Monday, January 18, 2016

Crochet Scrubbies - Various colors

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 I've made several scrubbers at this time, so I decided to play around with color changing. The colors do look very different in real life as opposed to photo colors. The colors I used were Blue, light Purple, Red and Orange.
 This is the side I start with, in the middle out.
 This is the side I end with

Total time = 2 hours 40 minutes to make all 5



·         6 mm crochet hook or J hook




Pattern:

Make a magic circle



Row 1

In the magic circle chain 3, and 11 Double crochet stitch (12 total)

Slip stitch to connect circle



Row 2

Double crochet into same stitch as chain 3

2 Double crochet in each stitch



Row 3 - Edge

Chain 1, single crochet stitch in the back loop only of each stitch



Row 4

Single crochet in back on each stitch for 4 stitches, then toggle 2 (decrease) and repeat



Row 5

Single crochet in back on each stitch for 2 stitches, then toggle 2 (decrease) and repeat



Row 6

Toggle 2 (decrease) and repeat until 5-6 stitches are left.



Closing off

Sew through the tops of the remaining stitches to close up the hole. On the last stitch you pull through, leave the loop and knot to finish off and secure.