3 in 1 Household Crochet Project

I found this project when I had left over yarn from another project and I didn't know what to do with it. This yarn is like nylon, kind of stretchy like elastic and it is very soft. I used it to make a pair of flipflops and then had a whole ball left! The paper suggested to make a rug out of it or a t-shirt but I found, following their pattern made the yarn twist. The more rows I added the worse it became so I gave up and figured I would be suck with this yarn forever. Until I saw scrubbies on a Facebook group. This inspired me.



I started off making round coasters out of this first. Then I figured out of you make two coasters and sew them together you get a dish scrubby. And finally, if you keep adding rows you get a pot holder!


Circle Coasters
I started with a Magic Ring, and crocheted 12 double crochets into the ring. Once I had the ring, I chained two and crocheted two double crochets into each stitch. The reason I did this, not only to grow it but also because I found the yarn curls if you do not grow it in each turn.

The magic ring, plus one round is perfect for a coaster. Once you have joined the round with a slip stitch, cut the yarn (giving a lot of slack before hand), and pull the end through the final stitch. Create a knot as close to the coaster as possible with both ends before cutting the extra off. 

Pot and Pan Scrubby

To make the scrubbies, you need to first crochet two coaster (directions above). Once you have the two coasters, take the same type of yarn you are using give yourself a lot of slack and cut. At two knots to the end of your yarn and threat a needle with it. Use this yarn and needle to sew the two pieces together using the each stitch. 

Once the full circle is done, sew in the end and cut any excess off. 

Pot Holder:
Once you get the hang of working in the round, simply continue (chain two and make two double crochets in each stitch) until you have the size you would like. Finish the project off the same way you would for the coasters.

Magic Ring

A Magic Ring is usually called for when working in the round. This is usually for slippers, hats, socks, that type of thing. And often for anything circular. It is very easy to do however it does take some practice.

Step one:
You want to start a magic ring the same way you would any crocheting project, expect you do not want to pull the yarn tight to a knot. As you can see in the picture below if you would pull the loop tight you would get a knot, instead you want to place your hook there and chain two. For Magic Rings, you can use half double or double crochets depending on the project. Now you want to yarn over and treat the loop like any stitch, go through the loop, yarn over again and bring it back to the starting side. At this point you will finish your stitch like normal.

Step two:

My magic number is usually 12. I crochet ten hdc or dc into the ring and then pull the hanging tail to tighten the right. Then I crochet my last two into the tight ring, this sometimes causes it to loosen but you just need to pull it tight again. 

Step three:

To finish the round, slip stitch into the first stitch that started the round (the chain). To continue the project you will want to chain two and start crocheting into the stitch you crocheted up from and then each stitch after it.