10-Minute Scrubby – free crochet pattern by Sharon Frazier
I bought some of this Red Heart Scrubby Yarn and played around with patterns until I found one that I like. I think it works best when the scrubby is two layers thick so you can hold onto it better. This is a super easy pattern, and it only takes 10 minutes to make one!
Free crochet pattern by Sharon Frazier
I made two sizes. Of course I like the small one better and my sweetie likes the bigger one. I made several scrubbies with one skein of yarn. One skein will make 6 small or 4 large scrubbies. Best of all, they dry fast and you just throw them into the washing machine to clean them. I’ve also put them in the dishwasher with equal success.
Two sizes of scrubby
Combine this with some homemade cleaning solutions for a great housewarming present!
What You’ll Need:
- Red Heart Scrubby Yarn – 14 yards for the small scrubby. 23 yards for the big one.
- Size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook
- Yarn Needle to weave in ends
Gauge
- Not important for this project
- Small scrubby = 3 ¼” diameter
- Large scrubby = 4 ½” diameter
Abbreviations
- CH = chain
- SS = slip stitch
- DC = double crochet
- ST = stitch
- DC2TOG = double crochet two together
Pattern (Large Scrubby)
- CH 3 leaving a 4” tail. SS to 1st ST to join
- Round 1 – CH 3. 12 DC in circle. SS to 1st DC to join. (12)
- Round 2 – CH 3. 2 DC in each ST. SS to 1st DC to join. (24)
- Round 3 – CH 3. *2 DC in 1 ST. 1 DC in next.* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (36)
- Round 4 – CH 3. *DC2TOG. 1 DC in next.* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (24)
- Round 5 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (12)
- Round 6 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (6)
- Round 7 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (3)
- Pull starting tail through the hole you just made. Cut yarn leaving a 6” tail. Tie 2 tails together in a knot. Using the yarn needle, pull both tails through holes to the other side. Tie together again. Pull through the scrubby to hide the tail. Cut yarn.
Pattern (Small Scrubby)
- CH 3 leaving a 4” tail. SS to 1st ST to join
- Round 1 – CH 3. 12 DC in circle. SS to 1st DC to join. (12)
- Round 2 – CH 3. 2 DC in each ST. SS to 1st DC to join. (24)
- Round 3 – CH 3. DC in each ST. SS to 1st DC to join. (24)
- Round 4 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (12)
- Round 5 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (6)
- Round 6 – CH 3. *DC2TOG* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (3)
- Pull starting tail through the hole you just made. Cut yarn leaving a 6” tail. Tie 2 tails together in a knot. Using the yarn needle, pull both tails through holes to the other side. Tie together again. Pull through the scrubby to hide the tail. Cut yarn.
Glad I found your post! I was looking for that pattern as a friend, many moons ago gave me one. It wore out! Thanks for the pattern!
Lynn
Thanks Lynn! I hope you like it!!!!
Thank you for the pattern. I need a little help. My scrubbie is curling: am I doing something wrong?
You’re not doing anything wrong at all! It’s supposed to curl. You start with a circle that gets wider and wider, then it starts getting smaller, and that’s where it curls. By the time it’s done, you have something that looks like 2 circles on top of each other, but they’re attached at the edges. Hope that helps!
Yes it does…thank you! And thank you again for the pattern.
I was wondering if you have a knit pattern for this scrubby. I still can’t get the hang of crochet so going to try knit them for Christmas gifts. Got to start early ✨
So sorry I don’t have one! I’m a beginner knitter, so I don’t know how to interpret this into a knitted pattern!
I made one yesterday and it’s really nice! But I have a little “belly button” that pops up in the middle on the 2nd side. Any way to avoid that? Followed directions exactly, I’m sure it has to do with closing up the hole as you finish, but I could not get it to flatten no matter what I did.
Hi Jan! I don’t have a “belly button” on mine, but when I tried to replicate your issue, I think I discovered the solution. The decreases can cause the yarn to pucker a bit, but you can hide that by making sure you pull the pucker into the inside of the scrubby. Do this by pulling it tightly or (if needed), pull it through a stitch on the other side instead of the hole. This should at least make your belly button an inny instead of an outy! Hope that helps!
I used only one strand, but the scrubby begins in the middle, gets wider, then gets smaller again making 2 layers on the finished product. Hope that helps!
Hi Annie! Thanks so much for the suggestion! I’ll definitely try mixing this yarn with another for a new scrubber!
Do the chain 3’s count as a DC?
Is there a video of this pattern being done?
The chain 3’s do not count as a DC. When you slip stitch to join, you are joining to the first DC. The chain 3 just rests behind the first DC when you join and disappears. Hope that helps! I do not have a video of this. Hopefully I’ll add video in the future. Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for pattern. I tried the netting stuff but couldn’t do it. This scrubber yarn and your pattern works great. Thanks again
Thanks so much!
I’ve been doing scrubby on one side dish cloth on other…love using them
Does anyone beside me have a problem with this drying after use ?? It takes 2 days to dry. Unless I put it outside in the sun HELP ! Ty
I haven’t had a problem with it taking a long time to dry. Did you use a 2nd strand of another yarn? Sometimes that can make it hard to dry. Otherwise, I can’t think of why it would take so long. Open to other ideas if anyone has them!
When you say 12 DC in circle , what do you mean? Like do 12 DC in same whole in center ? Sorry I’m confused . Thanks for pattern
Hi Jessica! That is exactly what I meant. DC into the center 12 times. It makes a circle. Yell if you have more questions!
Thanks,
Sharon
It is 2 layers thick, but you’re making it all at one time. The way it works is that you’re crocheting in the round and you’re making it wider with each round so it’s a nice circle. Then you’re decreasing to make it smaller so it curls up over the 1st layer. The end result is a scrubby that is 2 layers thick but there’s no sewing! Hope that helps!
I have a knitted scrubby made with nylon net, given to me years ago. It’s a small rectangular piece, 2-1/2 x 5 inches. It did a wonderful job getting frying pans clean, etc., then I relegated it to just scrubbing out the sink, now it’s my flower pot scrubby. I just used it before I sat down here , and thought about what a tough little bugger – it’s lasted so long and has been so useful. So – for the knitter who commented above, why not just use the scrubby yarn to knit a flat piece – it’ll work the same! It doesn’t have to be round.
By the way, if you chain three and then make 12 double crochets in the first little loop, you’ll end up with 13 double crochets!! Remember when doing double crochet, the ch 3 at the beginning equals one double crochet. You want to chain 3 and do 11 double crochets, and the following rows then need to be adjusted.
I followed a couple of other patterns I found online for a flat version, and liked them as well. I just prefer the sturdiness of the double layer. Sorry for grammar…Is “sturdiness” even a word? And you can definitely count the chain 3 as a double crochet. I found that it left a little hole, so I changed this pattern to include a chain 3 and then slip stitch to the first DC (instead of to the chain 3). That way, the chain 3 falls behind the DC and fills the hole. But your way is definitely okay and what most crocheters do.
Thanks for your comments!
Hi Sharon –
Love this pattern. Thank you!
Posted a photo of the 22 I made this weekend on your Ravelry site.
I make them with two strands. One strand is either the original Red Heart Scrubby (polyester) or the new Red Heart Scrubby Cotton and the other strand is Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle.
Modified your pattern a bit. Use 3 sc tog for last row. Also use both tails to sew together in center. These make great gifts! My friends and family always ask for more!
Thanks again!
I love them! Wow! You’ve definitely been busy! I’ll give your modification a try as well.
Thanks so much for sending!!!
Sharon
Thank you. Love these!
Thanks so much!!!!
This is my most favorite pattern for my scrubbies I make.
I’m so glad that you like it!!! Thanks for letting me know!
So I’m a little new to the terminology – what do you mean when you say Double Crochet two together? 2 double crochets in the same stitch? Or just what? Thanks.
Hi Kathryn! Great question!
Double Crochet Two Together or DC2tog is a decrease where you’re taking 2 stitches and making them into one. Interweave has a great step by step tutorial here:https://www.interweave.com/article/crochet/double-crochet-two-together-dc2tog/
And Youtube has some great videos. Here’s one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3221936819&feature=iv&src_vid=3Vx8h7Iq0fI&v=1BhVS9fPsss
If you don’t like either of these sources, just search DC2tog and you’ll get a ton to choose from. Hope that helps!
Sharon
I love this pattern and it’s so easy to follow. I was wondering how I could make it larger? I like making them out of #20 Natural Hemp (antibacterial-which is good for the kitchen),but they come out a little small even doing the large pattern. I would love an even larger pattern.
Can you help?
Hi Suzi! So glad you like the pattern! Here’s what I would do to make it bigger.
Follow the large scrubby pattern through round 3 (36 sts)
Insert a new row – Ch 3. *2DC in 1st st. 1 DC in next 2.* Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join. (48 sts)
Insert a 2nd new row – Ch 3. *DC2tog. 1 DC in next 2. * Repeat around. SS to 1st DC to join (36 sets)
Now just go back to the original large scrubby pattern & pickup on round 4.
Hope that helps!
Yay! Thank you so much for the new pattern. I can’t wait to get started on it. Thanks again, Suzi
Can’t wait yo try this pattern! Would lobe a video of it being done as well!!
Want to try.
Haven’t crocheted since I was a child/teen (almost 40 years)
Do food particles get stuck inside the scrubby?
I have found that some food (liked cooked cheese) get stuck in the scrubby. But I just throw it in the washing machine, and it works fine. Good luck! The yarn is a bit fiddly, but it’s worth the effort!
so is it 2 made separately and put together? Not sure I understand! I know the other terms, but not how to dc2join.
Can you include a video to this?
Hi Cathy! You don’t have to sew anything together…it’s all made in 1 piece. As you make the rounds, it gets bigger and bigger. Then you start the dc2tog and it gets smaller and smaller, curling over the first few rounds.
I don’t have a video, but I do have a few resources that will help.
Double Crochet Two Together or DC2tog is a decrease where you’re taking 2 stitches and making them into one. Interweave has a great step by step tutorial here:https://www.interweave.com/article/crochet/double-crochet-two-together-dc2tog/
And Youtube has some great videos. Here’s one:https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3221936819&feature=iv&src_vid=3Vx8h7Iq0fI&v=1BhVS9fPsss
Hope that helps!
Thank you for this wonderful pattern. I found it easy to follow and I love the scrubby!
Thanks so much, Debbie! Glad you liked it!
Your pattern looks easy. But do you have the instructions in the french language? I belong to a women’s group here in Canada and we want to make them. Thank You!
I’m so sorry that I don’t have a way to translate into French. I hope you find someone who can do it for you! It’s an easy pattern so maybe there’s a crocheter out there who speaks both languages. Good luck!