Retro Ornament Dish Scrubby
Even your sink can be decked for the holidays with the Retro Ornament Dish Scrubby. You'll want to scrub those plates, pots and pans after holiday meals with something that will keep you in the seasonal spirit. It's great for stocking stuffers, hostess gifts for holiday parties, and even as a fun gift tag that also works as a gift. It will be your cleanest holiday season yet because you won't have to worry about gross sponges with this crochet pattern.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeGauge is not critical for this project.
Finished Size5 inch x 6 inch
Materials:
- RED HEART® Scrubby™: 1 ball each:
- 258 Orange A
- 709 Bubblegum B
- 905 Cherry C
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 4mm [US G-6]
- Yarn needle
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Notes
- Scrubby is worked in joined rounds, with same side facing at all times. Do not turn at the end of rounds
- Yarn quantities are sufficient to make both ornaments.
- To change color, work last stitch of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete the stitch. Proceed with new color. Cut old color.
Special Stitches
Cl (2 treble crochet cluster) = *[Yarn over] twice, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice; repeat from * once more, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
Bpdc (back post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around the post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice. Skip the stitch “in front of” the Bpdc.
Special Technique
Join with Bpdc (join with back post double crochet) = Place slip knot on hook, yarn over, insert hook from back side of work to front and to back again around the post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice. Skip the stitch “in front of” the Bpdc.
Color Sequence for Ornament #1: Work 1 round each with A, B, A, C, C, and B.
Color Sequence for Ornament #2: Work 1 round each with C, A, C, B, A, and C.
ORNAMENT (make 2 – 1 in each color sequence)
With first color, ch 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), work 11 more dc in ring changing to 2nd color in last dc; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3—12 dc.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first hdc, ch 1), hdc in next st, [ch 1, hdc in next st] 10 times, ch 1 and change to 3rd color; join with slip st in 2nd ch of beginning ch-3—12 hdc and 12 ch-1 spaces.
Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), 2hdc in next ch-1 space, [hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next ch-1 space] 11 times changing to 4th color in last hdc; join with slip st in 2nd ch of beginning ch-2—36 hdc.
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in same st as joining, dc in next 2 sts, [2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts] 11 times, do not change color; join with slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3—48 dc. Fasten off.
Round 5: With right side facing, join 5th color with Bpdc around any st, Bpdc around each remaining st and change to 6th color in last st; join with slip st in top of first Bpdc—48 Bpdc.
Round 6: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in same st as joining, hdc in next st, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st] 10 times, dc in next st, tr in next st, Cl in each of next 2 sts, tr in next st, dc in next st, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next st] 10 times; join with slip st in 2nd ch of beginning ch—69 sts.
Do not fasten off.
Hanging Loop: Ch 12, slip st in same st as joining.
Fasten off.
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FINISHING
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, and C = Color A, Color B, and Color C
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
st(s) = stitch(es)
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified