Lemon Peel Stitch Double-Sided Scrubby Dish Cloth by Jen Jesse

Lemon Peel Stitch Double-Sided Scrubby Dish Cloth

Crochet
January 2021
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Aran
+ Aran
= Aran (8 wpi) ?
5.5 mm (I)
US
English
This pattern is available for free.

Supplies:

  • scrubby yarn - I used the “Capri” colorway in Red Heart Scrubby Yarn. This is a #4/medium/worsted weight yarn, although the strands are very thin compared to ‘regular’ yarn.
  • non-scrubby yarn - which I will call “soft yarn” for convenience. I used the only yarn I had on hand that coordinated well with my scrubby yarn and was the same weight - Big Twist Value Yarn in Cornflower Blue. This is also a #4/medium/worsted weight yarn.
  • crochet hook - matching the largest gauge your yarn calls for. In this example, my scrubby yarn called for I/9/5.5mm hook, while my soft yarn called for an H/8/5.0mm hook. I used the larger size, I/9/5.5mm with nice easy tension and it worked well for me.
  • scissors - of course, for cutting the yarn.
  • tapestry needle - for weaving in ends. If you don’t have one, you can use a hook to weave ends, or just tuck them between the layers of the scrubber.
  • stitch markers - optional, but helpful with the textured scrubby yarn. I used one to mark the slip stitch in the foundation chain; putting some at the end of the first row, and the beginning and end of the last double-yarn row i.e., in each corner of the work may also be helpful.

My finished work with these yarns is about 5.5” wide by 5” tall. If you want a different size, the pattern will include notes for how to make adjustments.

Note: People usually suggest using 100% cotton yarn for projects that will get wet - the scrubby yarn (presumably designed for scrubbing wet things) is 100% polyester, although I see online now that cotton versions are available; and my random matching yarn is also 100% acrylic. Cotton would probably be better, but here we are…maybe next time I make a scrubby cloth ;)

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