I had so much fun crocheting these luxury loofa poufs. They make really nice gifts and are reusable and washable. It is always nice when you can crochet a sustainable item that saves money and waste. Plastic loofas can contain fungal organisms after a while and so they need to be replaced for hygienic reasons. The recommended amount of time to keep a plastic loofa is about 1-2 months depending on if you clean it or how often it is used. You can keep your crochet loofa as long as you like but it is still recommended to wash and dry this loofa to keep it clean from fungal organisms.

I made two versions of this crochet loofa. The white one was the prototype. I made a really extravagant strap for this first one. It was a beautiful floral crochet ribbon that I learned form Natali Korneeva and you can find her video tutorial here in case you are interested in this lovely strap. Her video is in another language so you will have to watch her instead of listen (unless you know her language). The second crochet loofa was the two toned blue loofa that is shown in the tutorial. I changed colors after row 5 and I made a basic strap of one row of single crochets.

You will need about 550 yards of crochet #10 thread to make the larger loofa. I used an I Hook / 5.5 mm Hook and any hook between a 1.5-2.5 mm Hook will work for the basic strap. I recommend a 1.10 -1.5 mm hook if you intend to try the floral strap by Natali Korneeva because that stitching looks better with a smaller hook.

Crochet Loofa Pattern

Materials

• Approx 550 yards of Crochet #10 Thread (Shown is Artiste and Aunt Lydia’s)
• I Hook / 5.5 mm Hook
• 1.5 – 2.5 mm Hook for the basic strap (1.10 – 1.5 mm Hook for the floral strap)

Key

• Ch – Chain
• Sp – Space
• St – Stitch
• Sl St – Slip Stitch\
• Sc – Single Crochet
• Dc – Double Crochet
• Tr – Treble Crochet

 Foundation:  Ch 4, join.  Or make a magic circle. 

Row 1: Ch 1, 8 sc into ring,  sl st in sc. 

Row 2: Ch  1, 2 sc in every st across,  sl st in sc. In total, 16 sc.

Row 3: Ch 2, 5 dc in every st across,  sl st in sc. In total, 80 dc.

Row 4: Ch 2, 5 dc in every st across,  sl st in sc. In total, 400 dc.

Row 5: Ch 2, 5 dc in every st across,  sl st in sc. In total, 2000 dc.

***Stop here for mini pouf and fasten off. Continue to row 6 for  luxury pouf. (I fastened off and changed colors for row 6 in the video tutorial, but this is not necessary).

Row 6: Ch 4, 1 tr in every st across, sl st in tr.  In total, 2000 tr.

***Fasten off.

Plain Strap

***Switch to smaller hook. Reattach yarn to center of loofa. Chain 100 (or desired length of strap), and sl to the opposite side of the center of the loofa. Next, place 1 sc in every ch sp across the strap, in total 100 sc (or the same amount as you made for the strap). Sl st in same place as the initial attachment. Fasten off.

Crochet Loofa Video Tutorial

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