What a groovey idea!

[buggaboosmommy]

So, I'm a big fan of craftster and since living in California...everything is about the environment! Well, I was surfing Craftster today and found this (linked below). Someone made a swiffer cover... It's knitted..but could be very easily crocheted! Guess what my next crochet project is? lol I get tired of buying replacement pads for the darn thing!

Check it out!

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=165049.0

Donna

[sonnets_and_stitches]

How neat!

 

And you could make several in different colors, so you always have a replacement handy when you throw one in the wash.

[fran]

There is a pattern for a crocheted Swiffer cover in CPC Miscellaneous Crochet.

[rsisland]

there is also an instructable for a cloth one:

 

http://www.instructables.com/id/ER9NQS7F2ZML4Y1/

[Jess.in.WI]

what a great idea! Do you have a link for the crocheted pattern?

[julie5813]

Here's the link to the crocheted Swiffer pad.

[champygirl]

What a great idea.

[everkutz]

I have made 3 covers for my Swiffer and they work great! We have a dog and 2 cats INSIDE, and so we have lots of fur! The crocheted covers work better than the Swiffer pads. I just washed one of the covers and it came out of the washer just like new!

[eebrs]

Don Aslet sells a similar item. MIL buys us the Don Aslet brand of cleaning stuff. It has a mop similar to the swifter that has a washable/reusable pad. I love being able to toss it in the washer.

 

Crocheting one is a great idea (and cheaper than Don Aslet)!

[shuttlebuggy]

WOW! That is definately a "why didn't I think of that" idea!!!! I can't wait to do a little stash busting at some point and make a few - do you think it will matter if I used WW or cotton??? I pay a MINT for the pretreated ones for wood floors and this would save so much money!

[LittleJadeFrog]

WOW! That is definately a "why didn't I think of that" idea!!!! I can't wait to do a little stash busting at some point and make a few - do you think it will matter if I used WW or cotton??? I pay a MINT for the pretreated ones for wood floors and this would save so much money!

 

I was reading a pattern and one suggested ww COTTON because the acrylic will leave fuzzies... I thought cotton would leave fuzzies. I only use acrylic so I don't know what cotton is like.

[shuttlebuggy]

I can't wait to try one! I think I will do one of each in the WW cotton and just plain acrylic ww. Thanks for the great idea!

[lucie]

That really is a great idea! I love the swiffers but I don't like using disposable things. It's so wasteful. This solves that problem! Thanks for the link! I just received 4 cones of ecru peaches n cream yarn. Perfect timing...

[Ellie 13]

I like it! I'll have to make one. I think if you work in back loops only, you get a ridged cloth. That might get up more pet hair/dust. When I was out of pads, I used a dust cloth (T shirt). I could have invented the sewn one.

Ellie 13

[misssmaggie]

How clever !!! Thanks for sharing!

[mimi_mia]

Thanks for the link....I'll have to make a couple of these and do my part on saving the environment too!!!

[baxjul]

That is a great idea!

[ldyer1]

do I hear a CAL???

[shayken]

What a great idea.

[minwifeof4boys]

OK...I'm going to have to make a half dozen of those...such a great idea!

[Ladycrochat]

Something like this is great too to put on the end of the handle for getting down cobwebs up on the ceiling!

http://members.optusnet.com.au/we2/cobweb.html

http://www.geocities.com/febmommy/cobwebduster.html

http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2006/08/broom-handle-duster-pattern.html

[Ellie 13]

I was looking at some squiggly-wigglies (in the CAL thread) and thought a rectangle squiggly-wiggly wtih sc sides to wrap around might make a great Swiffer pad. It would be like the "improved" ridged pads.

Ellie 13