Several months back, I was asked if I could make swiffer mop covers for a few friends.  Sure, I said.  Why not?  I did a little searching a found a pattern that seemed to be very popular – the folks I talked to liked it, anyway.  So I made several of the covers, and, as far as I know, my friends were quite happy with them.  The only problem was that I HATED making them.  The pattern was fairly easy, but I hated it.  I swore off swiffer covers and promised myself that I’d never make another one.

Well, one of those friends contacted me recently and asked for some more covers.  What’s a girl to do?  Go pattern hunting, of course.  After a bit of searching, I gave up.  I may not be a fancy pattern writer, but surely I could come up with something I liked for a mop cover.  And so I did.

As always, you may use the pattern below to make your own, or you can hop over to Hamlin Craftworks and buy a few!

For this pattern, I used less than one ball of Lily Sugar ‘n Cream cotton yarn and an H hook.  My finished piece is roughly 5″ by 9.5″, with plenty of stretch to slip over a standard swiffer/swiffer-type mop head.

Note: turning chains do not count as stitches.

Abbreviations:
Ch: chain
SC: single crochet
DC: double crochet
FPDC: front post double crochet

Chain 18

Row 1:  SC in second chain from hook and sc across.  Turn.
Row 2-7:  Ch 1, sc in first stitch and each stitch across.  Turn.
Row 8:  Ch 2, dc in first stitch and each stitch across.  Turn.
Row 9-25:  Ch 2, dc in first stitch, then alternate fpdc and dc across.
Row 26: Ch 2, dc in first stitch and each stitch across.  Turn.
Row 27-33:  Ch 1, sc in first stitch and each stitch across.  Turn.

Fold at DC row on each end. Starting in the corner, use a slip stitch or single crochet to hook the sc and dc sections together on one side. SC down the side, then work through both layers again to the corner. Repeat on the other side.

Finish off.  Weave in ends.

Happy hooking!