100 Days to A Cheapskates Style Christmas Day 25 Knit a Soap Sack - Spa Set Part 1
Here is a quick and easy gift idea that's not only pretty but useful too. Just slip a cake of soap into this handy soap sack and use it as you would a loofah mitt.
This is part 1 of a series that will make up a pretty and useful spa set you can give as a gift (or keep for yourself).
Materials:
Scraps of knitting cotton or bamboo (I used Bernat Big Ball, the same cotton I use to knit my dishcloths and Patons bamboo yarn - they work out to about the same price. Bamboo is much softer, so ideal for this project.)
1 pair 5mm knitting needles
1 darning needle
Instructions:
Cast on 40 stitches.
First row: *K 1, P 1, repeat from * to end
Second row: *P1, K1, repeat from * to end
Repeat first and second rows twice (6 rows)
Seventh row: *Knit 1, slip 1, yarn forward, pass slipped stitch over, repeat from * to end.
Eighth row: *P1, K1, repeat from * to end
Ninth row: *K1, P1, repeat from * to end
Repeat eighth and ninth rows once
Next row: Slip 1, knit to end. Repeat first row until work measures approximately 12cm.
First shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 15, knit 2 together twice, knit 15, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Second shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 13, knit 2 together twice, knit 13, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Third shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 11, knit 2 together twice, knit 11, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Fourth shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 9, knit 2 together twice, knit 9, knit 2 together, knit 1 - 24 stitches.
Cast off.
To make up: Fold soap sack in half. Sew up along the bottom and side seam.
Make a twisted cord from the same cotton and thread through the holes at the top of the sack.
Insert a cake of soap, draw up cord and tie in a bow.
This is part 1 of a series that will make up a pretty and useful spa set you can give as a gift (or keep for yourself).
Materials:
Scraps of knitting cotton or bamboo (I used Bernat Big Ball, the same cotton I use to knit my dishcloths and Patons bamboo yarn - they work out to about the same price. Bamboo is much softer, so ideal for this project.)
1 pair 5mm knitting needles
1 darning needle
Instructions:
Cast on 40 stitches.
First row: *K 1, P 1, repeat from * to end
Second row: *P1, K1, repeat from * to end
Repeat first and second rows twice (6 rows)
Seventh row: *Knit 1, slip 1, yarn forward, pass slipped stitch over, repeat from * to end.
Eighth row: *P1, K1, repeat from * to end
Ninth row: *K1, P1, repeat from * to end
Repeat eighth and ninth rows once
Next row: Slip 1, knit to end. Repeat first row until work measures approximately 12cm.
First shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 15, knit 2 together twice, knit 15, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Second shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 13, knit 2 together twice, knit 13, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Third shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 11, knit 2 together twice, knit 11, knit 2 together, knit 1.
Fourth shaping row: Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 9, knit 2 together twice, knit 9, knit 2 together, knit 1 - 24 stitches.
Cast off.
To make up: Fold soap sack in half. Sew up along the bottom and side seam.
Make a twisted cord from the same cotton and thread through the holes at the top of the sack.
Insert a cake of soap, draw up cord and tie in a bow.