Checkered two piece Apron- Free Crochet Pattern

Who says an apron should only be one piece? If you’re an ‘apron wearer’ let’s get creative crocheting this checkered two piece apron.

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I wanted this apron to be the prettiest thing you see when you go to your kitchen. Good thing I had the colours, even though I’d had these balls of yarn for over 6 months before I got the idea to turn them into this apron.

The yarn used is a sturdy all natural cotton fibre

Then I got thinking, ‘why not make this a two piece’? So you have the option to choose how you wear your apron. I’ve never seen a two piece apron (never searched the internet anyway).

And if you like to have pockets on your apron, there’s space for that. Just fix it at the back. Who says all pockets have to be in front anyway? And if you want the pockets at the front, just wear it the opposite way. Win-win!

This apron is worked in 2 pieces with a sample graph that you may find useful if you’d rather not read through the repititiveness of the pattern.

Only the sample graph for the Skirt is in this pattern. You will see the sample graph for the Top in the PDF.

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Finished size

Skirt: 18” tall by 18.5” wide

Top: 12” tall by 14’5” at widest part (excluding neck loop)

Gauge: 13 rows x 17 sts = 4×4

You’ll need

• 5 balls worsted weight cotton yarn. In this pattern, Lily Sugar n Cream in colours

Tea Rose (3) : 2.5oz/70g, 120yds/109m

Blue Jean (1) in Super Size: 4oz/113g, 200yds/184m

Indigo (1) in Super Size: 4oz/113g, 200yds/184m

• 4.5 & 5mm hooks
• Sew on Snaps– size 10mm (11 pieces)
• Needle

Stitches/Abbreviation

HDC- half double crochet

SC- single crochet

FHDC- foundation half double crochet

DC- double crochet

CH- chain

SL ST- slip stitch

TR- tea rose

BJ- blue jean

IN- indigo

Notes:

• Pattern written in U.S terms
• There will be some changing of hooks along the way so please be mindful of this
• Chain 1 does not count as a stitch
• If you’d rather not follow the repetitive written pattern, the graphs will be a good guide

Useful Tutorials

• Colour changing
• FHDC
• FSC

Pattern

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Skirt

With 5mm hook and TR, Chain 61

Row 1: HDC in 2^nd ch from hook, HDC in 5. BJ, HDC in 6. *TR, HDC in 6. BJ, HDC in 6. Repeat from * across. Ch1, turn

Row 2: *BJ, HDC in 6. TR, HDC in 6. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 3-4: * repeat row 1 & 2. End row 4 with new colour (IN)

Row 5: *with indigo, HDC in 6. TR, HDC in 6. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 6: *TR, HDC in 6. IN, HDC in 6. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn

Rows 7-8: repeat row 5 & 6

Rows 9-44: repeat rows 1-8 till 44^th row

Break off BJ and IN.

Skirt will measure approx. 15” tall by 14” wide

Edging

Tip for working the edge- make 1 HDC on each row of boxes. That means you’ll have 4 HDCs on each box

Start with TR

Round 1: with TR, HDC in same stich, HDC evenly to the bottom, 2HDC in bottom corner

Switch to 4.5mm (don’t worry if the edge curves, that’s the point of using the smaller hook)

HDC across

Switch to 5mm, 2HDC in corner, HDC across. Ch 1, turn

Round 2- 3: repeat as for round 1

Round 4: join IN, DC across, 2DC in corner

With 4.5mm, DC across,

With 5mm, 2DC in corner, DC across

Round 5: with BJ, repeat round 4

Round 6: with TR and 4.5mm, SC in first st, *Ch 3, SC in next. Repeat from * around. Break yarn, weave in tails

Band– with 4.5mm (see photo for guide)

Row 1: FSC 70, join to Skirt with SC2tog, SC 70, SC2tog, FSC 70 (see photo 3 for how to start). Ch 1, turn

Row 2: SC 70, HDC 72, SC 70. Ch 1, turn

Row 3: repeat row 2. Break yarn, weave in tails

Top

Row 1: with TR and 4.5mm, FSC 60. Ch 1, turn

Row 2: HDC across

Row 3: with 5mm, IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across. ch 1, turn

Row 4: *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across. ch 1, turn

Row 5: IN, HDC2tog, HDC 4. TR, HDC 6. *IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat across, end with TR, HDC 4, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 6: TR, HDC 5. IN, HDC 6. *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with HDC 5. Ch 1, turn

Row 7: TR, HDC2tog, HDC 3. BJ, HDC 6. *TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from *across, end with BJ, HDC 3 HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 8: BJ, HDC 4. TR, HDC 6. *BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 4. Ch 1, turn

Row 9: TR, HDC2tog, HDC 2. *BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with BJ, HDC 2, HDC2tog in last 2 sts. Ch 1, turn

Row 10: BJ, HDC 3. *TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 3. Ch 1, turn

Row 11: IN, HDC2tog, HDC 1. *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 1, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 12: TR, HDC 2. *IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 1, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 13: IN, HDC2tog. *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC2tog. Ch1, turn

Row 14: TR, HDC 1. IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 1. Ch 1, turn

Row 15: BJ, HDC2tog, HDC 5. TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 5, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 16: *TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across. ch 1, turn

Row 17: BJ, HDC2tog, HDC 4. *TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 4, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 18: TR, HDC 5. *BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with BJ, HDC 5. Ch 1, turn

Row 19: TR, HDC2tog, HDC 3. *IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 3, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 20: IN, HDC 4. *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 4. Ch 1, turn

Row 21: TR, HDC2tog, HDC 2. * IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 2, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 22: IN, HDC 3. *TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 3. Ch 1, turn

Row 23: BJ, HDC2tog, HDC 1. *TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 1, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 24: TR, HDC 2. *BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with BJ, HDC 2. Ch 1, turn

Row 25: BJ, HDC2tog. TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC2tog. Ch 1, turn

Row 26: TR, HDC 1. BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with BJ, HDC 1. Ch 1, turn

Row 27: TR, HDC 1. IN, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 1. Ch1, turn

Row 28: IN, HDC 1. TR, HDC 6. IN, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 1. Ch 1, turn

Row 29: repeat row 27

Row 30: repeat row 28

Row 31: BJ, HDC 1. TR, HDC 6. BJ, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with TR, HDC 1. Ch 1, turn

Row 32: TR, HDC 1. BJ, HDC 6. TR, HDC 6. Repeat from * across, end with IN, HDC 1. Ch1, turn

Row 33: repeat row 31

Row 34: repeat row 32

Edging

Round 1: with TR, HDC in same stich, HDC evenly to the bottom, 2HDC in bottom corner

Switch to 4.5mm

HDC across

Switch to 5mm, 2HDC in corner, HDC across. Chain 70, Sl st in 1^st HDC. (be careful not to twist the chain)

Round 2: Ch 1, HDC across, 2HDC in corner

With 4.5mm, HDC across

With 5mm, 2HDC in corner, HDC across. Continue to HDC in the chains, sl st in 1^st HDC. Break yarn, weave in tails

Top edging (see photo number 4)

Join TR with Slip stitch, Chain 3, skp next st, slip st in next. Repeat from * across. Break yarn, weave in tails

Attaching the Snap Ons

On the skirt

• lay the skirt on the top and be sure the squares align
• You will be sewing on the skirt first. Sew the snap ons on the 2nd row at the edge of each square

On the top

• first lay the skirt on, then guage where you need to sew the snap on.It should also be at the edge of each square

Pocket (optional)

Row 1: FHDC 24, chain 1, turn

Row 2: HDC across, chain 1, turn

Rows 3-23: HDC across

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