Sturdy Scrub Cloth

by Priscilla Hewitt ©2000

This double-thick scrubber works well in the kitchen but can also be used to scub fiberglass tubs, cars, etc. Worked in one piece, it has a nylon "scrubber" side and a cotton side.

The stitch used is Helena's Potholder Stitch.

Materials:

About 2 oz. each of Worsted weight cotton yarn and Needleloft 100% nylon

(plastic canvas) yarn

Crochet hook size G

Gauge and size aren’t real important, but mine measured about 7”.

With ww cotton, ch 31

Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, changing to nylon

yarn in the last sc as follows: insert hook into last ch and pull up a loop, pull

loop of nylon yarn through 2 remaining loops on hook; tie end of nylon yarn

to ww yarn; ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Carrying cotton yarn across under stitches, insert hook in the back

loop only of the first sc AND into the unworked loop of the first foundation

ch; complete sc; (insert hook in the back loop only of the next sc AND into

the unworked loop of the next foundation ch; complete sc) across, changing

to cotton yarn as follows: insert hook into the back loop only of the last sc

AND into the unworked loop of the last foundation ch, pull up a loop, pull

loop of cotton yarn through 2 remaining loops on hook; ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Carrying nylon yarn across under stitches, insert hook in the back

loop only of the first sc AND into the unworked loop of the first sc on the

previous row; complete sc; (insert hook in the back loop only of the next sc

AND into the unworked loop of the next sc on the previous row; complete

sc) across, changing to nylon yarn as follows: insert hook into the back loop

only of the last sc AND into the unworked loop of the last sc on the previous

row, pull up a loop, pull loop of nylon yarn through 2 remaining loops on

hook; ch 1, turn.

Row 4: Carrying cotton yarn across under stitches, insert hook in the back

loop only of the first sc AND into the unworked loop of the first sc on the

previous row; complete sc; (insert hook in the back loop only of the next sc

AND into the unworked loop of the next sc on the previous row; complete

sc) across, changing to cotton yarn as follows: insert hook into the back loop

only of the last sc AND into the unworked loop of the last sc on the previous

row, pull up a loop, pull loop of cotton yarn through 2 remaining loops on

hook; ch 1, turn.

Rows 5-40: (Repeat rows 3 and 4) 18 times. Cut nylon after row 40 and tie

to cotton securely.

Row 41: Insert hook through both loops of the first sc on row 40 and into

the skipped loop of the first sc on row 39; complete sc, (insert hook through

both loops of the next sc on row 40 and into the skipped loop of the next sc

on row 39; complete sc) across; do not turn.

Edging

Round 1: Sc evenly around the next 3 sides of the cloth, working a ch 15 in

any corner for a hanging loop, if desired.

Round 2: Sl st in each of the sc’s on row 41; continue working sl st’s in each

of the sc’s and ch’s around; join with a sl st to the first sl st. Fasten off.

Weave in ends.

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