Baby Bottle Cleaning Brush Free Crochet Pattern

Do you have a new baby or needing an extra item to place in a baby shower gift basket? This Baby Bottle Cleaning Brush crochet pattern is perfect!

Baby Bottle Cleaning Brush Pattern

This bottle brush cleaner is available in two different sizes: one for use in small neck baby bottles and for use large neck baby bottles. If you are unsure which you’ll need, stick with the smaller pattern just in case. The larger will fit in a smaller mouth bottle but some finagling will be required. Crochet more, finagle less I always say.  😉

The two sizes of the baby bottle cleaning brush pattern have the same core width. The phalanges, however, are different lengths. To use, insert a butter knife through the sleeve and suds away! Note that this does not have to only baby bottle cleaning brush… it would be great for canning jars and other cups or glasses as well!

Materials for baby bottle cleaning brush:

Cotton yarn
Size G (4mm) crochet hook
Upholstery needle for weaving in ends

Crochet terms and notes:

FLO = front loop only
BLO = back loop only

Start each new row in the same st as join. See all crochet terms explained here.

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Large neck bottle cleaning brush pattern

Round 1: Magic circle. Ch-1, 6sc in circle. Join with sl st to top of first sc. Pull circle closed (6 sts)
Round 2: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 sts. First phalange made. *sl st in FLO of next st, ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch * repeat 4 more times. Sl st to top of first st of the round. (6 phalanges total)

photo of front side after round two

***make sure to weave in end from magic circle using your upholstery needle before getting too far***

photo of back side after round two

Round 3: Ch-1, 2sc in BLO of each st in round 2. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)
Round 4: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chains. * sl st in FLO of next st, ch-6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chains * repeat 10 more times. Sl st to first st of the round. (12 phalanges)

photo of phalanges after round four

Round 5: Ch-1, sc in BLO of each st from round 4. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)

photo after round five

Round 6: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chains. * sl st in FLO of next st, ch-6, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chains * repeat 10 more times. Sl st to first st of the round. (12 phalanges)
***repeat rows 5 & 6 six more times***
Round 19: Ch-1, sc in BLO of each st from round 6. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)
Round 20: sc in each st around, do not join.
Rounds 21 – 46: sc in each st around.
Fasten off with invisible join and weave in ends.

Small mouth bottle cleaning brush pattern

Round 1: Magic circle. Ch-1, 6sc in circle. Join with sl st to top of first sc. Pull circle closed (6 sts)
Round 2: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 sts. First phalange made. *sl st in FLO of next st, ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 ch * repeat 4 more times. Sl st to top of first st of the round. (6 phalanges total)
***make sure to weave in end from magic circle using your upholstery needle before getting too far***
Round 3: Ch-1, 2sc in BLO of each st in round 2. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)
Round 4: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chains. * sl st in FLO of next st, ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chains * repeat 10 more times. Sl st to first st of the round. (12 phalanges)
Round 5: Ch-1, sc in BLO of each st from round 4. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)
Round 6: Ch-1, sl st in FLO of first st. Ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chains. * sl st in FLO of next st, ch-4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook and in next 2 chains * repeat 10 more times. Sl st to first st of the round. (12 phalanges)
***repeat rows 5 & 6 six more times***
Round 19: Ch-1, sc in BLO of each st from round 6. Join to top of first sc with sl st. (12 sts)
Round 20: sc in each st around, do not join.
Rounds 21 – 46: sc in each st around.
Fasten off with invisible join and weave in ends.

Note that if you’d like your brush handle to be longer, simply keep crocheting until you reach desired length.

I hope you love this pattern as much as I, and use it much longer than just for cleaning those baby bottles! I’m wondering what else we could clean with this baby bottle cleaning brush?

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