Inspiration: This last holiday season, my hubby and I were tootling about and ran across a homespun holiday market. Whilst there, I found something called a scrubby. After purchasing a pack of three, I started inspecting it as we continued our Sunday drive….and quickly discovered I’d more than enough skill to crochet my own.
Even better? The yarn used is affordable, so I could gift them to everyone on my list without breaking the bank.
Using strands from both the Scrubby yarn and Scrubby Sparkle yarn, I set to work — after watching this video, to refresh my memory on how to create a magic circle, I set to work.
The initial magic circle is ten stitches. Then, using single crochet, I increased on every stitch. So by the time I hit the place holder, where I’d joined the magic circle together, there were now twenty stitches total. In the third row, I increased on every stitch again for a total of forty by the time I reached the safety pin again. Finally, in the last row, I just went once around without increasing, keeping the stitch total at forty.
Then, I tied off the yarn, and bam! I had a scrubby!
The upside to this particular craft is that once you find your rhythm, you can knock out a whole bunch quickly.
Helpful Hint: I discovered that, for about every one Scrubby Sparkle yarn ball used, I used two of the Scrubby ones.
Christie: OBVIOUSLY, I believe Miss Marple would enjoy crocheting scrubbies. They are simple, affordable, and practical — all attributes I think she would appreciate. Plus, one needs to take a break every now and again from crocheting kid’s clothes, jumpers, and blankets.
(FYI: This post, like all the ones I do, are not sponsored — just something I enjoy making.)
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