Flower Scrub-It

This is a scrub-it with a free-form crocheted flower on the edge. While making this one I realized I could also use recycled netting and cotton yarn to form a unique soap dish for the shower or tub by decreasing the stitches to form sides from 1 1/2" to 2" high. Any water hitting this would just drain right through it and the soap would dry instead of getting soggy on one side. Well, I got started on something else, and I haven't made the soap dish, but I still plan on making a few!

Square Scrub-It

This is a square Scrub-It made out of several layers of recycled netting and one round of sc using 4-ply cotton yarn, and another row of a combination of sc's, hdc's, and dc's making an edging.

These are a great addition to kitchen themed gift baskets. I love making gift baskets!

SCRUB-ITS are so handy!

Waste not, want not is the old saying!

So I use the netting that's around ham, turkey and other things you buy to make what I call 'Scrub-Its'! These are the handiest things to clean pots, pans, the kitchen sink etc. Plus more to clean the shower stall, bathroom sinks, and tubs! I fold the netting all up so there will be several layers making sure the edges are folded in, and then I use 4-ply cotton yarn to single crochet around it increasing at each corner (if I want corners), then I crochet a few more rounds using various types of crochet stitches. Even only two rounds consisting of one round of single crochet stitches and another round of the same, half double crochet stitches, or double crochet stitches will make a nice scrubbie or 'Scrub-It'.

I wanted to use up some colorful scraps of yarn I had leftover from other projects and this Rippling Rose Afghan is what I ended up designing. This is a huge afghan and it was sold, but not before I wrote the instructions for it. So if you would like the pattern, it is available via paypal to anneikenbary@windjammercable.net and upon receiving payment the pattern will be emailed to you for printing out. As always if anyone purchases any of my patterns and have any problems understanding them, I'm just an email away to help if needed.

Granny Scrap Afghan

A bright, colorful afghan anyone would love. It's made out of scrap yarn leftover from other crocheted projects. It consists of several different sizes of granny squares

where the corners are made with 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, and then a dc in ea dc across to the next corner. The beginning sq is made like the regular granny sq with a beg ch 4, join to form a ring, then ch 3, 2 dc, *ch 3, 3 dc, all in the ring, then repeat from * around until you have four ch 3's for the corners, and 4 sets of 3 dc's.

(Note: The picture on the left shows how the edging looks.)

OH LITTLE STAR

\(O)/ 2006 Georgiann Eikenbary

Use for appliqués or make it in yarn for a coaster etc.

Sm amount of sz 10 crochet thread makes a 1 ½” star measuring from one point across to side

Stainless hook sz 8(For smaller star use sz 30 thread with sz 14 hook for a 1” star,

sz 20 thread with sz 12 hook for a 1 ¼” star.)

Rnd 1: Ch 4, join, ch 3, 9 dc in ring, join with sl st to beg ch 3

Rnd 2: ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 4, sk one st, sc in next, repeat from * around, end with ch 4, sl st in beg sc

Rnd 3: ch 1, *2 sc in ch-4 sp, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, ch 3, sl st in top of dtr, (picot made), tr, dc, hdc, 2 sc all in same sp, sl st in sc, repeat from * around , join with sl st in beg ch 1, ch 1, fasten off

OH LITTLE STAR BOOKMARK:

Sz 30 crochet thread - small amount

Stainless steel hook sz 14

Make a 2” tassel by wrapping the thread around a 2” wide piece of cardboard,

cut thread on one side, and after making the bookmark following the instructions for Oh Little Star , ch 100, but do not fasten off, then center tassel strands over end of this chain, and working over the tassel sl st to approximately the 5th ch from hook to secure tassel, ch 1, leave a 2” tail and fasten off.

Use a double strand of thread to tie around the top of the tassel long enough for the ends to be 2”, pull all of the 2” tails down through center of tassel, evenly trim ends of tassel.

OH LITTLE STAR LACE:

Follow instructions for Oh Little Star for first motif.

On the next motif, instead of making the second picot and after ch 3, sl st into any picot on first motif, and then finish second motif. Join third motif to second motif in the same way, but skipping one picot . (This leaves one picot un-worked between the motifs at the top and two picots un-worked on the bottom of the motifs.)

When the lace is as long as you want or need for your project, attach thread to first upper un-worked picot on the motif to your left,

Row 1: ch 1, sc in same st, *ch 12, sc in upper un-worked picot on next motif, repeat from * across, ending with sc in last picot, end with ch 12 and join to beg sc if putting lace on something like a sleeve or bottom of a blouse etc.

Row 2: ch 1, turn if making a piece of straight lace for top edge of a pillow case etc. (if making lace to attach to a sleeve etc. do not turn) *sc in sc, 14 sc over ch-12, repeat from * across, ending with sc in last sc for straight lace or ending with sl st in beg sc for other lace to be used on a sleeve etc.

OPTION: If needing a wider section for sewing on, make another row of sc across work. Pin lace in place on item you’re making and sew over the sc’s.

Sparkling 'Quilled' Snowflake in Crochet\(O)/ Dec. 2007 Georgiann Eikenbary

1 - 100 yd ball of Sz 10 Knit Cro-Sheen crochet thread in gold with gold metallic thread or white with silver or gold

Size 6 stainless steel hook

Snowflake is 9” in diameter

Rnd 1: ch 6, join with sl st to beg ch, ch 1, 2 sc in same st as joining and in ea st around, join with sl st to beg sc

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *sl st in next st, ch 19, sl st in same st, sc in next st, repeat from around, join with sl st to beg sc

Rnd 3: ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *19 sc in ch-18-loop, sc in sc, repeat from * around, join with sl st to beg sc

Rnd 4: ch 1, sc in same st as joining, *ch 6, sk 6 sc’s, sc in next sc, repeat from * around, end with ch 6 and sl st in beg sc

Rnd 5: sl st in next 6 ch’s, sl st in next 3 sc’s, *ch 18, sl st into same st, sc in next st, sl st in next st, ch 18, sl st into same st, sl st in next 2 sc’s, ch 12, sk ch-6sp, sk sc, sk ch-6 sp, sl st in next 3 sc’s, and repeat from * in pattern around, join with sl st in sl st

Rnd 6: sl st in next st, ch 1, *13 sc in ch-18 lp, ch 3, sl st in front 2 strands of last sc made (picot made), 12 sc in same lp, sl st in sc, ch 27, sl st in 19th ch from hook (will be the 9th ch made), ch 9, sl st in same sc, (double loop made), turn work to wrong side, 12 sc in first loop, 13 sc in top lp, picot, 12 sc in same lp, 12 sc in next lp, turn work back to right side, 13 sc in next ch-18 lp, picot, 12 sc in same lp, sl st in next 2 sl st’s, (3 sc over ch-12 sp, picot) four times, 3 sc over same ch-12 sp, sl st in next 2 sl st’s, repeat from * around, end with sl st in next st, ch 1, fasten off.

Starch and pin out to dry shaping areas as you pin it out.