In this series of beautiful, functional items we can reuse around the house, we are starting off with this free crochet face scrubby pattern!

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These make a great gift idea and can help save you from buying cotton balls or cleanser pads. Just use, throw them in the washer and dryer and use again.

Design Story and Inspiration for these Crocheted Face Scrubbies

As part of the 2021 Holiday Maker’s Challenge I designed a knit face scrubby, which was the first time I had ever designed anything like this. I wasn’t really big on using anything like this but decided to give them a try.

Wow, oh wow, am I hooked now! They work SO well! And if you make them with cotton yarn you can throw them in the washer and dryer and they turn out perfectly, again and again.

I wanted to design a cotton face scrubby that would be as beautiful as it is functional, so I went with these two color ones and I really love how they turned out!

Yarn Options for Facial Scrubbies

Cotton yarn is the best for these, as it mimics a cotton ball or cotton pad. These crochet scrubbies can be made in one color or two as shown – both are beautiful.

I haven’t tried any other type of fiber for crochet face scrubbies, so I can’t be sure if acrylic yarn or another fiber would work well, but hopefully you have some cotton in your stash that would work. Cotton is absorbant, feels good against the skin and holds up well to repeated washings (trust me, I’ve tried it).

This is a DK weight yarn (category #3), but you can always use worsted weight for a slightly larger scrubby (you will have to adjust the size of your hook).

If you don’t have yarn in your stash and need some, check out my guide to the best cotton yarn.

Perfect for Stash Busting and Gifts

As I’m writing this, Mother’s Day is coming up soon. These little beauties would make a perfect gift! When most people give scrubbies they tie a little stack together with a pretty ribbon.

You could use them as part of a spa basket, with special soap, or just as is. They make super quick, stash busting gifts, and with as pretty as these are you’ll love both making and giving them.

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Face Scrubbie Pattern Details

The pattern as written uses two colors and you do not break the yarn in between rounds – giving you four ends to weave in at the end of your project.

Make sure you weave in those ends well (I show how I like to do mine in the video) so that you don’t have any loose ends after the wash, especially if you are giving these as gifts.

This pattern uses the popcorn stitch, which is a variation of a three double crochet cluster or puff stitch. I show how to complete this stitch in the video tutorial.

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Easy Face Scrubbies

What You’ll Need

Yarn: DK weight cotton yarn. Yarn used in the samples is Yarn Bee Sugarwheel Cotton, which is a multicolored cake yarn that I deconstructed. I used purple for my main color (MC) and dark gray for the contrasting color (CC)

Crochet Hook: US Size G (4.00mm)

Notions: Yarn needle, scissors

Finished Size: Approximately 3.5″ diameter

Stitch Descriptions and Abbreviations

Chain Stitch (ch)

Slip Stitch (sl st)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

Popcorn – work 3 dc into st indicated, drop loop from hook and insert hook into the first of these 3 dc and pick up dropped loop, tighten and draw loop through, ch 1 to close the st.

Long Double Crochet (long dc) – yo, insert hook in designated st or row below, pull up long loop on hook, (yo, pull through 2 loops on hook) 2 times.

Notes

Ch 2 at beginning of round does not count as st.

Video Tutorial for the Face Scrubbies Pattern

How to Crochet: Face Scrubby

Face Scrubby Crochet Pattern

With CC, make magic ring.

Round 1 (CC): Ch 2, 12 dc in magic circle, change to MC as you sl st to first dc. Pull ring tightly to close – 12 dc.

Round 2 (MC): Ch 2, popcorn in same st as join, (ch 2, popcorn in next dc) 11 times, ch 2, change to CC as you sl st in back loop of first popcorn – 12 popcorn sts.

Round 3 (CC): Ch 1, sc in same loop as join, (sc in next ch-2 space, 1 long dc into base of popcorn, sc in same ch-2 sp, sc in back loop of next popcorn) 12 times, omitting sc at end of last repeat, change to MC as you sl st into first sc – 48 sts.

Round 4 (MC): Ch 1, sc in each st around – 48 sts.

Round 5 (MC): Ch 2, 3 dc in same st as join, skip 2 sts, sc in next st, *skip 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * around to last 2 sts, skip 2 sts, 2 dc in same st as join.

Fasten off and use the invisible joining technique to hide fastened off end (see video for help).

Weave in ends. Block lightly if needed.

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That’s it! I hope you’ve enjoyed this free pattern for a beautiful, reusable crochet face scrubby!

Happy Crocheting!

Amanda