Having wood floors opened my eyes to how fast dust and hair can appear everywhere!! Buying box after box of dry and wet sheets for my Swiffer has been very expensive and yet I would still end up on my hands and knees hand washing the floors. Shortly after crocheting this YARNTASTIC cover for my Swiffer I had to try it out. I am amazed and in love! It not only does a fantastic job with dust and hair but it also gets all of the little things the sheets leave behind. This swiffer sweeper cover is machine washable, reversible, and reusable! Can it get much better than that??
Swiffer Sweeper Cover Crochet Pattern
Abbreviations:
CH – Chain
DC – Double CrochetFPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
Don’t know how to do the FPDC or BPDC? Watch this video and you will! 🙂
front-back-post-double-crochet
Supplies:
4 ply Cotton Yarn (I used Peaches & Creme, a little more than one ball of yarn)
5 mm Crochet Hook
Get Started!
CH 23
Row 1: CH 2, DC in third CH from hook, DC down the rest of the chain
Rows 2-41: Turn, CH2, *FPDC in the first stitch, BPDC in the next stitch*
repeat from * across, DC in the last stitch
Finish off
Fold crocheted rectangle on the 7th row from each end. Stitch the sides together creating a pocket on both ends.
Wah-Lah!
Tracy says
March 24, 2012 at 10:48 amI love this idea. I think I am going to have to try to make this. Thanks for sharing!
admin says
March 24, 2012 at 11:05 amYou are very welcome!!
Miranda says
March 24, 2012 at 11:12 amThis makes me wish I had not thrown out my Swiffer! 🙂
admin says
March 24, 2012 at 11:20 amThis might be a good reason to get a new one. lol 😉
Amy says
July 31, 2012 at 1:29 pmThis is great! I have a large hairy dog that I sweep up after constantly. I go through so many swiffer sheets and I was about to go back to the old school broom to save money, then I came across this! LOVE it! Thank you 🙂
Corina says
July 31, 2012 at 11:52 pmI have a hairy dog too and with these wood floors it is so hard to keep up with his hair. My only problem is that I have only made one of these.. I need to make more but its always so hard to choose what to crochet next. lol
Carine says
October 20, 2012 at 9:43 pmI have a Newfoundland…definitely gonna make a few of these!
BTW – it’s voila, not wah-lah (pronounced vwalah)
Corina says
October 20, 2012 at 11:00 pmLol. I like Wah-Lah better. Both of my kids say it that way 🙂
Tiffany K. says
March 7, 2013 at 12:26 pmDitto 🙂 Wah-Lah!!
Aleana says
February 6, 2013 at 5:50 pmDo you think this will fit and work with a swiffer wet jet also?
Corina says
February 6, 2013 at 11:07 pmI do not have a wet jet to test it on to know for sure. If you find out, let me know! <3
Francine says
July 15, 2015 at 4:52 pmIt fits, it just needs a little modifying because of the holes that spray out the solution. I made one and noticed it hinders the spray. Making a new one where I am only tacking the ends of the one side so that the seams are open to allow for the sprayed solution to dispense correctly. Maybe that will work. 🙂
Ellen says
March 7, 2013 at 12:26 pmCould you clarify the pattern? You start Ch 23, then Row 1 you say to Ch 2 and dbl crochet in the 3rd chain. So is it Ch 25 and dbl crochet in the 3rd chain or is the Ch 2 an error. How many stitches are in each row of dbl crochet? Thanks!
Corina says
March 7, 2013 at 5:16 pmIf it says to CH 2, then CH 2. I have not worked this pattern in almost a year so I am not sure. Next time I work it I will write out everything a little better. Sorry for the confusion.
Reno says
June 22, 2013 at 9:17 amMight there a knit version?
Corina says
June 22, 2013 at 10:56 amNo. I am sorry, I wish I could knit! 🙂
Julie says
June 22, 2013 at 11:25 amI’m very curious to read the results of someone trying this on the Wet Jet. Yarn tends to stretch when it’s wet so I’m wondering about it shifting around on the mop end when being used.
Corina says
June 22, 2013 at 3:31 pmI wet mine and it works great but I do not use the wet jet.. just the regular Swiffer.
Samira says
March 5, 2014 at 4:11 pmThe patterns I have seen for the Wet Jet are similar but have a ch stitch tie or two across the short side to secure it a bit better.
Doris says
April 5, 2014 at 10:28 amI have made this, but revised the ends. I sc for the first 7 stiches and last 7 stitches (didn’t want to use more yarn than needed, hdc could also be used. Then I only attached one end of each side (reversed side on other end), crocheted tabs, attached lady bug buttons to end piece for the tabs to button to. (I was afraid ends would stretch out eventually……also this makes it easier for us senior citizens to put on). The friend I made it for absolutely loves it!
Tara Dwyer says
January 11, 2016 at 6:46 pmDo you think this would also work with acrylic yarn? Thanks!
Terri says
March 7, 2017 at 1:51 pmMy concern with acrylic is its ability to absorb water and the yarn pulling and fuzzing.
Janet Austin says
January 18, 2017 at 4:52 pmThis looks fantastic, I have had the same trouble and you can go through a lot of pads, I have 4 rooms I use them in this is going to be a life saver. Thank you so much for sharing.
Donna Dessin says
February 7, 2017 at 1:10 pmI love it thank you
Terri says
March 7, 2017 at 1:54 pmI’m making this now for my Wet Jet. I am also using the new scrubber yarn (found at Joann’s), double stranding. I think 42 rows may be too long for the wet jet. I’ll repost with picture and how well the scrub yarn works.