CROCHET BROOM HANDLE COBWEB DUSTER; Castle Rock-WA

Crochet Broom Handle Cobweb Buster

Holland was gone for a couple hours today ,,, so, I took that time to clean Independence's surfaces 🧼, and every corner 🧹: the spiders have been making little artistic appearances - it was time to serve them an eviction notice 📝🕷 with the yarn covered 🧶 end of my broomstick 😉

Dropping the trusty crocheted 20-year-old (yes, it really is that old, but still useable) dusty, web-swathed duster, into the laundry hamper 🧺 … I thought a second web duster might come in handy; so, I went online 💻 and found a pattern 😊

This pattern is for the most part posted in the original pattern layout - then only addition I've made, is the explanation of pattern terms.

Approximate Time: 30 minutes max

Supplies: 1 oz worsted weight yarn either cotton or acrylic * US H crochet hook * tapestry needle

Terms:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

blo = back loop only

Size: Approximately 6 inches tall

Tube Instructions:

Rnd 1: Starting at top, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook (6 sc)

Note 1: Do not join rounds. Mark first stitch of each round if necessary.

Rnd 2: 2 sc in blo of each stitch around (12sc)

Rnds 3-5: Sc in blo of each stitch around (12sc)

Note 2: At this point try it on a broom handle. It should fit fairly snug. If it fits too loose, switch to a smaller hook for the remainder of the tube.

Rnds 6-19: Sc in each st around. Tube should be approximately 6 inches long. Slip stitch in next 2 sc.

Break off and weave in end.

Loops:

Join yarn with a slipstitch in first unworked loop of round 1. Chain 12, slip stitch in next unworked loop. Continue working chain 12 and slipstitch in next unused loop until you reach the start of round 6. (40 loops)

Break off and weave in end.

Place on broom handle and dust those cobwebs away. Shake and wash.

~Pattern By Suzie from Bellingham, WA: 

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