Reusable Cotton Rounds
Ratherthancontinuebuying,using,andpitching thosecottonroundsfromthestore,you can crochet your own reusable ones. They're machine washable and dryable, and they'll get softer with every wash. If you're using a fairly stiff kitchen cotton, like Lily Sugar 'N Cream, you will wanttowashthematleastonceheforeusinathemtoremoveevemakeun.sothev'llsoftenur Make bunches of them; they whip up in just a few minutes! It's also an excellent project for using up yarn scraps. While this particular pattern did come directly out of my own head, Iam, of course, not the first to have this idea. There is also a British pattern on Ravelry.com, by Heldasland, as wellas a pattern for a puffier makeup remover pad by Kimberly Rae.
Materials
Size G (US 6 [4mm]) Crochet Hook 1/10 oz.(≥= % yd) Worsted Wt. Cotton Yarn Abbreviations & Explanations
Pattern
Base: DO NOT slipknot onto hook. You are going to make a "Magic Ring" (Google for a variety of photo and video tutorials): Make a hoop about $\textit{1}\%^{\prime\prime}$ in diameter with your beginning yarn, with the tail behind the working yarn, and leaving a fairly long tail beyond what's involved in the hoop (I like to leave a good $6^{\prime\prime}$ at the beginning of every project, anyway). With your crochet hook, draw the working yarn through the hoop, so you have one loop on the hook. Ch 3. This counts as $\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}}^{s t}$ dc for rd. Dc 7 more in hoop, making sure to crochet over tail in ea st. Untangle tail from hoop, if it has curled around it, and pull to close ring. Your ring should look like a circle with a pie slice cut out. If it doesn't, make sure you crocheted over tail properly. If you didn't, you'll have to unravel and try again. If you did, the yarn probably just got a little hung up on itself. Some cottons do that. Just shift the stitches on the hoop with your fingers until it looks right, making sure to keep the "drawstring" (tail) pulled tight. Sl st in $\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}}^{s t}$ Dc of rd to close circle. $^{*}B s$ in next dc, ch 1,\* rep \* to\* to end of rd. (9 total bs ch 1 sets, incl. that in same dc as sl st, above) SI st in ch 2 space at beginning of rd. Rd 2: Ch 2. Sc in ea ch and ch space (including top st of bs) around. (27 sc) SI st in ch 2 space at beginning of rd. Ch 1, fasten off, weave in ends. That's it! Enjoy.
