Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 08:44:13 -0600 From: Kate Winkler To: knit@bolis.com Subject: KNIT: [...] gift pattern; [...] [...] Gift pattern Here's my contribution to the 1997-98 gift pattern collection: Knitted Back Scrubber Approx. 18 yards of 6" wide bridal tulle* for scrubber; approx. 12 yards of Sugar and Cream cotton yarn (worsted wt.) for handles. US #17 knitting needles and US "J" crochet hook. *Bridal tulle is available on spools (and in *colors*) in the floral/bridal department of the craft store where I work. For industrial-strength exfoliation, you can substitute strips of nylon net. Scrubber: Cast on 10 stitches with tulle, just as it comes from the spool. (It will bunch itself up very nicely without any effort on your part.) Knit 30 rows of garter stitch (i.e., knit every row) - 15 ridges. Bind off. Handles: With Sugar and Cream yarn and "J" hook, make a slip knot and anchor it with a slip stitch at the right edge of one end of the scrubber. Sc (single crochet) in each knit st. across the end of the scrubber, enclosing the cast-on or bind-off "tail" as you go. Secure with another slip stitch. This will be one end of the handle. Chain 40, slip st in first sc made (you've just attached the other end of the handle). Ch 1, then sc in each ch of handle. Secure with slip st. Snip yarn and run end under sc stitches along end of scrubber. Repeat for second handle. It took me about 20 minutes to knit the scrubber, and about 15-20 minutes to crochet the handles (including going downstairs to get the yarn). Copyright Kate Winkler, 1997 You may print out a copy of this pattern for your personal use, as long as this copyright notice is included. You may not reproduce this pattern for sale, either individually or in a collection, nor put it on any internet site other than the Knitlist gift archives without my express permission. [...] Kate in IL Knit happens.