Chevron Crochet Scrubbie

Special Stitches

1. Fdc (foundation double crochet)
   Step 1: Ch 4, yarn over, insert hook in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch count as first dc), yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop on hook (the “chain”); [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice (first Fdc completed).
   Step 2: *Yarn over, insert hook into the “chain” of the previous stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop on hook (the “chain”); [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice (the “double crochet”). Repeat from * for each Fdc.

2. dc3tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.

Scrubbie

1. Row 1: With A, Fdc 28, turn—28 dc

2. Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), 2 dc in first st, dc in next 3 sts, *[dc3tog] twice, dc in next 3 sts*, [3 dc in next st] twice, dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * to * once, 3 dc in last st; change to B, turn

3. Rows 3–10: Repeat Row 2 and change color in the following color sequence: *Work 2 rows with B, 2 rows with A; repeat from * once; change to B at end of Row 10.

4. Edging Round: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, *hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 4 sts, hdc in next 3 sts*, sc in next 4 sts; repeat from * to * once, sc in next st, 2 sc in last st; working across ends of rows of first side, **3 sc in first row, 2 sc in next 8 rows, 3 sc in last row**; working in opposite side of foundation ch, 2 dc in first ch, dc in next ch, ***hdc in next 3 ch, sc in next 4 ch, hdc in next 3 ch***, dc in next 4 ch; repeat from *** to *** once, dc in next ch, 2 dc in last ch; working across ends of rows of other side; repeat from ** to ** once; join with slip st in first sc—104 sts. 

Finishing