The Swiffer Cosy
The Pattern:
Using a 5mm or 5.5mm hook and some chunky scraps of yarn. Main Part: (crotchet basket weave) Foundation chain: Chain 42 1st row: UK Treble crotchet into 3rd chain from hook and treble to end. US Double Crotchet into 3rd chain from hook and double crotchet to end. 2nd row: UK - Chain 3 Treble crotchet around the front post of next 2 trebles (creating a raised stitch) \*treble crotchet round the back post of next 3 trebles, treble crotchet round the front post of next three trebles repeat from \* to end US - Chain 3 Double crotchet around the front post of next 2 double crotchets (creating a raised stitch) \*double crotchet round the back post of next 3 doubles (creating a relief stitch), double crotchet round the front post of next three doubles repeat from \* to end 3rd row: Repeat the second row in opposition to the stitches above so if your stitches are reliefed treble/double crotchet round the front post and if the stitches are raised treble/double crotchet round the back post. Repeat rows 2 and 3 twice more, bind off.
Edging:
Attach alternate colour yarn to the long side of your swiffer cosy and UK double crotchet in every treble US single crotchet in every double. UK double crotchet for 4 more rows. US single crotchet for 4 more rows. Bind off. Repeat this for the other long side.
Ties:
Attach the Yarn 10 stitches in on the long side and chain 30, bind off. This creates the ties for attaching the cosy to the swiffer. Repeat this for all four corners. Weave in ends and away you go an environmentally friendly washable swiffer cosy, that stash busts the odds and ends and means no more silly duster things zooming off to landfills everywhere!!
