This is not the first time that I've crocheted kitchen scrubbies from potato sacks, but there is a little story this time! What happens when a creative hoarder like myself starts an attempt to clean up her studio? Well, as you can well imagine all kinds of supplies start jumping out at me, together with a bunch of works in progress, screaming "don't spend your time cleaning up this mess, finish me, use me up, make something!"
So when I opened up a bag and found some unusual orange potato sacks (ours are generally white and sometimes red), which are special since they come from potatoes from The Netherlands, well I just had to use them up.! Yes, we do grow potatoes here in Israel, but during the shemittah year (the last one was 2015) we can't eat vegetables grown in the the holy soil of Israel, thus the imports from one of my favorite countries, whose color happens to be orange, thus the orange potato sacks! And given that I've been going through my stash of yarn, with skeins that I've had for ten years, using up these sacks that I'd only been saving for one year is a great start, right?
And the good news is that these potato sack scrubbies are actually really great, and would make great gifts for some of your eco-conscious friends! Plus they look great, don't you think? Not to mention that they help you use up little bits and pieces of cotton yarn, how great is that ?
Want to make some yourself? Or maybe even a slightly fancier (if a potato sack can be called "fancy")? Check out these links:
- DIY crocheted potato sack scrubbie, (plus a white version using variegated yarn)
- DIY crocheted potato sack bath scrubbies with a picot trim
Now all you need to do is get your hands on enough potato sacks, but I know you can do it!
