Last night I decided I needed a soap cozy to use with soap bars in the shower rather than trying to keep the bar wrapped with my wash rag. I chose crochet because that is quicker for me than knitting.
I haven't tried it yet. I will try it out tonight after work and update with an account of the experience. And pictures of how the cozy held up.
Do any of you make and/or use soap cozies? How do you make them? How do you like using them? Is there a better thing to use other than a soap cozy? I'd love to see pictures of your cozies or cozy-like items.
Thanks for sharing this with me!
Please read on if you would like to know more about the pattern:
I googled lace crochet stitches and saw a pattern with a shell stitch I liked: The Dainty Daisy's Shell Stitch Beanie.
If I had had hemp yarn I would have used that, but instead I had a DK weight linen blend yarn on hand--Belfast in the Shamrock color:
I used a size H hook.
I used a plain ol' bar of soap as my measuring tool.
Rnd 1: chain 32
Rnd 2:
(I will omit this round in the next version. I was thinking the cozy would need a pull to close it up, but it really doesn't)
Join to first chain with slip stitch to make a ring
Ch 3
double crochet in next ch
ch 1
sk ch
dc in next ch
repeat until there are 15 dcs
ch 1, join to 3-ch space with a slip stitch
Rnd 3:
Ch3 (this counts as first dc), dc in same stitch, ch 1, 2dc in same stitch, *skip 1 dc, 1 ch space, 1 dc, then (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next chain space* repeat from * to beginning chain. This should give you 7 shell clusters.
Rnd 4: Slip Stich to ch 1 space, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2dc) in that same chain 1 space, (2dc, 1 ch, 2dc) in each ch 1 space around.
Rnds 5 - 10: Repeat round 4
Row 11: Join with a slip stitch in the 3-ch space. Stitch the opening closed with some scs going across. Tie off.
Turn the cozy inside out. Weave the beginning end in on the now inside. Place bar of soap into the cozy.
Plans for V.2:
#1: Start at the bottom and work up so the opening has a scalloped edge.
#2: Add a loop for hanging the cozy on a hook in the shower.
I haven't tried it yet. I will try it out tonight after work and update with an account of the experience. And pictures of how the cozy held up.
Do any of you make and/or use soap cozies? How do you make them? How do you like using them? Is there a better thing to use other than a soap cozy? I'd love to see pictures of your cozies or cozy-like items.
Thanks for sharing this with me!
Please read on if you would like to know more about the pattern:
I googled lace crochet stitches and saw a pattern with a shell stitch I liked: The Dainty Daisy's Shell Stitch Beanie.
If I had had hemp yarn I would have used that, but instead I had a DK weight linen blend yarn on hand--Belfast in the Shamrock color:
I used a size H hook.
I used a plain ol' bar of soap as my measuring tool.
Rnd 1: chain 32
Rnd 2:
(I will omit this round in the next version. I was thinking the cozy would need a pull to close it up, but it really doesn't)
Join to first chain with slip stitch to make a ring
Ch 3
double crochet in next ch
ch 1
sk ch
dc in next ch
repeat until there are 15 dcs
ch 1, join to 3-ch space with a slip stitch
Rnd 3:
Ch3 (this counts as first dc), dc in same stitch, ch 1, 2dc in same stitch, *skip 1 dc, 1 ch space, 1 dc, then (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next chain space* repeat from * to beginning chain. This should give you 7 shell clusters.
Rnd 4: Slip Stich to ch 1 space, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2dc) in that same chain 1 space, (2dc, 1 ch, 2dc) in each ch 1 space around.
Rnds 5 - 10: Repeat round 4
Row 11: Join with a slip stitch in the 3-ch space. Stitch the opening closed with some scs going across. Tie off.
Turn the cozy inside out. Weave the beginning end in on the now inside. Place bar of soap into the cozy.
Plans for V.2:
#1: Start at the bottom and work up so the opening has a scalloped edge.
#2: Add a loop for hanging the cozy on a hook in the shower.
