Today, I’m sharing patterns for a set of cotton face pads as part of the charity spotlight series to meet the donation requirements of The Remissionaries.
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This Month’s Featured Organization: The Remissionaries
The Remissionaries is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded by a breast cancer survivor that provides Comfort Crates to women going through treatment for breast cancer. The Remissionaries partners with Crafting Change to share their updated needs for handmade items to include in Comfort Crates.
As of this writing, the Remissionaries accepts a range of handmade donations, including crochet, knit, and sewn projects such as port pillows, tissue holders, lapghans and quilts, tote bags, heating pads, beanies (“chemo caps”), and soft scalp washing pads.
You can find current needs, the project overview sheet explaining the parameters for donation, shipping instructions, and links to free patterns on the Crafting Change page for The Remissionaries.
How To Make Soft Scalp Washing Pads
Soft scalp washing pads are very similar to crochet cotton face pads, but they are used by people experiencing traumatic hair loss. Therefore, there are a few additional requirements so that people can use them to wash their sensitive skin while limiting exposure to harsh chemicals.
- Soft scalp washing pads must be made from organic 100% cotton yarn.
- Soft scalp washing pads should be made with undyed yarn or yarn dyed with a pale color.
Scroll down for the free patterns for the Crochet Cotton Face Pads, or use any of the free crochet patterns available on The Remissionaries Crafting Change page.
About the Set of Crochet Cotton Face Pads
I was inspired to design three patterns that could be used as soft scalp washing pads. The Lovely Day Face Pad is designed using Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Sport, the Beautiful Morning Face Pad is designed using two strands of Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Sport yarn held together (equivalent to using a medium weight yarn), and the Wake Up Face Pad is designed using Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Chunky yarn.
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Crochet Cotton Face Pads
Crochet Patterns by Underground Crafter
Beautiful Morning Face Pad
Post stitches add gentle exfoliating texture to this circular face pad, which works up quickly with two strands of yarn held together. The Beautiful Morning Face Pad is one in a set of three crochet cotton face pads that can also be used as soft scalp washing pads for those experiencing traumatic hair loss when crocheted with undyed organic yarn. Designed as part of Underground Crafter’s Charity Spotlight series, this pattern meets the donation requirements for The Remissionaries.
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Finished Size
- Face Pad: 4.5” (11.5 cm) diameter.
Materials
- Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Sport yarn (100% organic cotton, 3 oz/85 g, 194 yd/177 m) – 1 skein in Undyed, or approximately 50 yd (46 m) in any fine weight, undyed organic cotton yarn.
- US Size H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Beautiful Morning Face Pad = 4.5” (11.5 cm) diameter in pattern with two strands of yarn held together. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
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Lovely Day Face Pad
Puffs and stitches in the back loop add gentle exfoliating texture to this circular face pad. The Lovely Day Face Pad is one in a set of three crochet cotton face pads that can also be used as soft scalp washing pads for those experiencing traumatic hair loss when crocheted with undyed organic yarn. Designed as part of Underground Crafter’s Charity Spotlight series, this pattern meets the donation requirements for The Remissionaries.
Add the Lovely Day Face Pad to your favorites or queue, or buy the ad-free PDF on Ravelry.
Finished Size
- Face Pad: 4.25” (11 cm) diameter.
Materials
- Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Sport yarn (100% organic cotton, 3 oz/85 g, 194 yd/177 m) – 1 skein in Undyed, or approximately 30 yd (27.5 m) in any fine weight, undyed organic cotton yarn.
- US Size F-5/3.75 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Lovely Day Face Pad = 4.25” (11 cm) diameter in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BL – back loop only – Fiber Flux has a helpful video tutorial for identifying the back loop here.
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- pf – 3-repeat puff stitch – [Yo, insert hook into st, yo and draw up a loop] 3 times in same st, yo and draw through all 7 loops on hook. A video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial for the puff stitch above, click HERE to watch it on Instagram.
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- yo – yarn over
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
- () Work stitches within parentheses into same stitch or space.
Pattern Notes
- If you plan to make this pattern as a soft scalp washing pad, use organic cotton yarn that is undyed or naturally dyed to have lowest chemical impact on the person experiencing traumatic hair loss.
- Ch 1 at the start and sl st at the end of Rnds do NOT count as stitches.
Pattern Instructions
Face Pad/Scalp Washing Pad
- Ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to next ch.
- Rnd 1: (Right Side) Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, pf) in first st and each st around, join with slstBL to first sc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, scBL in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first sc.
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, starting in first st [(sc, pf) in next st, sc in next st, [pf, sc) in next st, pf in next st] around, join with slstBL to first sc. (36 sts).
- Rnd 5: Repeat Rnd 3 once.
- Rnd 6: Ch 1, starting in first st [(sc, pf) in next st, sc in next st, pf in next st] around, join with slstBL to first sc. (48 sts).
- Rnd 7: Repeat Rnd 3 once.
- Rnd 8: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts] around, join with sl st to first sc. (60 sts)
- Fasten off.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on Wrong Side.
© 2024 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2024/01/31/crochet-cotton-face-pads-patterns/. Thanks for supporting indie designers!
Wake Up Face Pad
Stitches of different heights add gentle texture to this face scrubbie, which works up quickly in bulky yarn. The Wake Up Face Pad is one in a set of three crochet cotton face pads that can also be used as soft scalp washing pads for those experiencing traumatic hair loss when crocheted with undyed organic yarn. Designed as part of Underground Crafter’s Charity Spotlight series, this pattern meets the donation requirements for The Remissionaries.
Add the Wake Up Face Pad to your favorites or queue, or buy the ad-free PDF on Ravelry.
Finished Size
- Face Pad: 4.75” (12 cm) diameter.
Materials
- Appalachian Baby U.S. Organic Cotton Chunky yarn (100% organic cotton, 3.5 oz/100 g, 115 yd/105 m) – 1 skein in Natural, or approximately 30 yd (27.5 m) in any bulky weight, undyed organic cotton yarn.
- US Size J-10/6 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain correct gauge.
- Yarn needle.
Gauge
- Wake Up Face Pad = 4.75” (12 cm) diameter in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- FPsc – front post single crochet – Insert hook from front around back to front of st in previous round, yo and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops. A helpful video tutorial for this stitch is available below.
- If you can’t see the video tutorial above for the FPsc, click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
- Rnd(s) – Round(s)
- sc – single crochet
- sl st – slip stitch
- st(s) – stitch(es)
- tr – treble (triple) crochet
- yo – yarn over
- [] Repeat instructions within brackets as indicated.
- () Work stitches within parentheses into same stitch or space.
Pattern Notes
- If you plan to make this pattern as a soft scalp washing pad, use organic cotton yarn that is undyed or naturally dyed to have lowest chemical impact on the person experiencing traumatic hair loss.
- Ch 1 at the start and sl st at the end of Rnds do NOT count as stitches.
Pattern Instructions
Face Pad/Scalp Washing Pad
- Ch 4, skip 3 ch, join with sl st to next ch.
- Rnd 1: (Right Side) Ch 1, 12 dc in ring, join with sl st to first dc. (12 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, tr) in first st and each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, starting in first st [2 sc in next sc, FPsc around next tr] around, join with sl st to first sc. (36 sts)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, starting in first st [(sc, tr) in next st, sc in next st, tr in next st] around, join with sl st to first sc. (48 sts).
- Rnd 5: Ch 1, starting in first st [sc in next sc, FPsc around next tr] around, join with sl st to first sc.
- Fasten off.
Finishing
- With yarn needle, weave in ends on Wrong Side.
