CROCHET SOAP POCKET

You know all those annoying little pieces of soap?  Well they will no longer annoy you with this handy little soap pocket!  From a full bar of soap to small leftover pieces, you can soap up with this 100% cotton, environmentally friendly  soap pocket.  Use it to wash yourself clean in the shower or bath and wash and dry as needed by hand or on the delicate cycle!

Fill it with a  bar of soap, add a label and it makes a really nice gift!  Free printable label below :-)

Supplies Needed

• Lily Sugar'n Cream 100% Cotton 4 ply yarn - any color
• Crochet Hook Size 7
• Scissors
• Yarn Needle

Directions
​(P.S.  I am not very good at writing  directions for crocheting so please feel free to contact me with any questions!)

• Chain 8.
• Row 1: Single crochet into second stitch from hook.  Single crochet in each stitch to end of chain.  At the end of the chain single crochet 2 more times into the last single crochet (so three single crochets in the last chain). This is the turn to create an oval on the bottom.  Continue around to the other side of the chain and single crochet in the same, but opposite side, of each chain stitch down to the beginning.  In the last stitch, single crochet only 2 times for the turn.  Connect to first single crochet with a slip stitch. Total single crochet stitches for row one is 16.
• Row 2: Chain 1.  Do two single crochet stitches into the first stitch next to the hook and then one single crochet into each of the next 6 stitches around the side.  Do 2 single crochets into the 7th stitch, one single crochet into the 8th, and 2 single crochets into the 9th.  Then crochet one single crochet into each of the next 6 stitches, then 2 single crochets into the 7th and 1 into the 8th.  You should be back to where you started. Connect with slip stitch. Total stitches around should be 20. This is the oval bottom of the pocket.  If you want to make the pocket larger to accommodate large bars of soap, you can add another row around the oval at this time.  
• Rows 3 - 12: Single crochet in the front loop of each stitch once all the way around for a total of 20 stitches.  Slip stitch to connect and turn inside out.  Repeat the single crochet into the front loop of each stitch around for a total of 20 stitches.  Repeat until you have 10 rows of this same pattern.
• Row 13: Chain 3, double crochet into second stitch from hook (skip one stitch).  Chain 1, skip a stitch and double crochet into second stitch, continue pattern all the way around.  Slip stitch to connect and end off.   You should have a total of 10 double crochet stitches with one chain stitch space in between.
• Use the yarn hook to weave all hanging yarn ends.
• ​Make the Cord:  chain 35, do not end off.  Cut the chain free from the skein of yarn leaving a long end.  Weave the chain in and out through the double crochets at the top of the pocket.  Use a slip stitch to connect the last chain to the first chain to create a permanent loop string through the pocket.  Use a yarn needle to weave in loose ends.

Make it into a gift!
Use the FREE printable label below.  Download the pdf file, print out on 8.5' x 11' paper, cut out on the outside of the dotted line, wrap it around a soap filled pocket and tape to hold!  It's that simple!  

Just click on the example below or the button to download the FREE pdf file!  It prints seven labels per page.

click to download pdf file of soap pocket labels

Labels are printed on 8.5 x 11 Brown Bag Paper by KRAFThttp://amzn.to/1GNnMYD_ (affiliate link)

For men, I fill the pocket with a bar of Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Castile Soap (affiliate link)

For women I like Dr. Bronner's Lavender scented Castile Soap_ (affiliate link)

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