My poor hubby! Last but not least for the 2012 Christmas season, I stitched Matthew’s crochet kitchen scrubby pad. In our house, the cook does not do dishes. That being the case, my husband does more dishes than me because I do most of the cooking. He watched me make one scrubby pad after another for our family members. He finally, not so subtlety, mentioned he could also use a scrubby pad too. I’m so glad he said something because it hadn’t even crossed my mind! Nevertheless, he had given me time to make one and sneak it in his stocking.
I will say, hopefully for the final time, that this crochet kitchen scrubby pad post is pretty much identical to the ones I made for my two mother in laws, Grandma and my mom. As previously stated, not much changes for the project from one recipient to the other. This should, in fact, be the last scrubby post of this kind for the foreseeable future.
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Crochet Kitchen Scrubby Pad Pattern Information
The pattern that was used for this project was the crochet Scrubby Pad by Janie Herrin. Initially I found this pattern in the October 2007 Issue of Crochet magazine.
My Free Patterns:
Additionally, I am a designer myself. To begin with, check out my Simple Seed Stitch Dishcloth Pattern and my Moss Stitch Dishcloth pattern . In fact I offer both for free on this website. Not to mention, if you scroll to the end of either of those links you will see an option to download the PDF file.
What Yarn can you use to make this crochet kitchen scrubby pad?
I am going to include a few links so that you can find my yarn recommendations a little easier. For this particular scrubby pad, however, I used 2 different types of nylon thread. I actually lost the label to one but I do know the other was Red Heart. And so I’m not 100% certain what brand the first one was. Nevertheless I included a few links from Amazon for the red heart option. Substitute to your own preferences, though. In short…you need to love your finished work.
On the other hand, maybe you don’t want a completely nylon scrubby. Another idea would be to mix the nylon crochet thread with the cotton yarn. As a result you would have a combination of the two. To begin with I highly recommend Knit Picks. In all honesty this is one of my all time favorite places to shop. As a result, my Wishlist is always full of all the things I’d like to purchase or have gifted to me at some point. For this reason I have chosen 4 variations of their Dishie yarn pictured below that I highly recommend. Click on the link in the picture to check each one out.
A few more cotton yarn options:
As a matter of fact the 24/7 Cotton yarn by the very reputable Lion Brand company is a great one to try. Indeed you know them for all the other wonderful yarns they sell. In addition to their well known Vanna’s Choice and Wool Ease brands, their cotton yarn is worth checking out as well.
And last, but certainly not least, if you want to stick to the age old Lily’s Sugar N’ Cream, then check out the link below for Create For Less. Although it’s not a direct link to the Sugar N’ Cream yarn. To be honest that site is GINORMOUS! However it’s very easy to find. Just type in Sugar N Cream or even just cotton yarn into the search bar. Either way it will bring it right up.
Crochet Hooks and Tools
Knit Picks is also where I purchased my favorite needles and crochet hooks. In fact they now have a sister site called We Crochet. This site focuses more specifically on the crochet products. However I have been shopping with them so long! When I purchased all my items it was just under the original Knit Picks site.
If you are unsure of what you should purchase, I definitely recommend you do your own research and read the reviews. You will be making an investment in your craft so you want to be sure you’ll be happy with them for a long time to come. So check out the links below to see what the Knit Picks needles and We Crochet hooks are all about. I highly recommend them being included in your research. I’m also including a few links on Amazon for options you could check out.
A few more yarn buying resources
Finally I would like to include just a few more places I like to buy yarn. However, you can be sure, this list is not exhaustive. Indeed, there are a LOT of places I like to buy yarn and tools.
Additional Tools for when your wrists and/or hands ache
If you are like me and you knit and crochet a lot, something that I have found is useful at times is a pair of stress relief gloves. I own a few different kinds, but I do think any of them is better than not using anything at all if your hands and wrists are bothering you. In fact I’ll include a few links for you to check out.
Need a little more help?
In conclusion, that should be about all you need if you want to try this one out. If you feel like you might need a little extra assistance and want online classes to help you, check out the link below for Annie’s and Crafty websites. I take online classes often to improve and advance my skills. You can always learn something new!
I taught myself to knit and crochet through kits that I found at my local craft store, so there is always that option as well. I’ll share links to kits similar to what I used that you can also find on Amazon if you can’t find at your local craft store or can’t get to one soon.
If you have any questions about the information in this post please just leave me a comment. Also make sure you check out the link for Neato Robotics below! Their products look awesome and are most certainly on my buying wish list! If you purchase this before me, please give me your feedback!
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Happy Stitching!
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~Mindy~
