Crocheted Washcloth & Soap Sack

In December 2018, I released a pattern for a small, crocheted face cloth. I made the pattern to go along with a tutorial video I did for the puff stitch. Today, I’m sharing a pattern for a matching washcloth & soap sack. Makes a great set for gift giving & it’s great to help use up those cottons scraps!

Crocheted Set

The original crocheted facecloth had single crochets between the puff stitches & a crab stitch border.

For the soap sack, I had to change the stitches between the puff stitches to double crochet. This helps keep it even with the mesh portion.

Since the washcloth was much larger, I alternated puff stitches with x-stitches. It’s kind of like x’s & o’s!

Crochet Patterns

I’m listing the yarn I used for the pattern. Knit Picks no longer carries comfy sport, but you can use any cotton yarn for this, just know some are softer than others. If you use bigger weight of yarn, the cloth will be bigger. I used one skein of Flamingo to make a soap sack, a face cloth, & about half the washcloth. The Peony color was less than half a skein leftover from another project.

Supplies ~>

• Knit Picks Comfy Sport in Flamingo & Peony, #2 weight, 75% Pima Cotton/25% Acrylic, 136 yards/50 grams ~> Approximately 204 yards
• E-4/3.5 mm crochet hook

Abbreviations ~>

• ch – chain
• sc – single crochet
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• ps – puff stitch – yo, insert hook into stitch & pull up long loop {3 loops on hook}, yo, insert hook into stitch & pull up long loop 4 more times {11 loops on hook}, yo & pull loop through all 11 loops, ch 1 to close

Soap Sack

Pattern ~>

• Chain 34
• Row 1 ~ sc in 2nd ch from hook & across all chains {33 sc}
• Row 2 ~ ch 3, turn, dc in next stitch, * ps in next stitch, dc in next 2 stitches * repeat * to * 3 more times, dc in next 2 stitches, [ch 1, skip next stitch, dc in next stitch] repeat [ ] 7 more times, dc in last stitch {4 ps, 21 dc, 8 ch}
• Row 3 ~ ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across {33 sc}
• Row 4 ~ ch 3, turn, dc in next 3 stitches, * ps in next stitch, dc in next 2 stitches * repeat * to * 3 times, [ch 1, skip next stitch, dc in next stitch] repeat [ ] 7 more times, dc in last stitch {4 ps, 21 dc, 8 ch}
• Row 5 ~ ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across {33 sc}
• Row 6 thru 17 ~ Repeat rows 2 thru 5, 3 times
• Row 18 ~ ch 4, turn, skip next stitch, dc in next stitch, *ch 1, skip next stitch, dc in next stitch* repeat * to * until the end. Do not cut yarn.

Joining ~>

• Fold work in half, right sides facing

• Join work with a sc by inserting hook through stitches from both sides. 2 SC in DC rows & 1 SC in SC rows
• Work 2 SC at the corner & SC through both sides across the bottom stitches.

• Cut yarn and weave in ends

Drawstring ~>

• ch 61, turn
• sl st into 2nd ch from hook & across to the end {60 sl st}
• Cut yarn and weave in ends
• Weave drawstring between the DC at the top of the bag, leaving ends out one side for drawing bag closed.

Washcloth

• Chain 40
• Row 1 ~ sc in 2nd ch from hook & across all chains {39 sc}
• Row 2 ~ ch 3, turn, dc in next stitch, * ps in next stitch, dc in next 2 stitches * repeat * to * 11 more times, dc in next 3 stitches, {12 ps, 27 dc}
• Row 3 ~ ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across {39 sc}
• Row 4 ~ ch 3, turn, dc in next stitch, *skip next stitch, dc in next stitch, dc in skipped stitch, behind 1st dc, dc in next stitch* repeat * to * 11 more times, dc in last stitch {39 dc} [see photos below]

• Row 5 ~ ch 1, turn, sc in each stitch across {39 sc}
• Repeat rows 2 thru 5, 6 more times. Then repeat rows 2 & 3 once for a total of 37 rows. Do not cut yarn.

Border ~>

• sc around entire square, putting 2 sc in 3 corners
• before joining the last stitch, chain 20, sl st to beginning sc & across all 20 chains, sl stitch into last sc
• Cut yarn & weave in ends

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