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What kind off yarn?...etc.
I have a friend who bought one that was attached to a wooden spoon and she said it is wonderful for getting in tight areas such as coffee pots, quart jars etc.
Directions would also be appreciated if you have them.
Thank you in advance.
Sharon in Wisconsin where we are having a beautiful taste of Spring!!!
I have also used tulle or netting cut into 1" - 2" wide strips for a 'scraachier' scrubby.
Sometimes I will use both the cotton and tulle held together.
You can find patterns here:
http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/dishcloths.php
I make tons of these pot scrubbers and sell them at craft shows all over Iowa. Mine are simply made out of nylon net. I like to feel the nylon net before I buy it--because stiffer is better--but don't get that new stuff they make that's really stiff. It kills the fingers. I buy a bolt at a time, and cut the stuff into two inch strips. It takes 8 strips to make one of my potscrubbers.
Pot Scrubbers
I use a K crochet hook. I use 8 two-inch strips of nylon net sewn together.
Every stitch is a single crochet
To begin, chain 5 and join. Put two single crochets in each stitch until you have used up two of your strips. With the third strip, single crochet in one stitch, put two single crochets in the next, alternating until your third strip is used up. For the fourth, fifth, sixth, and half of the seventh strip, single crochet in each stitch. With the remaining one and a half strips, single crochet in every other stitch. (This pulls it back together and completes the scrubber.) If you have any left over net, just tear it off or pull it to the inside for a little extra body.
Hope you can make sense of the pattern. We found it on the internet and adapted it to what we wanted our potscrubbers to look like.
LornaBob
What kind off yarn?...etc.
I have a friend who bought one that was attached to a wooden spoon and she said it is wonderful for getting in tight areas such as coffee pots, quart jars etc.
Directions would also be appreciated if you have them.
Thank you in advance.
Sharon in Wisconsin where we are having a beautiful taste of Spring!!!
I use 1 strand of cotton and 1 strand of acrylic. It works rather well.
Just use a big hook, J-K and crochet a circle to the size you want. I make 2 circles and sew them together. Last forever.
Saw the Peaches and Cream yarn, pricey and not sure how scrubby it would be. Lovely colors though.
Linda
What kind off yarn?...etc.
I have a friend who bought one that was attached to a wooden spoon and she said it is wonderful for getting in tight areas such as coffee pots, quart jars etc.
Directions would also be appreciated if you have them.
Thank you in advance.
Sharon in Wisconsin where we are having a beautiful taste of Spring!!!
Hi Wisconsinite,
Go to: http://www.youtube.com in the search (at top of page) put in "scrubbies" you will have lots to check out. then do "loom made scrubbies" in the search area. Also try : http://www.authenticknittingboard.com go to the pattern section, Faith has several dish cloth patterns. I modified one of Faith's dc's using a coral pink cotton yarn twisted with pink tulle when wrapping the AKB boards. The pink and tulle was striped with cotton aqua (no tulle) every 4 rows, started and finished with aqua. Oops you said that bad word (crocheted) well the YouTube site has crocheted instructions to. Cutting tulle is very easy. Get the tulle on a tube (I know JoAnns and Michael's have it.) leave the plastic wrap on the roll, mark the roll 1" (2 if you prefer) in from the edge, all around, take a razor bladed (the break off slide out kind) knife extend the blade and cut on the marked line by rolling the tulle back and forth, you should feel a change when your cut gets to the cardboard tube. Do this on a large cutting board, protect the rest of the house. Your tulle flat yarn is ready. roll it into balls, take the plastic off the section you want to use, use it straight or braided, with yarn of all types or mixes. Have fun.
Moon Loomer
Carol K in OH