Creating a crochet kitchen dish scrubber is a practical and eco-friendly project. Here’s a free pattern along with a step-by-step description to make your very own crocheted dish scrubber.

Materials Needed:

  1. Cotton yarn in your preferred color (worsted weight works well)
  2. Crochet hook (size H/5.00mm or as per your yarn label)
  3. Scissors
  4. Yarn needle for weaving in ends

Abbreviations:

  • ch: chain
  • sc: single crochet
  • inc: increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
  • dec: decrease (single crochet 2 stitches together)
  • st(s): stitch(es)

Instructions:

Step 1: Create a Magic Ring

Start with a magic ring. If you’re not familiar with this technique, here’s how:

  1. Make a loop with your yarn, leaving a tail of about 4 inches.
  2. Insert your hook through the loop from front to back.
  3. Yarn over and pull up a loop (you’ll have two loops on your hook).
  4. Chain 1 to secure the loop.

Step 2: Round 1

Inside the magic ring, make 6 single crochet stitches. To do this:

  1. Insert your hook into the magic ring.
  2. Yarn over and pull up a loop (two loops on the hook).
  3. Yarn over again and pull through both loops on the hook.
  4. Repeat this process for a total of 6 single crochet stitches in the magic ring.

Step 3: Rounds 2-4

Now, you’ll start increasing to form a flat circle:

  1. In the first round, make 2 single crochet stitches in each stitch around (12 stitches).
  2. In the second round, make 1 single crochet in the first stitch, then 2 single crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern around (18 stitches).
  3. In the third round, make 1 single crochet in the first two stitches, then 2 single crochets in the next stitch. Repeat this pattern around (24 stitches).
  4. In the fourth round, make 1 single crochet in each stitch around (24 stitches).

Step 4: Rounds 5-8

Now, you’ll continue with rounds of single crochet without any increases:

  1. Make 1 single crochet in each stitch for rounds 5-8 (24 stitches in each round).

Step 5: Rounds 9-11

To create a slight curve for scrubbing, you’ll start decreasing:

  1. In round 9, make 1 single crochet in the first two stitches, then decrease by crocheting 2 stitches together. Repeat this pattern around (18 stitches).
  2. In round 10, make 1 single crochet in the first stitch, then decrease by crocheting 2 stitches together. Repeat this pattern around (12 stitches).
  3. In round 11, decrease in every stitch around (6 stitches).

Step 6: Finishing

  1. Cut your yarn, leaving a tail of about 6 inches.
  2. Thread the yarn tail through your yarn needle and weave it through the remaining 6 stitches.
  3. Pull tight to close the hole.
  4. Weave in any remaining yarn tails.

Your crochet kitchen dish scrubber is complete! This reusable scrubber is great for cleaning dishes and is machine washable. Enjoy making a set in various colors to brighten up your kitchen.