Weekly Wash #39: Cleaning Spots

Earlier this year I made some “Whiteboard cloths” and hung them on command hooks by my whiteboards. They have been AMAZING! I wash them once a week and my boards have never been cleaner. My granddaughter (age 2) even uses them to clean the board after doodling.

When my daughter needed some new whiteboard erasers I told her I would make some. She has some wipe off dots around her classroom to write on. You can see two in the photo below right behind my granddaughter. There is a lime green one below the blue one. These dots got me thinking…

This is my cutie patootie grand daughter…and yes her mom was right off to the side. Lucy had just finished turning on the light and was proud of herself for doing it.

Round cloths in colors to match her room would be fun. …and so the “Cleaning Spots” were born. These could be used to clean whiteboards, dishes, or in the bath too.

Cleaning Spots Pattern

The crochet pattern for this scrubber is available for free below.

Materials

Yarn: 100% cotton
Crochet Hook: I (5.5mm)
Misc: yarn needle for securing ends.

Details

Size: 6.5” across
Gauge: not needed for this project

Directions

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 until 7 sts remain, hdc 6, (hdc, sc) in the last st. (80sts)

10. Sl st in the next st. This is the new start of the round. Work in both loops from this point on. This step creates the hanger at the top of the cloth. Ch 1, 2sc in the same st, sc 7, 2sc in the next st, sc in the next st, ch 7, sk 5, sc in the next st, *2sc in the next st, sc 7*, repeat to end of round, sl st in the first st to join. (90sts)

11. Ch 1, 2sc in the same st, sc 9, *2sc in the next st, sc 9*, repeat to end of round, sl st to join. (101sts)

12. Sl st in each st to end of round. Finish off and weave in ends.