MOD SWIFFER WET JET MOP PAD

Monday, October 2, 2023

MOD SWIFFER WET JET MOP PAD

Swiffer Wet Jet Mop

I like my Swiffer jet mop pads a lot better than the plastic backed Velcro adhesive ones :-)

MOD Swiffer Jet Mop Top; original design - I discovered while scrolling through old Blog posts yesterday, that there was no written pattern!

They slip onto the plastic mop head easily - and the drawstring keeps them in place until you remove the pad: disposable pads can bunch up and actually fall off the plastic head, despite the Velcro adhesive strips ... plus, the boxed disposable pads are expensive :-(

My designed cotton jet mop pad will last for years; and it can be tossed into the washer & dryer. I crocheted a newer mop pad yesterday to replace the first pad I ever made, because the stitches were too tight, and that made it a hassle to get on and off the mop head; but the other two pads slip right on and off with ease.

MOD Swiffer Jet Mop Top - the 1st one I made; 2019.

I first designed and used this Swiffer jet mop pad June 4th, 2019 ... but neglected to write the pattern down (widow brain fog); so, I had to figure it out, and revise it, the other day. To the best of my knowledge, the following pattern is correct.

Or at least, workable ;-)

You can make as many mop pads as you please: I have three, because I currently live in a 44 ft. 5th wheel - washable floor space is not massive, but I like to use a fresh mop pad for every section (upper bedroom/bathroom, livingroom/kitchen, back bunkroom/bathroom).

This pad can be worked using one color throughout - or by using two colors (I used two colors).

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MOD SWIFFER JET MOP PAD

Materials:

Cotton yarn - 1 skien MC; or 1 skien EA of MC & CC

#H size crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Terms Used:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

EA = each

ct = count

sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease

tog = together

EO = end off

With two strands of yarn together, ch 31.

Start of currant Jet Mop Pad.

Rows 1 - 12: Sc across foundation chain - work 11 more rows sc; after row 12, drop the extra strand of yarn and continue work with a single strand.

Row 13 - Working corners: Sc in each sc, making 3 sc in EA corner sc (*15 sc, 3 sc next sc, 33 sc, 3 sc next sc* around piece: 108 ct.)

3 sc in corner sc.

Row 14: Sc in each sc, making 2 sc in EA corner sc (*15 sc, 2 sc in next 3 corner sc, 33 sc, 2 sc in next 3 corner sc around piece*: 120 ct.)

2 sc in EA of 3 corner sc's.

Row 15 - Decrease row: Sc in each sc, making dec in EA corner (*17 sc, dec 3 sc tog next sc, 37 sc, dec 3 sc tog next sc* around piece: 113 ct.)

Corner sc decrease; dec 3 sc together.

Rows 16 & 17: sc in each sc.

Side sc's will fit easily over Swiffer Jet Mop.

First drawstring openings - begin at right back corner: ch 2, *skip 1, sc next st* for a total of 18 ct. sc.

Drawstring loops along edge mop pad top.

Next row: ch 18 and attach ch to opposite side of work; EO

Center Drawstring loop foundation.

Next row - working backwards across foundation ch: attach yarn at the EO spot, and work as follows (*sc, skip 1, sc* across); EO

Center Drawstring loops.

Second drawstring openings: count 10 sc from first drawstring opening EO spot, and attach yarn in next sc. Work as follows - ch 2, *skip 1, sc next st* for a total of 24 ct. sc; ch 18 and attach ch to opposite side of work.

Next row - working backwards across foundation ch: do not cut yarn - just turn, and work as follows (*sc, skip 1* across); EO

Mop Pad ready for drawstring ...