Hello readers! Here it is, my first tutorial :) Yesterday I finally finished a project that I have been working on almost all year:
They're not hard, it just took me a while because I'd finish a few and then get bored or distracted by another project, then come back and do a few more, etc. I think I got the idea from a Pinterest picture, or something. My chairs already had felt pads on the bottom to help them slide across the floor better, but they kept falling off. I'm sure there are others out there who have this problem. It was driving me crazy! So, I decided to make my chairs (and table) some little slippers :)
The slippers are made with some yarn I had laying around the house. But I added some
plarn to it to give it extra strength. (Plarn = plastic bag yarn. Check out the link for info on how to make it!) I love it when my crafts use up stuff sitting around my house! For this project, I used 32 grocery bags. That's 32 less bags taking up space in my pantry. Recycling is awesome :)
The slippers perfectly fit my chairs legs at just over 5" around. The table leg covers are bigger at 6.5" around. Following is a crochet pattern. It is simple and only uses single crochet.
key:
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
st = stitch
Chair Slippers (for 5" circumference legs)
Materials needed:
- medium-weight yarn, any brand/color
- 1 grocery size plastic bag per slipper
- size I crochet hook (5.5mm)*
*A side note - I tend to crochet very tightly. If you have a looser stitch, I would recommend using size H (5mm)
First, cut your bag into 16-19 strips (abt 3/4"-1" thick; more strips = taller slipper) and knot your plarn together.
Remember, only cut and tie one bag per slipper. Tie a simple overhand knot in the end, leaving a loop just big enough for your crochet hook to fit through. Make a slipknot with your yarn and add it to your hook with the plarn.
R1- ch2, 6sc in second ch from hook
R2- 2sc in each st around (12)
R3- [2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st] 4 times (16)
R4-end- continue to sc around until you run out of plarn. I like to make my last stitch through the loop of the plarn so it won't unravel. Make one final round of sc with just yarn (16).
Finish off, weave in end.
Voila! All done :) Now quickly, here are directions for the table slippers - very similar:
Table Slippers (for 6.5" circumference legs)
Materials needed:
- medium-weight yarn, any color
- 2 grocery size plastic bags per slipper
- size I crochet hook (5.5mm)*
*see note above
Again, cut your bag into 16-19 strips (abt 3/4"-1" thick), knot your plarn together.
Only cut and tie two bags per slipper. Tie an overhand knot in the end, leaving a loop just big enough for your crochet hook. Make a slipknot with your yarn and add it to your hook with the plarn.
R1- ch2, 6sc in second chain from hook
R2- 2sc in each st around (12)
R3- [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] 6 times (18)
R4-end- continue to sc around until you run out of plarn. I like to make my last stitch through the loop of the plarn so it won't unravel. Make one final round of sc with just yarn (18).
Finish off, weave in end.
There you have it. :) I slid my slippers right on over the felt pads already on my chairs and table - they should fit nice and tight so that they don't slide off. So far, my slippers have stayed on pretty well. They make it super nice to slide chairs in and out from the table. I hope you like yours just as much!
