Lemon and Lime Soap Saver by Ira Rott

Lemon and Lime Soap Saver

Crochet
November 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 8 rows = 4 inches
in dc
4.0 mm (G)
40 - 50 yards (37 - 46 m)
L: 5" (12.5 cm) x W: 3 1⁄2" (9 cm)
US
English
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Brighten up your bathroom with these adorable lemon & lime soap pouches! This fun, quick-to-crochet soap saver uses scrubby yarn to gently exfoliate while keeping your bar of soap (or all those leftover slivers) neatly contained. Pull the drawstring, tie a knot, and hang it right by the sink or in the shower – super practical and impossibly cute! The instructions are written using standard American terms, along with crochet diagrams, step-by-step photos, and a conversion chart to UK terms.

PERFECT FOR:
• market prep & craft fair best-sellers
• eco-friendly gifts & stocking stuffers
• spa/bathroom décor lovers
• using up soap scraps

FORMAT & LANGUAGES:
• English
• PDF, 5 pages and 1.7 MB (mobile devices friendly)

CROCHET LEVEL & SKILLS:
• Confident Beginner
• Chain, slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, bobble stitch, working in rows and the round, sewing.

SIZE: Designed to fit a standard size soap bar. Finished measurements — L: 5” (12.5 cm) x W: 3 1⁄2” (9 cm).

YARN: Rico Creative Bubble DK Yarn: 90 m (98 yds) per 50 g (1.76 oz) — 100% Polyester. To make 2 Lemons and 2 Limes, you will need 1 ball of each color — 027 Neon Yellow and 019 Dark Green. Alternative yarn option — Red Heart Scrubby Sparkle; Lemon and Avocado.

You will also need:
• Crochet hook — 4 mm or any size needed to obtain the gauge
• Tapestry needle
• Stitch marker

GAUGE: 17 dc X 8 rnds = 4” X 4” (10 X 10 cm), working with a 4 mm hook or any hook size needed to obtain the gauge.