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Crochet makeup remover pads: puff-stitch rounds in cotton

Work 8 puffs in a magic ring, 16 puffs in the next round with a chain 1 between, then a single-crochet edge of 48 stitches. Make 7, one for each day of the week.

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Puff stitches in the roundUS termsHook: 4 mm (US G-6), or the size that gives you gaugeSize from your washed swatchDK yarn

Know these stitches: magic ring, puff stitch, chain, single crochet, slip stitch

The finished makeup remover pads.

Materials and yarn planning

Yarns we’ve reviewed that suit it: Bernat Softee Cotton yarn, Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton DK yarn. For the hook, choose by size and handle.

Yarn estimate: one pad is 24 puffs at about 12 cm of light cotton each and 48 single crochets at about 3 cm, about 5 m, so the set of 7 takes about 35 m: one 50 g ball of cotton.

To buy for a set, make one complete motif first and weigh it: multiply by the number you need, add a little for joins and finishing, and divide by the ball weight on the label. A rectangular swatch cannot predict yarn for this shape. With a total length instead, the yarn-length-to-balls calculator gives the ball count.

Finished size and gauge

Each pad is about 7 cm across in light cotton. The edge round sets the size: 48 single crochets at about 20 per 10 cm make about 24 cm around. For a larger pad, use medium (category 4) cotton and a 5 mm hook. These are calculations from the counts, not a measured sample.

The gauge calculator compares your swatch with the pattern. A stitch name you do not know is in the abbreviation chart; a UK pattern’s names are in the US/UK term reference.

The pattern

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One pad

  1. Round 1: make a magic ring. Chain 2 (it does not count), then [puff in the ring, chain 1] 8 times. Pull the ring closed and join with a slip stitch to the top of the first puff: 8 puffs and 8 spaces. Close each puff with its own chain 1, as in the puff stitch lesson; the chain 1 after it makes the space.
  2. Round 2: slip stitch into the first space. Chain 2, then [puff, chain 1, puff, chain 1] in each space around, join to the first puff: 16 puffs and 16 spaces.
  3. Round 3, the edge: chain 1, [single crochet in the top of the next puff, 2 single crochets in the next space] 16 times, join to the first single crochet: 48 stitches. Fasten off and weave in the ends.

The set

  1. Make 6 more the same way, in one color or several.
  2. Wet a pad, use it with your cleanser and rinse it out. Let the pads dry flat and wash them with your towels.

Check the work

Round 1 has 8 puffs; Round 2 puts two in each of the 8 spaces, 16; the edge has three stitches for each puff and its space, 48.

Puffs in Rounds 1 and 2, and single crochets in the edge8 · 16 · 48
  • If the pad cups like a bowl, the edge is tight: work Round 3 with a hook 0.5 mm larger.
  • If it ruffles, the edge has too many stitches for your puffs: work 1 single crochet in each space instead of 2.
  • If a puff comes undone in the wash, the closing chain was skipped: close every puff with its chain 1.

Updated . Stitch counts checked row by row; we haven’t crocheted a sample of this one yet. How the patterns are checked. Keep your yarn label, hook and swatch on the printable project worksheet.

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