Mermaid Spa Day: Clamshell Scrubbies Crochet Pattern

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Are you ready for a Mermagical Spa Day?! Then this Clamshell Scrubbie pattern is for you! These scrubbies are cute, fun and easy to make. Each one takes only a small amount of cotton yarn and a tiny bit of time to make – making this pattern a great stash buster! How about making these as a gift for the mermaid lover in your life? They’d also be cute, fast and profitable spa accessories for selling online and at craft fairs! The possibilities are endless! These reusable scrubbies are part one in my Mermaid Spa Day Collection – keep an eye out for washcloths and more coming soon!

Clamshell Scrubbies

I’ve designed so many mermaid themed crochet projects to date, I’m shocked I haven’t just become a mermaid! If you love mermagical patterns like my Mermaid Slouchy Hat, Mermaid Messy Bun Hat, and Mermaid Easter Basket, then prepare to love being pampered by these cute and cozy scrubbies. After finishing a year like 2020, I figured we could all use a spa day. And who doesn’t love some reusable crocheted scrubbies? They’re all the rage right now, and you know I just had to make some with a “mermaid” twist. And so this scrubbie pattern was born!

This pattern works best with cotton yarn, since it’s absorbent and easy to clean. Most of the yarns I used here were Lily Sugar n Cream Cotton – they come in tons of colors and are very affordable! You could make several scrubbies with just one tiny skein. Find them on Amazon:

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Supplies
Size F/5 3.75 mm crochet hook

About 40 yds of medium weight cotton yarn (per scrubbie – colors shown are Lily Sugar n Cream in Black Currant (purple), Hot Blue (turquoise), Hot Green (bright green), and Mainstays 100% Cotton in Opaline Green (lighter blue-green)

Yarn Needle

Scissors

Abbreviations
*= indicates beginning/end of a section to be repeated
BLO = back loop only
Ch = chain
Hdc = half double crochet
Rep = repeat
Sc = single crochet
St(s) = stitch(es)

Gauge
Exact gauge is not essential to this project.

Size
Each scrubbie measures about 3 inches length by 3.5 inches width

How to Make This

Instructions

(All rows are worked in BLO after Row 1.)
Ch 11.
Row 1 – hdc in 2nd ch from hook, and in next 6 sts. Sc in last 3 sts. Ch 1, turn (7 hdc, 3 sc)

Row 2 – sc in next 3 sts. Hdc in next 7 sts. Ch 1, turn (3 sc, 7 hdc)

Rows 3 – 8 – rep Rows 1 & 2 three more times.

Edging
Working sts into top of rows listed above, *4 hdc in next st, sl st in next st (first and second photos below).* Rep from * to * 3 more times (third photo). Sc down first side of Clamshell. Working along bottom edge, evenly make 4 sc (fourth photo). Sc up other side of Clamshell and join with sl st to first hdc of Edging. (Fifth photo shows finished piece.)

Fasten off, weave in all ends.

Here are the finished scrubbies!!

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COPYRIGHT:  This pattern is owned by Crafty Kitty Crochet (Melissa Moore). Any reselling or distribution of this pattern is prohibited. Sale of items made using this pattern is welcomed, but I do ask that credit/a link be provided back to my site, craftykittycrochet.com.