Snowman Scrubby
Your kids will fight to do the dishes or beg to take a bath with the Snowman Scrubby. You can use this adorable snowman as a dish scrubber or as a scrubby for bath time, and either way, the kids will love it! A crochet pattern that is popular with adults and kids alike is a rare case, so take advantage of discovering it. Winter, doing dishes, and bath time don't have to boring with a cute snowman scrubby. Get your hook and yarn and start this project before you get too busy with the holidays.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 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 Size6 inch x 8.5 inch
Materials:
- RED HEART® Scrubby™: 1 ball each:
- 10 Coconut A
- 620 Lime B
- 905 Cherry C
- Small amounts of 258 Orange D and 12 Black E
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9]
- Yarn needle
Note: Scrubby is worked in nine pieces that are sewn together to form snowman. The mouth is embroidered with French knots.
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Special Stitches
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 (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop on hook). Skip the stitch “in front of” the Bpdc.
Fpdc (Front post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 2 loops (1 loop remains on hook). Skip the stitch “behind” the Fpdc.
Fpsc (front post single crochet) = Insert hook from front to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on your hook. Skip the stitch “behind” the Fpsc.
dc2tog (double crochet 2 stitches together) = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
HEAD
With A, ch 4.
Round 1: Work 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc); join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—12 dc.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), Fpdc around beginning ch of Round 1, 2 Fpdc around each of next 11 sts; join with slip st in top of beginning ch- 3—24 dc.
Round 3: Ch 3, 2 Fpdc around next st, [Fpdc around next st, 2 Fpdc around next st] 11 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—36 dc.
Round 4: Ch 3, Fpdc around next st, 2 Fpdc around next st, [Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, 2 Fpdc around next st] 11 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—48 dc.
Round 5: Ch 3, Fpdc around each of next 2 sts, 2 Fpdc around next st, [Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 2 Fpdc around next st] 11 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—60 dc.
Round 6: Ch 3, Fpdc around each of next 3 sts, 2 Fpdc around next st, [Fpdc around each of next 4 sts, 2 Fpdc around next st] 11 times; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3—72 dc.
Round 7: Ch 1, Fpsc around beginning ch-3 of Round 6, Fpsc around each remaining st; join with slip st in first st. Fasten off.
EYE (make 2)
With E, ch 4, slip st in first ch. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Pull the long tail all the way through the slip st and pull tightly.
Using photograph as a guide, sew eyes to head taking care to work sewing stitches near the surface so they do not show on back of head.
MOUTH
With E, using photograph as a guide, embroider 7 French knots in a curve for smile.
Cover (to hide French knots on back of head): With A, ch 13. Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew cover to back of head, covering the back of the French knots.
NOSE
With D, ch 7.
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across—6 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, sc2tog, sc in last 3 sc—5 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, sc2tog, sc in last 2 sc—4 sc.
Row 4: Ch 1, turn, [sc2tog] twice—2 sc.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew side edges together to form a cone. Using photograph as a guide, sew nose to head.
HAT (make 2)
Cuff (make 1 for each hat)
With C, ch 18.
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc) and in each ch across—16 dc.
Rows 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, [Fpdc around next st, Bpdc around next st] 7 times, dc in top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
Top (make 1 for each hat)
With B, ch 18.
Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc) and in each ch across—16 dc.
Rows 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), turn, dc in each st across.
Row 4: Ch 3, turn, [dc2tog] 7 times, dc in top of beginning ch-3—9 dc.
Row 5: Ch 3, turn, [dc2tog] 3 times, dc in next st, dc in top of beginning ch-3—6 dc. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
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Assembly
Sew a cuff to long straight edge of each hat top, overlapping the edges slightly. Using matching yarn colors, sew side edges of cuff/top pieces together, leaving lower edges unsewn. Place hat on head and sew in place.
HANGING LOOP
With C, ch 7; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring. Work 14 sc in ring.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew hanging loop to top center of hat.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
- A, B, C, etc. = Color A, Color B, Color C, etc
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.