Today I am taking a break from my
Tunisian crochet course to show you what I’ve been working on lately. Well, I have
been busy on many fronts, but some of my most requested items these days have
been my CROCHET ARMREST COVERS. Through the years, seeing how successful they
have been on my Etsy shop "Hookloopsarah", I have developed different designs for armrest
covers: some were my own idea, others came to life following a special custom
request.
CROCHET ARMREST COVERS…AGAINST CATS!
The idea for an armrest cover came to
me very simply to protect my sofa posts from my cats’ scratches. I knew from
experience that, once the little evil beasts decide where they like to sharpen
their claws on best, there’s no way to prevent them from doing so forever,
literally destroying that piece of furniture. After the first damages were
visible, I decided to crochet an armrest cover to hide them, basically. To my
great surprise, I then discovered that my cats were somehow baffled by the
presence of the cover in their favourite scratching place and they moved on,
perplexed, giving up on their bad habit (at least for the time being). What a
great expedient!
DIFFERENT DESIGNS FOR ARMREST COVERS
The first crochet armrest cover I made
was a simple green cap I created using the “Corner 2 Corner” technique – I still
use it! When I added it to my Etsy shop as custom item and started receiving
requests and orders for it, I realised that many people had the same problem as
me with their pets at home damaging their furniture, but I also discovered that
many simply liked the idea of an armrest cover as decorative asset.
After that first “C2C” design, I developed
different designs, taking into consideration also the form of the armrest
itself. So for example I created covers for rounded armrests, for square ones,
using many different colours, following the customers’ wish.
PATTERN FOR GRANNY SQUARE ARMREST
COVER
Still, one of my most successful
designs so far proved to be the “Granny Square armrest cover”. I produced it in
many different colours, as well as in solid colours. People really seem to like
this item, so much so that many asked me if there was a pattern for it. I always
had to answer “no” until now, so my SURPRISE to you today is this: I have
finally released the step-by-step crochet pattern to create this stunning
decorative armrest cap, and you can find it HERE (check this LINK if you prefer
to purchase the pattern on Ravelry or LoveCrafts).
I wish you lots of crocheting fun
with this pattern!
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