Today I finally talked my husband into taking me to a local attraction, “the Spiral Jetty”. It is about an hour from my house and something people come from all over to see. I have lived here my entire life and up until about 15 years ago I had no idea it even existed.
This is really interesting to me. It was made in 1970 (same age as me!) by a man named Robert Smithson. Using over six thousand tons of black basalt rocks and earth from the site (on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake), Smithson formed a coil 1,500 feet long and 15 feet wide. Here is a cool video you might like to see that shows it really well: Spiral Jetty
It was a fun little drive and really nice to get out of the house. We were SHOCKED to see how many other people had the same idea we had. Since this is in his area as a County Sheriff he is familiar with the area and said it is unusual to see more than just a few people there, if any. Well, that was not the case today.
We did sit and people watch for a bit. Of course I pulled out my supplies and started a spiral scrubbie.
This new scrubber is really easy and fairly quick to whip up. It can be made any size and is based on my “Wavy Layers Scrubbie“.
Spiral Scrubbers Pattern
The crochet pattern for this scrubber is available for free below.
A downloadable, ad-free pattern that includes the instructions and all pictures is also available to purchase from my Ravelry Shop.
Materials
- Yarn: 100% cotton
- Crochet Hook: I (5.5mm)
- Misc: yarn needle for securing ends.
Details
- Sizes: Small – 4.5”; Large – 6.5”
- Gauge: not needed for this project
Directions – Small Scrubber
1. With an I hook and yarn, start with a magic circle of 5 sc sts (or preferred method for starting a circle of 5 sc sts), pull closed and place a marker for working in the round. (5sts)
2. 2sc in each st to end of round. (10sts)
NOTE: Work in BLO (back loops only) for each round from this point on.
3. (sc, hdc) in next st, 2hdc in each st to end of round. (20sts)
4. *hdc, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (30sts)
5. *hdc 2, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (40sts)
6. *hdc 3, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (50sts)
7. *sc 4, 2sc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (60sts) Finish off and weave in ends.
8. With outer edge towards you, attach yarn to a loop from the last hdc round. Working in front loops (remaining loops), sc in each stitch, spiraling around, to starting center. Sl st in last st. See photos at end of pattern (first photo is starting of round, second photo is end of round).
Directions – Large Scrubber
1. With an I hook and yarn, start with a magic circle of 5 sc sts (or preferred method for starting a circle of 5 sc sts), pull closed and place a marker for working in the round. (5sts)
2. 2sc in each st to end of round. (10sts)
NOTE: Work in BLO (back loops only) for each round from this point on.
3. (sc, hdc) in next st, 2hdc in each st to end of round. (20sts)
4. *hdc, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (30sts)
5. *hdc 2, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (40sts)
6. *hdc 3, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (50sts)
7. *hdc 4, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (60sts)
8. *hdc 5, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (70sts)
9. *hdc 6, 2hdc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (80sts)
10. *sc 7, 2sc in next st*, repeat to end of round. (90sts) Finish off and weave in ends.
11. With outer edge towards you, attach yarn to a loop from the last hdc round. Working in front loops (remaining loops), sc in each stitch, spiraling around, to starting center. Sl st in last st. See photos below (first photo is starting of round, second photo is end of round).
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