Blooming Lovely Crochet Facial Rounds

Charmingly elegant face scrubby rounds that are a quick and satisfying make.

These rounds make perfect little gifts – present these professionally in a stack tied with ribbon, or in a pretty organza bag.

This is an original pattern by Farrah Jane Tate. You are welcome to sell products you have made using my patterns; however, I ask that you refer to the exact name of my pattern somewhere in the text of your listing. You may not copy, re-publish, sell, distribute, translate without permission, or claim my photos or patterns as your own in any way. Please note: If you have downloaded this pattern from a site other than Ravelry, Love Crafts, Etsy, or my personal blog, you may not have the most current version. Please visit one of these sites to download an official, version-controlled copy.

Pattern Details

Recommended Yarn:

  • DK/8 ply/Cat. 3 weight cotton or cotton/bamboo blend yarn.
  • Example project: Fiddlesticks Wren 8ply/DK, 5g/0.04Oz of yarn per facial round.

Hook Size:

  • Use yarn label instructions as a guide for selecting hook size.
  • 3.5mm/E/4  – 4.00mm/G/6, depending on yarn/tension. 3.5mm hook was used with Fiddlesticks Wren.
  • Swatch to determine the optimal hook size for your tension.

Size:

  • Varies with weight and brand of chosen yarn, chosen hook and  personal tension.
  • Rounds made with Fiddlesticks Wren are ~7.5cm/3in in diameter.
  • Refer also to Project Examples in Ravelry.

Skill Level:

  • Intermediate.

Stitch Terminology:

  • US.
  • Refer to Abbreviations and Special Stitch Instructions.

Gauge:

  • Specific gauge not required/ not important for this item.

Pattern Synopsis:

  • Facial rounds are constructed in the round, commencing with a circle.
  • Textured stitches are worked throughout, these being: Puff (Round 2); DC2TogCl and front loop/back loop stitches (Round 4); and post stitches (Rounds 5 and 6).

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Abbreviations

  • Beg = Beginning.
  • Beg DC2TogCl = Beginning (first) DC2TogCl in the round. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
  • BLO = Back Loop only.
  • BpSC = Back Post Single Crochet (SC constructed around the back of the stitch post).
  • Ch = Chain.
  • DC = Double Crochet.
  • DC2TogCl = Double Crochet Two Together Cluster. Two double crochet stitches are worked together in the same stitch from the previous round, such that there is only one stitch to work into the subsequent round (stitch count is preserved). Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
  • DCStndSt = Double Crochet Standing Stitch. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
  • Fin = Finishing.
  • FLO = Front Loop only.
  • FpDC = Front Post Double Crochet (DC constructed around the front of the stitch post).
  • FpDCStndSt = Front Post Double Crochet Standing Stitch. A DC Standing Stitch is constructed around the front of the stitch post. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
  • FpSC = Single Crochet (SC constructed around the front of the stitch post).
  • MC = Magic Circle.
  • Puff = Puff Stitch. Refer to Special Stitch Instructions.
  • SC = Single Crochet.
  • Sp = Space.
  • Sk = Skip.
  • Sl St = Slip Stitch.
  • St = Stitch.

Special Stitch Instructions

Beg DC2TogCL

DCStndSt, yarn over hook, insert hook back through same st as DCStndSt made in, yarn over hook, pull through a loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through two loops on hook (two loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull yarn through remaining two loops on hook.

DC2TogCl

Yarn over hook, insert hook through st, yarn over hook, pull through a loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through first two loops on hook (two loops on hook), yarn over hook, insert hook back through same st as previous, yarn over hook, pull through another loop, yarn over hook, pull yarn through first two loops on hook (three loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull yarn through remaining three loops on hook.

DCStndSt

Note: (Ch 1, SC, Ch 2), or any other chainless DC can be substituted for this st.

Ch 1, SC in first st from previous round, Ch 1, SC in FLO of SC that was just made.

FpDCStndSt

Note: (Ch 1, FpSC, Ch 2), or any other chainless FpDC can be substituted for this st.

Ch 1, FpSC around first st post from previous round, Ch 1, SC in FLO of FpSC that was just made.

Puff

Yarn over hook, insert hook through st, yarn over hook, pull through a loop (three loops on hook), *yarn over hook, insert hook back through same st as before, pull through a loop (an additional two loops on hook)* two times in total (seven loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull yarn through six loops on hook (two loops remaining on hook), yarn over hook, pull yarn through remaining two loops on hook.

Pattern Instructions

Note:

  • Beg Ch 1/Ch 2 and fin Sl St do not count as a st for st count purposes.
  • FpDCStndSt counts as a FpDC for st count purposes.
  • * * represents a st sequence that is to be repeated the number of times specified by the pattern instructions.
  • Stitch count is provided in brackets () following each round instructions.
  • Work in both loops of st from previous round unless otherwise indicated.

Beg Circle

Leaving a beg yarn tail of ~7-10cm/~2.8-3.9in, make a circle either with MC, or Ch 3-4 and Sl St into first Ch.

Round 1

Ch 1, 8 SC over MC, Sl St into first SC (sk beg Ch 1). If using magic circle, pull circle taut.

(8 SC)

Round 2

Ch 2, Puff in first SC, Ch 1, *Puff in next SC, Ch 1* seven times in total, Sl St into first Puff (sk beg Ch 2).

(8 Puff, 8 Ch 1 Sp)

Round 3

Ch 1, FpSC around first Puff (omitting beg Ch 2 from previous round), SC over next Ch 1 Sp, *FpSC around next Puff, SC over Ch 1 Sp* seven times in total, Sl St into first Puff (sk beg Ch 1).

(8 FpSC, 8 SC)

Round 4

Note: Images are provided in Appendix 1.

Beg DC2TogCl in FLO of first st, DC in BLO of same st (as Beg DC2TogCl made), *DC2TogCl in FLO of next st, DC in BLO of same st* fifteen times in total, Sl St into DC of Beg DC2TogCl.

(16 DC2TogCl, 16 DC)

Round 5

FpDCStndSt around Beg DC2TogCl from previous round, 2 DC in next DC, *FpDC around next DC2TogCl, 2 DC in next DC* fifteen times in total, Sl St into FpDCStndSt.

(16 FpDC, 32 DC)

Round 6

Ch 1, FpSC around FpDCStndSt, BpSC around next two DCs, *FpSC around next FpDC, BpSC around next two DCs* fifteen times in total, Sl St into first FpSC (sk beg Ch 1).

(16 FpSC, 32 BpSC)

Finishing

Fasten off yarn leaving ~7-10cm/~2.8-3.9in yarn tail. Use a darning needle to sew both ends in securely on reverse.

Pattern Support

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Pattern Versioning

Version Date Comments
0.1 12/12/21 Initial draft.
0.2 22/12/21 Tested version.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to the following fabulous testers for your efforts in testing this design – your help is most appreciated:

Appendix 1: Round 4 Images

On commencing Round 4, a Beg DC2TogCl will be worked in the FLO of the first stitch from previous round (location as per arrow in Image 1).

A DC will then be worked in the BLO of the same stitch (location as per arrow in Image 1).

When these stitches have been completed these should appear as Image 2.

The stitches that the Beg DC2TogCl are composed of are shown (i.e., DCStndSt and DC).

When the round is completed, it should appear as per Image 3.

Every stitch from the previous round will have a DC2TogCl in FLO and a DC in BLO.

As such, the stitch count is doubled in this round.