My latest gift-giving obsession continues: fancy soap and washcloths. I know so many people who deserve a little bit of pampering, but are too busy to take time for themselves. Hopefully these will help them relax and wash their stress away. They are crocheted out of the super soft Aunt Lydia’s cotton.
Want to make some yourself? Here are the patterns.
Note: You’ll notice that I don’t chain at the beginning of each row. I’ve started using faux double crochets instead. They really make your edges much neater.
Basket Weave
gauge: 4 stitches per inch, blocked to 10 inches
first stitch in each row is a faux double crochet instead of chain 3
- Row 1: chain 40
- Row 2: dc across
- Row 3-6: *5 dc through the front post, 5 dc through the back post* repeat until 5 stitches left, 5 dc through the front post
- Row 7-10: *5 dc through the back post, 5 dc through the front post* repeat until 5 stitches left, 5 dc through the back post
- Repeat rows 3-10 four more times.
Columns
gauge: 4 stitches per inch, blocked to 10 inches
first stitch in each row is a faux double crochet instead of chain 3
- Row 1: chain 39
- Row 2: dc across
- Row 3: *4 dc, dc through front post* repeat until 4 stitches left, 4 dc
- Row 4: *4 dc, dc through back post* repeat until 4 stitches left, 4 dc
- Repeat rows 3-4 until you have a square.