Scrubby Mitt – Free Crochet Pattern

After sharing the “Washcloth Mitt”, which uses a light weight (size 3) cotton yarn, many of you told me you’d love a worsted weight version. So here it is!

This scrubby mitt is good for the kitchen to scrub dishes or pick up that hot pan (and to place a hot pan on), and is equally as good in the shower as a body-wash mitt.

This mitt uses less than 1 ball of cotton yarn, so if you’re like me and snatch up cotton yarn when it’s on sale for a dollar, this is a super economical project to make. They make great gifts, and work up fairly quickly. There are a few tails to weave in, I won’t lie. But the finished result is so worth it! I hope you enjoy making these as much as I enjoyed designing it!

Scrubby Mitt – Free Crochet Pattern

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Supplies:

Approx. 100 yards worsted weight cotton yarn (4)

Premier® Yarns Home™ Cotton Turquoise
4mm Crochet Hook

Gauge and Sizing:

2” = 9 st and 9 rows in single crochet. Mitt measures approximately 5” across (at widest point) by 8” long.

Notes:

All single crochets are to be worked in the back loop (BL) only.
Placing a stitch marker in the first stitch of every row is highly recommended. As you can see in the photos below, I used bobby pins.

Abbreviations:
BL – Back Loop
Ch – Chain
Hk – Hook
Rep – Repeat
Rs – Right Side
Sc – Single Crochet
Sc2tog – Single Crochet Two Together (decrease)
Sl St – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Ws – Wrong Side

Let’s Begin!

Half-Mitt Sections (Make 4):
1. Ch 21
Sc in back bump of 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (20 sc)

2. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in BL only of same st and each st across (20 sc)
Work in BL only, here and throughout pattern

3-6. Rep row 2

7. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog
Sc in next 14 st
Sc2tog
Sc in last st (18 sc)

8. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in each st across (18 sc)

9. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog
Sc in next 12 st
Sc2tog
Sc in last st (16 sc)

10. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in each st across (16 sc)

11. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog
Sc in next 10 st
Sc2tog
Sc in last st (14 sc)

12. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in each st across (14 sc)

13. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog
Sc in next 8 st
Sc2tog
Sc in last st (12 sc)

14. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in each st across (12 sc)

15. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog
Sc in next 6 st
Sc2tog
Sc in last st (10 sc)

16. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in first st
Sc2tog 4 times
Sc in last st (6 sc)

17. Ch 1
Turn
Sc in each st across (6 sc)
Fasten off

Assembly:
1. With wide sides towards each other, whipstitch 2 halves together (leave the other two pieces separated). If you prefer another joining method like mattress stitch or single crocheting them together, go for it.

2. Decide which side you want to be RS (doesn’t matter)
With wrong sides facing together, lay the 2 small pieces over the large piece, lining them up together.
Pin together with stitch markers if needed.

With RS facing, join new yarn through both layers of mitt with sl st
Ch 1
Sc evenly around entire mitt, working through both layers to seam together.
Join to first sc w/ sl st
Fasten Off
Weave in ends