Not absorbent, but scrubs like nothing I’ve ever seen. Especially good if you have any of that leftover baby yarn with the fine thread woven in. Texture is everything.

And in case you’ve guessed my secret, yes, this was going to be a baby blanket gift originally. But I *hate* patterns that expect me to evenly join a bunch of squares, because I can’t. So instead, I scrub pots with them, muttering to myself, “I hate dried on food AND crocheted squares!! I don’t care which one of you disintegrates first! You both deserve it!” Maybe that’s over the top. But maybe it’s not.

Tawashi Cloth

G or H needle, ACRYLIC yarn.
ch 5 join with sl st to make ring.

Round 1: ch 3[counts as dc], dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch1) 3 times, dc and join
Round 2: ch3, dc *(dc ch1,dc,ch1,dc) all in ch1 sp, 3dc. Repeat from * 3 times; dc and join.
Round 3: ch3, 2dc, *dc in ch sp, ch1, dc, ch 1, dc in ch sp, 5 dc. Repeat from * 3 times; 2 dc and join.
Round 4: ch3, 3dc, *dc in ch sp, ch1, (dc ch 1 dc) in next st, ch 1, dc in ch sp), 7 dc. Repeat from * 3 times; 3dc and join.
Round 5: ch3, 4dc, *dc in ch sp, ch1, dc in next st, ch1, (dc, ch1, dc,) in ch sp, ch1, dc in next st, dc in ch sp, 9 dc. Repeat from * 3 times. 4dc and join.
Fasten off and weave in ends.

I shun you, mini-baby-square-of-insanity-blanket. Eat my microwaved egg residue!!!!

Ivory