Berry nice
Bu all your cares away with Becky Garratt’s fabulously fruity shower scrubby.
What could be more appropriate for your toilette in the summer months than a strawberry-shaped shower scrubby? This bathroom accessory is made with Rico’s Creative Bubble, a textured polyester yarn that’s been specifically designed for hooking playful sponges that gently buff the skin as you lather up. Your morning routine just got a whole lot fruitier!
NOTE
The scrubby is worked using the amigurumi method. Work in a continuous spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. You may find it helpful to place a marker in the first st of each round and move it up as you work. Change colour in last yrh of previous st.
STRAWBERRY
Using Yarn B, make a magic loop.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as st), 6htr into loop. [6 htr]
Round 2 (Htr in next st, 2htr in next st) 3 times. [9 htr]
Round 3 (Htr in next 2 sts, 2htr in next st) 3 times. [12 htr]
Round 4 (Htr in next st, 2htr in next st) 6 times. [18 htr]
Round 5 (Htr in next st, 2htr in next st) 9 times. [27 htr]
Round 6 (Htr in next 8 sts, 2htr in next st) 3 times. [30 htr]
Round 7 (Htr in next 4 sts, 2htr in next st) 6 times. [36 htr]
Rounds 8-9 Htr in each st around. Round 10 (Htr in next 5 sts, 2htr in next st) 6 times. [42 htr]
Round 11 (Htr in next 5 sts, 2htr in next st) 7 times. [49 htr]
Round 12 (Htr in next 6 sts, 2htr in next st) 7 times. [56 htr]
Round 13 (Htr in next 7 sts, 2htr in next st) 7 times. [63 htr]
Rounds 14-18 Htr in each st around. Round 19 (Htr in next 7 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [56 htr]
Round 20 (Htr in next 6 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [49 htr]
Round 21 (Htr in next 5 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [42 htr] Do not fasten off. Use the shower puff as stuffing. They tend to be tied together in the middle, so find that strand and cut it so you can make the puff fit the shape of the Strawberry better. Sew on the seeds using two strands of Yarn A held together and the image as a guide.
Round 22 Pick up working yarn, (htr in next 4 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [35 sts]
Round 23 (Htr in next 3 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [28 sts]
Round 24 (Htr in next 2 sts, htr2tog) 7 times. [21 sts]
Round 25 (Htr in next st, htr2tog) 7 times. [14 sts] Round 26 ( Htr2tog) 7 times. [7 sts] Fasten off.
LEAF CENTRE
Using Yarn C, make a magic loop.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as st), 5dc into loop. [5 dc] Round 2 2dc in each st around. [10 dc] Round 3 (Dc in next st, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [15 dc]
Round 4 (Dc in next 2 sts, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [20 dc]
Round 5 (Dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [25 dc]
Round 6 (Dc in next 4 sts, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [30 dc]
Round 7 (Dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in next st) 5 times. [35 dc] Fasten off.
LEAF !MAKE 6"
Using Yarn C, ch10.
Round 1 Dc in second ch from hook and each ch across to last ch, 2dc in last ch, rotate to work along opposite side of starting ch, dc in next 8 ch. [18dc]
Round 2 Ch3, dtr in next 2 sts, tr in next 3 sts, htr in next 2 sts, dc in next st, 2dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next st, htr in next 2 sts, tr in next 3 sts, dtr in next st, (dtr, ch3, ss) in last st. Fasten off. Sew leaves evenly around the edge of the Leaf Centre. Add a loop of yarn in the middle of the centre piece to use for hanging, then sew the whole green piece onto the top of the Strawberry, using the image as a guide.