Kitchen Scrubbies

I first saw these scrubbies on this website:
www.berlinswhimsy.typepad.com
If you go to this website she has photo instructions of how to prepare and knit these scrubbies.
The only difference that I made to these scrubbies, is change the cast on to 13 stitches and use a size 7 knitting needle. This makes the scrubbie around 4"x4"inches, which I feel is more of a scrubber size. If you make them any larger, then you have a scrubbie/washcloth, which is ok if that is what you really want. But I prefered the smaller size. So here is what you need for the 4"x4"inch scrubbies.

Materials:
Worsted weight cotton yarn such as "Sugar 'n Cream" (one skein will do several scrubbies.)
Size 7 straight knitting needles.
1 yd. of  Netting cut into 1" wide strips, in any color. White goes with all colors of yarn.
*Note: The netting used is the rough netting it's cheap and comes in lots of colors. I purchased mine at JoAnn Fabric's for $1.49 yd.
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends of yarn.

Directions:
Prepare your netting first by cutting it in 1" inch wide strips and then joining all the strips by tying the ends together to make one long continous piece of netting. Wrap netting strip on a rectangular piece of cardboard like your winding yarn. This will make it easier when you begin knitting. Go to website mentioned above to see photo's.

Now holding the netting and the yarn together, cast on 13 stitches and knit every row until piece measures aprox 4" to 4 1/4"inches. Bind off very loosely.
If you slip the first stitch of every row your edges will look more even, or you can do what I did on my scrubbies in the photo, crochet all around edges using a single crochet and working 2sc, ch2, 2sc in each corner, this helps the scrubbie to lie flat and not curl up at edges. *Note: do not crochet edge with netting, only the cotton yarn.
These scrubbies can be washed, but I don't think I would put them in the dryer, the netting material in the scrubbies could melt, and make a mess of your dryer.

These are really quick to knit, and would make great gifts.