Friday, March 11, 2011

Tulle Dish Scrubbers- Crochet

Tulle Dish Scrubbers
Crochet pattern by Nadine Borovicka
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A crocheted dish scrubber that is great to use to remove that stuck on stuff. But it is gentle enough to not ruin your dishes. One side is smoother while the other has ridges from working in the back look. Made from a roll of tulle that can be found in your local craft stores wedding aisle, I can get about 4 or 5 smaller or 2 to 3 larger scrubbers from each roll.
Materials:
1, 6 inch roll of tulle- usually about 25 yards long
Size I crochet hook
Scissors

Abbreviations:
SC- single crochet
Dec- decrease
DC- double crochet
Ch- chain
BLO- back loop only
St(s)- stitch(es)

Directions:

Prepare Tulle-
Take the roll of tulle and cut it in half lengthwise. This should give you two strips of tulle approximately 25 yds long and 3 inches wide. These can be tied together and rolled into a ball to work from. Your cut doesn’t have to be super straight. The strips will be bunched up when you work with them, so uneven edges won’t show. And knots in the strips aren’t a problem. The ends of the knot can be moved to the inside of the scrubber to provide a bit of stuffing.
Small Scrubber (approximately 3 inch diameter)-
Front Back


1. Make a slip knot and ch 4 (counts as first dc).
2. 11 dc in 4th ch from hook, join to first dc in the back loop (12 sts).
3. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Dc in same st as ch 3. Then 2 dc in each st around, join to first dc. (24 sts)
4. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), in BLO work dc’s evenly around, join to first dc. This will create the sides of the scrubber. (24 sts)
5. From this point on, work in a spiral without joining at the end of each round. Ch 2, in BLO *sc in each of the next 4 dc, dec over the next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. (20 sts)
6. In BLO, *sc in each of the next 2 sc, dec over the next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. (15 sts)
7. Skipping sts to keep the work flat, dec around in BLO until you reach the center.
8. Fasten off and weave in ends. I just use a crochet hook to pull all of the ends to the inside.

Large Scrubber (approximately 5 inch diameter)-
Front Back


1. Make a slip knot and ch 4 (counts as first dc).
2. 11 dc in 4th ch from hook, join to first dc in the back loop (12 sts).
3. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Dc in same st as ch 3. Then 2 dc in each st around, join to first dc. (24 sts)
4. Ch 3 (counts as first dc). Dc in same st as ch 3. Dc in next st. *2 dc in next st, dc in next st. Repeat from * around. (36 sts)
5. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), in BLO work dc’s evenly around, join to first dc. This will create the sides of the scrubber. (36 sts)
6. From this point on, work in a spiral without joining at the end of each round. Ch 2, in BLO *sc in each of the next 4 dc, dec over the next 2 dc. Repeat from * around. (30 sts)
7. In BLO, *sc in each of the next 2 sc, dec over the next 2 sc. Repeat from * around.
8. Skipping sts to keep the work flat, dec around in BLO until you reach the center.
9. Fasten off and weave in ends.

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Hamthrax
Crochet pattern by Nadine Borovicka
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A crocheted model of the H1N1 virus with a bit of a twist. It is not only covered with beads representing the two proteins covering the surface of the virus, but it also has a snout. Send your loved ones the gift of swine flu.

Materials:
Worsted weight yarn- pink in color
Size F crochet hook
2 colors of beads-
Sewing needle and thread that blends into yarn
Stuffing
Yarn needle

Abbreviations:
MC- magic circle
SC- single crochet
Inc- increase
Dec- decrease
BPSC- back post single crochet
Ch- chain
Sl st- slip stitch

Directions:
-Body, working in a spiral
1. MC, 6 sc in circle (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. [sc, inc] around (18)
4. [sc, sc, inc] around (24)
5. [sc, sc, sc, inc] around (30)
6. [sc, sc, sc, sc, inc] around (36)
7 -12. Sc around (36)
13.[sc, sc, sc, sc, dec] around (30)
14.[sc, sc, sc, dec] around (24)
15.[sc, sc, dec] around (18)
16.[sc, dec] around (12), stuff firmly
17.Dec around (6)
Fasten off

-Snout
1. MC, 6 sc in circle (6)
2. Inc around, sl st to join to 1st sc of round (12)
3. Ch 1, BPSC around (12) this creates the ridge of the snout.
4. Sc around, sl st to join to 1st sc of round (12), fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Sew snout onto body. I used it to cover up the hole in the body where I fastened off. Sew beads all over body in a random pattern. Feel free to get creative with placement and colors at this point. I used a fabric marker to make nostrils on the snout. You could also add eyes if you wanted to.

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