machine washable dish scrubbers!
If you’re like me, you may be not really surprised and yet still a little alarmed to learn that your kitchen sponge is by far the filthiest thing in your house. You might as well wipe off your toilet seat and then wash your dishes with the same rag – it would be more sanitary.
Sure, you could boil your sponges, or soak them in bleach solution, but that’s creating another chore. It’s another step in cleaning the kitchen. I don’t know about you, but if the dishes are clean, the counter and floor are not sticky, then I am done.
You know what we need, dear reader? A machine washable dish scrubber. Do the dishes, rinse out the food particles, and throw it in with the towels. No more patient zero kitchen sponge, and no extra work in kitchen cleaning.
This is a great practical way to use up scraps and oddballs. I was thrilled to finally come up with a suitable use for my lime green economy acrylic. (I inherited it!) For this project, the stiffer the acrylic, the better.
Materials
- a small amount of worsted weight cotton yarn (less then 1 oz)
- a small amount of worsted weight acrylic or nylon yarn (less than 1 oz)
- size ‘H’ hook (or ‘I’ hook if you crochet tightly)
Gauge isn’t important for this pattern.
Special Stitch – Popcorn stitch: 5 dc in next st, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 5th stitch behind loop, pull loop through
 popcorn stitch step 1 |
 Popcorn stitch step 2 |
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Soft Side – with cotton yarn:
Rnd 1: make magic loop, ch 3, 14 dc in loop, pull magic loop tight, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3
Alternate Rnd 1: ch 5, join with sl st in 1st ch to make ring, ch 3, 14 dc in ring, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3
Rnd 3: ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc, * 2 dc in next st, 2 dc * around, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3
Fasten off.
Scrubby Side – with acrylic or nylon yarn;
Rnd 1: same as rnd 1 of the soft side
Rnd 2: ch 3, dc in same st, *popcorn st, dc in same st, 2 dc in next st* around, sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3 – There should 7 popcorn stitches.
Rnd 3: ch 3, popcorn st in same st, dc in same st, 1 dc *dc in first dc of popcorn st, 2 dc in next st, popcorn st, 2 dc in next st* around. The popcorn sts in this round should be in the second of the three dcs between popcorn sts in the previous round. In last st, work 3 dc; sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch 3 – There should be 8 popcorn sts.
If your scrubby side is a little smaller than your soft side, then work Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st, *3 sc, 2 sc in next st* to last 5 sts; 3 sc, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc, sl st in beg ch
Assembly
Trim the tails in the center of each piece so they are no longer than the radius of the circle. Hold the pieces wrong sides together and join with slip stitches around. Fasten off. Weave in tails, or tie them together and trim the ends to form a loop if you want to hang it for storage.
