This is an easy project I came up with after stumbling upon images of Soap Savers online. I crocheted a spa set as a gift for my Mother and then set off on creating my own pattern that would create a simple, polished, pretty, and most importantly functional object. This only takes an hour or so and the ways you could customize it with your own colors are endless.
I designed this project to fit my favorite type of soap, Dr. Bronner's, which measures 3 3/4 inches length, 2 inches width, and 1 1/4 height. The finished Soap Saver measures 3 1/2 inches width and 5 inches height and stretches nicely over the bar. This bag fits most bars of handmade and store bought soap.
These are the things you will need to make Soap Saver.
♡ Cotton yarn. I am using Sugar and Cream because it is the best brand of cotton yarn I have tried and comes in beautiful colors. You can find these at craft stores usually cost between $1-$3.
♡ 5 mm crochet hook for the majority of the project.
♡ 6.5 mm crochet hook for the hand loop around the top.
♡ A wooden toggle button.
♡ A measuring tape.
♡ A large medal yarn needle. I like to use the large ones because it's less stressful.
♡ A pair of scissors.
My husband got me a set of wooden buttons for my birthday and it came with the wooden toggles. Here is a link to them on Amazon (Button Set) and here is a link to the wooden toggles alone (Toggles)
There is also this cool scrubby yarn you can use to make a scrubby soap saver. I have used the Red Heart Scrubby yarn and I really like it although it is a little hard to see your stitches when working.
Without further ado, here is how you make a Soap Saver!!
Step one - Slip Stitch onto the hook and chain 20 using a 5 mm crochet hook. Leave about 5 inches of string at the beginning of your chain. We will use this later.
Step Two - Connect the chain ends with a single crochet stitch. Single crochet in both loops for two rows. Make sure that you don't add or miss any stitches. There should be twenty twenty stitches around.
Step Three - Slip Stitch into the next stitch and Chain 3. This will count as your first Double Crochet. Double Crochet into each stitch all the way around working in each space between the stitches. Make sure there are 20 Double Crochet when you end.
Step Four - Slip Stitch into the 3rd chain of the Chain 3 you started the row with.
Slip stitch into the next space.
Step Five - Repeat Step Three and Four until you have 8 rows of Double Crochet. Slip stitch into the 3rd chain to finish the row and Slip Stitch into the next space.
Step Six - Snip the string and leave about 4-5 inches of string.
Use your sewing needle to weave the string into the project. Try to weave the string into the outside of the project because we are going to turn it inside out later.
Step Seven - Rotate the place you started to the corner and use your yarn needle to weave the bottom of the project together. Go back and forth twice and make sure not to pull it too tight. Snip off the remaining string and turn inside out.
Chain 12-13 inches. Pull the end through the loop and pull each end tight.
Step Nine - Thread the end of the string into the wooden toggle using your yarn needle. It's a tight fit but gets easier the more you use it.
Weave the hand loop between the post starting on the corner. Do the same for the other side until both ends meet on the other side behind a post. Tie the ends together tightly and hide the knot behind the Double Crochet Post. Snip the left over string off.
Add your favorite bar of soap, pull the strings tight using the toggle, and enjoy your new Soap Saver!
I enjoy making these and have a few posted in my Etsy shop. Check them out!
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