Monica Knits

Inspired by the Trio of Orange Delights from a recent Paint Creek Trail hike, the peaches and cream baby bib features include self locking leaf-shaped ties in contrasting colors and a rocking horse embellished with leaf green floss. As I look at the photo of the bib, the ties and shape could also represent a castle with turrets, if other colors were selected.

Bib Self TiesConstructed entirely of cotton for absorbency and softness, the bib edges are reinforced and accented with a garter stitch border. The garter stitch theme is carried to the leaves of the neckband. The color chart for the rocking horse was designed using the spreadsheet technique described in the second article on the uses of spreadsheets in knitting.

Supplies

1. Two (2) 3.0 mm straight needles.
2. Three (3) 3.0 mm dpns (for self-ties).
3. One (1) darning needle for weaving in yarn ends.
4. One (50 gm) spool each of Cotton Perle in colors 6650 and 6653.
5. One hank of 6 strand cotton embroidery floss (WR 188) green (see photo at right). WR is a White Rose brand. I did not find an equivalent DMC color.
6. One (1) tapestry needle for outlining rocking horse with floss.
7. Row counters, yarn, and sewing or knit gauge.

If you are interested in creating your own graphic or design for the bib, or to see how this one was developed, read the related article: Using a Spreadsheet to Chart Colors.