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Free Pattern: Chevron Scrubby Mitts

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chevron scrubby mittsUsing a reusable cleaning item like a sponge or scrub brush is a great move for the environment, but it can be a little icky when you think about reusing something that’s not that easy to clean. Though of course you can microwave sponges or soak brushes in bleach, wouldn’t it be easier to throw your cleaning things in the washing machine?

You can do just that when you whip up a few of these Chevron Scrubby Mitts from Simply Notable. Worked flat in an easy two-color chevron pattern and seamed, they’re made of cotton for extra scrubbing power and ease of care. They also have a cute little loop so you can hang them to dry. They even have a thumb hole!

Little mitts like this would be great for giving my daughter a bath, too. Oh, the possibilities!

[Photo by Simply Notable.]

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Make Your Knitting Machine Scarves Better

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve shared any patterns for our circular knitting machine users. I know these devices aren’t for everyone but even though I much prefer knitting by hand, it is kind of fun to crank things out on these machines.

One of the most common early projects for a circular knitting machine is a scarf. Which makes sense, because it’s just one long tube and you can make it as long as you like.

One problem that comes from knitting scarves on the circular knitting machine, though, is that it can be hard to know how to finish the ends of the tube so that it looks like a finished scarf and not a tube of knitting.

If you’re not a knitter or crocheter, the most basic way to finish a circular knitting machine scarf is just by cinching up the ends and maybe adding a pompom to each end to cover up any hole that might still be visible at the end.

But if you have a little knitting or crochet skill or are willing to learn, there are a lot of different options for closing up the ends of a scarf. And this would also be true if you hand knit a tube scarf!

I recently wrote a post over at Our Daily Craft that includes five different ways to close up the ends of a tube scarf:

  • the simple cinching method mentioned above
  • sewing the stitches together
  • three needle bind off
  • grafting
  • crochet bind off

Grafting is my favorite because I feel like it gives the cleanest, closest to a seamless look. If you’re a knitter you may already know how to do it but even if you don’t it’s not that hard to learn.

Do you knit tube scarves by hand or machine? I’d love to know how you like to finish them!