Granny Square Scrubbies
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
51/2 inches square
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle medium (worsted) weight polyester yarn (3 oz/174 yds/ 85g per ball): 1 ball each #8001 marshmallow, #8929 strawberry, #8690 avocado and #8506 icepop • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Gauge is not important for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Double crochet join (dc join): Place slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st and pull up lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. Half double crochet join (hdc join): Place slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st and pull up lp, yo, draw through 3 lps.
SCRUBBIES FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Rnd 1 (WS): With icepop, form a slip ring (see illustration), ch 1, work 12 sc in ring, change color (see Stitch Guide) to marshmallow, join (see Pattern
Notes) in first sc, turn, pull beg rem length to close ring. (12 sc)
Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sc as beg ch-3, sk next 2 sc, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc] 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 dc, 4 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Dc join (see Special
Stitches) icepop in any ch-3 sp, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 3 times, join in beg dc. Fasten off. (36 dc, 8 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnd 4: Dc join marshmallow in any ch-3 sp, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp] twice, ch 1**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg dc. Fasten off. (48 dc, 12 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 5: Dc join icepop in any ch-3 sp, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, *[ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp]
3 times, ch 1**, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg dc. Fasten off. (60 dc, 16 ch-1 sps, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnd 6: Hdc join (see Special Stitches) marshmallow in first dc after any ch-3 sp, hdc in each dc and each ch-1 sp around, working 3 hdc in each ch-3 sp, join in beg hdc. Fasten off. (88 hdc)
JOY OF CHRISTMAS
Rnd 1 (WS): With marshmallow, rep rnd 1 of Festival of Lights. Rnd 2 (RS): With strawberry, rep rnd 2 of Festival of Lights.
Rnd 3: With avocado, rep rnd 3 of Festival of Lights.
Rnd 4: With marshmallow, rep rnd 4 of Festival of Lights.
Rnd 5: With strawberry, rep rnd 5 of Festival of Lights.
Rnd 6: With avocado, rep rnd 6 of Festival of Lights.