Epitome Bathroom Trio

Epitome Bathroom Trio by Artefacts

What is Being Made

The Epitome Bathroom Trio is a coordinated set of three practical crochet projects designed for bathroom use. This downloadable PDF pattern by designer Melody Tallon includes a face washer, a soap scrubby, and an additional bathroom accessory, all worked in complementary main and contrast colours. These items combine functionality with decorative appeal, making them suitable for personal use or as handmade gifts.

Project Components

• Face Washer: Measures 29cm, providing a generous size for facial cleansing
• Soap Scrubby: Measures 14cm x 8cm and is specifically designed to fit a regular 100g soap bar, creating a practical dual-purpose item that holds soap while providing gentle exfoliation
• Additional Bathroom Item: Completes the coordinated trio

Crochet Techniques and Stitches

The Epitome Bathroom Trio uses intermediate-level crochet techniques suitable for crafters with foundational skills. The pattern employs a variety of fundamental stitches combined with a special textured stitch to create visual interest and functional surfaces.

Primary Stitches Used:

• Single Crochet (sc): Creates a tight, dense fabric ideal for washcloths and scrubbing surfaces
• Double Crochet (dc): Provides structure and helps build the overall shape of each piece
• Chain Stitch (ch): Used for foundation rows and creating spaces within the pattern

Special Stitch - Bobble (dc5tog): The pattern features a signature bobble stitch, also known as double crochet 5 together. This textured stitch is created by working five incomplete double crochets into the same stitch, then drawing yarn through all loops on the hook in one motion. The bobble technique creates dimensional, raised bumps across the fabric surface, adding both visual texture and gentle exfoliating properties—particularly useful for the soap scrubby component. The step-by-step bobble construction involves multiple yarn-over and loop-draw sequences to build the required loops before the final closure.

Additional abbreviations used throughout the pattern include rnd (round) for working in the round, sk (skip) for bypassing stitches, sp/s (space/spaces) for gaps created between stitches, st/s (stitch/stitches) for individual loops, and yoh (yarn over hook) for the fundamental yarn manipulation technique.

Materials and Tools

The Epitome Bathroom Trio is worked entirely in 100% cotton yarn, chosen for its absorbency and durability in bathroom applications. The pattern calls for a total of 150g of yarn distributed as follows: 100g in a main colour and 50g in a contrast colour, allowing for creative colour blocking and visual definition between the three pieces.

The pattern is worked with a 4mm crochet hook (size 5.F in US sizing). A tapestry needle is required for weaving in yarn ends and finishing the pieces.

Tension: The pattern specifies a gauge of 20 stitches and 17 rows over 10cm when worked in the pattern stitch. Achieving proper tension is essential for the pieces to reach their intended measurements and for the soap scrubby to fit standard 100g soap bars correctly.

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate difficulty, the Epitome Bathroom Trio is suitable for crocheters who have mastered basic stitches and are ready to work with textured stitches and potentially more complex stitch sequences. The bobble stitch technique adds a moderate challenge while remaining achievable for experienced beginners.