15 April, 2009

FO: MY FIRST TAWASHI


Here is my first tawashi, which is a Japanese -inspired crocheted (or knitted) scrubbie for cleaning dishes, counters, etc.

I have been seeing so many of these on Ravelry (there are several groups devoted to tawashi) and on blogs, that I decided to whip one up to see how it works. I had some left-over Red Heart Acrylic in my stash... believe it or not, acrylic is the main choice for these little scrubbies! (although you can buy special acrylic with silver in it for authentic Japanese style)

This is my version:


first, i made a rectangle with bobbles (made with 4 dc) staggered on it... i used hdc for the rows without the bobbles and dc for the rows with the bobbles.


I folded the rectangle in half and trimmed the tawashi with sc done in a different color.


lastly, i did another round in sl and created a hanging loop on one of the short ends.


TA DAAA! here is my finished little tawashi! I cant wait to try it out... will post the results after some use.
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If you are interested in tawashi, check out these sites for inspiration:

a whole load of craft

knitting knonsense

okniawa otter knits

little purl of the orient

juli's jots

or just "Google" the word tawashi

2 comments:

quiltsbylee said...

My ex mother in law used to crochet us scrubbies using the net bags that vegtables come in. I loved them. Haven't crocheted in years but may have to try one of your tawashi's.

Sofia said...

Thannky..