Crocheted scrubbies feel fantastic against the skin and are a great way to both exfoliate as well as remove your make up. If you prefer something for the kitchen instead, these textured bobble stitch scrubbies are also great for washing dishes with.

You’ll love these other bobble stitch crochet patterns:

• Bobblish Soap Cozy
• Bobblish Washcloth
• View the entire Bobblish crochet series.

Materials:

• 25 Yards of Sport Weight #2 Cotton Yarn
• F5/3.75mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle & Scissors

Material Notes:
I used Queensland Coastal Cotton Fine for my scrubbies in the Porcelain, Lemon and Persimmon colorways.

WeCrochet / Knit Picks CotLin and Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK would be great alternatives for these scrubbies, though may work up a little bit larger as they are lightweight #3 yarns. I might go so far as to say Juniper Moon Zooey could be an alternative as well, though I have not tested it.

Regardless of whether you use these as facial scrubbies, a body scrubby or a dish scrubbie, you’ll want to use a yarn that is durable, absorbent and colorfast, meaning the color is set so you don’t have to worry about it fading or bleeding. 100% non-mercerized cotton is my number one recommendation, but there are a few other great options as well.

Linen also makes for lovely facial scrubbies. It gets strong when wet, and gets softer and nicer with each wash. Linen blends often combine with cotton or bamboo to add softness. This is why I’ve said that Juniper Moon Zooey may also work since it’s 60% Linen and 40% Cotton. Seems like a great fiber content for a scrubbie, though needs to be tested.

Due to the shedding of microplastics, cottons blended with a synthetic fiber are not a popular choice for crocheted scrubbies. While combining a synthetic fiber, such as acrylic or polyester adds more durability, these fibers do lack the absorbency and will repel water, which can lead to skin irritation. If you choose to use a cotton blended with a synthetic fiber, lean towards one with a high cotton percentage to balance it out.
Bamboo yarns have a high absorbency - even more than cotton - however, bamboo is weaker when wet, and more prone to developing mold so if bamboo is a fiber you want to use, I definitely recommend going with a blend of linen and/or cotton.

Mercerized cotton yarns under go a chemical process, involving soda ash, to give them a smooth and shiny appearance and make them a stronger, rougher fiber. Though soda ash is washed out of the yarn, I do not like the idea of using mercerized yarns in projects that I will use to clean with or put food on top of. The process of mercerizing yarn also takes away the absorbency that non-mercerized cotton has. While it will still absorb water, it does it at a much slower rate and less than a non-mercerized cotton would. While mercerized cotton yarns are great for many crochet projects, they are not yarns I reach for when making scrubbies.

Time Spent:
About 20 minutes for 1 scrubbie

Abbreviation (US Term):
- SC - Single Crochet

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