It was an extra-pleasant shower this morning. My knitted washcloth soap-scrap holder (should I start a catchy-name contest?) worked well. Scrubby but not scratchy.. Lather frothed through. Soap scraps all corralled and living the end of their existence usefully.
It could be smaller. I found I folded it in half to fit my palm. It works fine this way, but If I were to make it again (especially if I were making several), I'd make it just big enough to cinch over the top of a regular bar of soap -- not a lot smaller, but a little.
My friend Sheri asked if she could do the same thing in crochet. My crocheting is limited to the chain stitch, but I don't know why not. I would recommend not using the washcloth crochet patterns that make up very densely. The pattern should be openwork to some degree -- you want the soap to stay inside, but the lather to bubble through. And I don't know how to make a drawstring while crocheting, but if it's the same technique, leave the bottom edge open enough to thread the yarn through.
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