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Here are three different dishcloths with built-in plastic scrubbers I’ve crocheted recently. The centers are made using recycled plastic bags to create cotton dishcloths with scrubbing power. Quite a while back I made some scrubbers from plastic bags found here. Recently I thought about combining a pot scrubber with a dishcloth. These three products are my results. Just remember machine wash gentle and hang dry otherwise the centers will melt in your dryer. So check it out and make yourself a cute pot scrubber dishcloth today!

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Here is part I of the patterns for each dishcloth shown above. Part I has the blue green dishcloth and the round red one. Part II will be coming soon that will have the pattern for the pink motif square dishcloth.

Free Blue Green Round Dishcloth with Scrubber Pattern

Dishcloth measures: 10” round
Hook: Metal “H” US sized hook

Materials:
1- Sugar & Cream Cotton yarn ball – “Summer Splash” (used about ¾ of ball)
Small amount of Green and Blue plastic bag plarn for scrubber center

With center color (Green shown) Ch 5, Sl St to form ring.

Rnd 1
Using Green plastic bag yarn, Ch 2, (counts as 1 Hdc) in ring work 2 Hdc,
Ch 2, *3 Hdc in ring, Ch 2* Repeat between * until 6 3-Hdc shells made. Ch 1, join to top of Ch 2 beg.
(7 corners made) FO.

Rnd 2
With next color (Blue) attach in any Ch 2 corner space.
Ch 2, 2 Hdc, Ch 2, 3 Hdc, all in each corner space.
Repeat around in each corner. Sl St into base of the beg Ch 2.

Rnd 3
Cont. with Blue plarn, Sc in ea st, Sl St between each shell, 3 Sc in each 2-Ch corner space around.
Join with a Sl St into the base of the beg Sc st. FO.

Rnd 4
Using cotton “Summer Splash” yarn, join in any Sc space, Ch 1. Sc in ea st around. Join with a Sl St at top of Ch 1.

Rnd 5
Ch 3, Dc in ea st around. Join with a Sl St at top of Ch 3.

Rnd 6
Repeat rnd 5 but add 1 Dc at ¼ around and another Dc about ¾ around to make lay flat. (2 inc. worked)

Rnd 7
Ch 3. Dc in ea st, add 1 increase at ¼, ½, ¾ around to make lay flat. Add 1 increase just before finishing the round. (4 inc. worked around evenly)

Rnd 8
Ch 3, Dc in same st, *Dc in next 8 sts, work 2 Dc in next st*. Repeat around between *. Join with Sl St to top of Ch 3.

Rnd 9
Ch 3, Dc in same st. *Dc in next 8 sts, Work 2 DC in next st*. Repeat between *.

Rnd 10 (Edging)
To create a scallop edge, *Ch 3, Dc in same st, skip 2 sts, Sl St in next st*. Repeat between * around edge. Join with a Sl St in in base of beginning Ch 3. FO.

(Tip – Only skip 1 st as needed to create a flat scallop edge.)

Reminder: Hand wash or machine wash gentle. DO NOT dry in a machine dryer. Only hang to dry as the plastic will melt in your dryer.

If you have any questions or find discrepancies in this pattern, please email me using contact tab above.

Abbreviations:

Beg - Beginning
Ch - Chain
FO - Finish Off
Hdc - Half Double Crochet
Rnd - Round
Sc - Single Crochet
Sl St - Slip Stitch
St - Stitch
Sk - Skip
Tr - Treble Crochet

This pattern is copyrighted by Cindy of My Recycled Bags {dot com} and may only be used for private individual use. No commercial sales or use is permitted. Links to this pattern are acceptable. ©2008

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Free Round Red Dishcloth with Center Scrubber

Dishcloth measures: 9-1/2” round
Hook: Metal “H” US sized hook

Materials:
1- Sugar & Cream Cotton yarn ball – Red (used about 1/2 of ball)
Small amount of Sugar & Cream Cotton yarn (white) for outside edge
Small amount of plastic bag plarn for scrubber center

This uses my coaster pattern to start which is found here.

Rnd 4
Using the complete 4″ plarn coaster above, attach cotton red yarn in any space with Sl St. Sc in same st, 2 Sc in next st. Work around *1 Sc in next st and then 2 Sc in next st*. Repeat between * to end of rnd. Join with Sl St to top of beginning Sl St.

Rnd 5
Ch 2, Hdc in sm st, Hdc in next st, 2 Hdc in next st. *Hdc in ea of the next 2 sts, 2 Hdc in next st*. Repeat between * to end. Join with Sl St to top of Ch 2.

Rnd 6
Ch 3, Dc in sm st, * Dc in ea of the next 3 sts, 2 Dc in next st*. Repeat between * to end. Join with Sl St to top of Ch 3.

Rnd 7
Ch 4, 1 Tr in ea of the sts around. Join with Sl St to top of Ch 4. FO.

Rnd 8 (Edging)
Join white cotton in any st, Sc around in ea st for edging. FO.

This pattern is copyrighted by Cindy at My Recycled Bags {dot com} and may only be used for private individual use. No commercial sales or use is permitted. Links to this pattern are acceptable. ©2008

Filed under: Plastic Bag Crafts on February 16th, 2008