Turkish Lif Scrubby – a fun stitch for cleaning away!

Use the Turkish Lif Scrubby to bring some style to and clean up your kitchen. The Turkish lif stitch is fun to make and easy to learn with all the step by step photos provided with this pattern. Try using a variegated or color changing yarn such as the Cascade Yarns Paradigm Shift used in my samples. You can also change colors to create a few rounds of different colors to match your decor or even to show team spirit. Just have fun, isn’t that what crafting is all about?

The yarn for this design was provided by Cascades Yarns. All opinions are my own.

The Turkish Lif Scrubby is part of the 2020 CAL Central Scrubby Crochet Along.

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Turkish Lif Scrubby

Crochet Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

Supplies

Size
5.5”

Yarn
Cascade Yarns, Paradigm Shift: (100% Mercerized Cotton), Size 4 (15 wpi, worsted weight), 371 yds / 200 g (yds/g = 1.855)
Spring 7: 1 skein, (50 yds / 25 g)

Hook
5.5mm (US – I/9)

Gauge: Learn about gauge HERE
Not so important in this pattern.

Other supplies
yarn needle

Stitches and Abbreviations: click on highlighted sts for tutorials
ch – chain
rnd(s) – round(s)
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over

Getting Started

• Rnd counts are at the end of each Rnd after the period, if the count has changed from the previous Rnd. {count here}
• Chs and sl sts are not included in Rnd counts unless specified.

Special Stitches

Lif Stitch – lif st(s)

1. Pull up on hook so loop is 3 chs tall.
2. Yo, use finger to hold yarn on hook neck, insert hook in designated st, yo, pull through st only (3 loops on hook).
3. Repeat step 2 two more times (7 loops on hook).
4. Pinch bottom of stitch with left hand, yo, pull through all loops on hook.
5. Continue pinching, insert hook through last loop from step 3, yo, pull through all loops.
6. Make 1 ch.

2 Lif Stitch Cluster – 2-lif cl

1. Make lif st through step 3 in top of previous lif st.
2. Use finger to hold all loops on hook neck and make a second lif st through step 3 in same st as previous lif st was worked into. (13 loops on hook)
3. Pinch bottom of stitch with left hand, yo, pull through all loops on hook.
4. Continue pinching, insert hook through last loop from step 2, yo, pull through all loops.
5. Make 1 ch.

3 Lif Stitch Cluster – 3-lif cl

1. Make lif st through step 3 in top of previous lif st.
2. Use finger to hold all loops on hook neck and make a second lif st through step 3 in same st as previous lif st was worked into. (13 loops on hook)
3. Use finger to hold all loops on hook neck and make a third lif st through step 3 in next st. (19 loops on hook)
4. Pinch bottom of stitch with left hand, yo, pull through all loops on hook.
5. Continue pinching, insert hook through last loop from step 2, yo, pull through all loops.
6. Make 1 ch.

Lif Stitch join – lif st join

1. Make lif st through step 4 in top of last st made.
2. Continue pinching, insert hook through last loop from previous st and through top of st that is being joined into, yo, pull through all loops.
3. Make 1 ch.

Pattern

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch made to form loop, lif st in loop, [2-lif cl in top of last st made and loop] 5 times, lif st join to first lif st made. (12 lif sts)

Rnd 2: Lif st in same st as join, [3-lif ch in top of last st made, st last st is worked into, and top of next st of Rnd 1, 2-lif ch in top of last st made and st last st is worked into] 5 times, 3-lif ch in top of last st made, st last st is worked into, and top of next st of Rnd 1, lif st join to first lif st made. (30 lif sts)

Rnd 3: Lif st in same st as join, *[3-lif ch in top of last st made, st last st is worked into, and top of next st of Rnd 1] 2 times, 2-lif ch in top of last st made and st last st is worked into; repeat from * 4 more times, [3-lif ch in top of last st made, st last st is worked into, and top of next st of Rnd 1] 2 times, lif st join to first lif st made. (48 lif sts)

Rnd 4: [Ch 3, sl st in next st] 18 times. {18 ch-3 sps}

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as first ch-2 sp) [3 sc in each of next 3 ch-3 sps, ch 2] 5 times, 3 sc in each of next 3 ch-3 sps, sl st in 2^nd ch of beginning ch-3. {9 sc on each side}

Rnd 6: Ch 2 (counts as first ch-1 sp), sc in same ch-2 sp, [sc in each of next 9 sts, (sc, ch 1, sc) in ch-2 sp] 5 times, sc in each of next 9 sts, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st in 2^nd chain of beginning ch-3. {11 sc on each side}

Rnd 7: Sl st in each st and ch-1 sp around. {72 sl sts}

Fasten off then weave in all ends.

Wear or give and enjoy!

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