to opposite corner sc at upper edge. Fasten off.

Ties (make 2).
With RS of work facing, join A with sl st to sc at "waist". Ch 39. Fasten off.