YET ANOTHER SWIFFER COVER

There are dozens of patterns out there for reusable Swiffer covers. I like the idea of a washable cover, but because I press really hard when I use them, they tend to slid off the Swiffer, thus defeating their purpose. This seems to fit most standard Swiffer type, rectangular mops.



I’ve been knitting for 18 years, but am still very new to crocheting, so this is an easy, beginner level pattern.



SUPPLIES:



*I-hook

*3 strands of yarn you hate

*Yarn needle

*Swiffer

*Dirty floor





With the I-hook, and the three strands held together as one, ch 17 st, (work 16st) in sc for 33 rows (about 11 inches). Break off yarn.



Ch 34 st (work 33 st) for 4 rows. Break off yarn. Make 2.



Ch 9 st (work 8 st) for 8 rows. Break off yarn. Make 2.







CONSTRUCTION:



Line up the long edge pieces with the bottom and sc (or whip stitch if you prefer) the pieces together along the outside edge, using the three strands of yarn as one.











Do this all the way around for all 4 of the edge pieces.







Once the outside edges are in place, the short inside “flaps” will still be open. With the needle, whip stitch the short edges to the long inside edges.



Whip stich the yarn along the tops of the short pieces to finish both sides with the same thread.







Once the short edges are attached, you’re done!









Getting the cover over the mop head will be a tight fit, but that’s want I wanted. Just stretch the cover a little, it will fit.



Remember to use yarn you hate, as this will turn black after you use it the first time, and will never return to its original shade, even after being washed.











Happy Cleaning!

泥だんご Hikaru Dorodango

I've been working on my research paper these last few days, and watching TV for the first time in over a year since it's Thanksgiving Break Week. I was watching Mythbusters today, which is often funny, but today, they were doing something gross; polishing poo.

Yeah, they were polishing poo. The method they finally settled on to get the shine they were looking for is from Japan and is used by school children to polish mud. It is called Hikaru Dorodango and some of the efforts are fantastic! With the mud. The children played with the mud. Adam and Jamie, who are grown, played with poo.



Bruce Gardner lives in my old stomping ground of New Mexico, and has an awesome gallery of dorodango that he has made from the native soil there. He even has a page to show you how to create a dorodango on your own.


I personally love mud, I always have; but I've never heard of this craft before. In the anime Witch Hunter Robin, a little girl that the main character Robin is babysitting is making one of these dorodangos, but I assumed that the mud was shiny because the child was a witch. The little girl drops her ball by accident and starts to cry.


Now that I've seen how much work goes into making just one of these, I'd probably cry too.


Anyway, here's to an interesting new craft I'd love to try.