Christmas Toilet Paper Cozy

Toilet paper. It's one of those things that everyone uses. Well . . . I guess not everyone. There is this thing I was reading about the other night called "Family Cloths."

*shrug*

I dunno, I'm all on-board for cloth baby wipes and cleaning rags but have yet to be sold on the idea of reusable cloth toilet paper . . . that you wash . . . in your washing machine . . .

*again . . . shrug*

I digress! Toilet paper! It's a novel invention. It's useful, convenient and practical. However, it's not the fanciest thing out there.

Remember when toilet paper "cozies" were a big thing? Are they still?? I remember my mother having several during the late 80's / early 90's. Was that the end of them?

Anyway, I need a unique and cute Teacher/Bus Driver/Mother-in-Law/Hostess/you name it, gift that is quick and is one size fits most (toilet paper rolls that is)

So, here is the pattern for the Christmas Toilet Paper Cozy!!  On to the pattern!!







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Christmas Toilet Paper Cozy
       ~by Ruth Windover

image (c) Ruth Windover

craft
crochet

skill level
beginner

size
to fit a double roll toilet paper 

needles & notions
6mm crochet hook
x1 double roll toilet paper (shown with Royale)
tapestry
pompom maker (optional)

yarn used in images
Red Heart Super Saver Cherry Red approx. 20 yards
Bernat Pipsqueak white, approx. 5 yards
King Cole Tinsel Chunky, enough to make pom pom (unless using a store bought pom)

stitches

DC       double crochet

sc         single crochet

sl st      slip stitch

blo       back loops only

pattern

Rnd 1:  in a magic loop, using red, ch 1 and make 10 DC into loop.  Sl st to join (10)

Rnd 2:  2 DC into each st around.  sl st to join (20)

Rnd 3:  *DC in next st.  2 DC in next st.  repeat from * around.  sl st to join (30)

Rnd 4:  *DC in next 2 sts.  2 DC in next st.  repeat from * around.  sl st to join (40)

image (c) Ruth Windover

check to make sure that the circle is approximately the same size as the top of the toilet paper roll.  If you are using a different size toilet paper roll add more rounds in the above adding format or remove rounds as required.

Rnd 5:  DC in blo only of each st around (40)

Rnd 6:  DC (in both loops) in each st around (40)

Repeat round 6 for five more rounds, or until the cover, when on the roll, is approximately the same height as the roll.  Bind off.

Attach Bernat Pipsqueak and sc in each st around (40)

Bind off.  Weave in ends.

Make PomPom using pompom maker or favourite method of creating a pom (or just buy a store bought pom, some days it's just easier . . . kinda like toilet paper :)

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you are making your pompom using the Tinsel yarn, I would suggest making it in a location where you wont have to pick up the little, clingy, annoying fibers that will be left over.  You know, like maybe on the moon or something.  After sober-second-thought I perhaps should have selected a different yarn for the pompom, but it looked so pretty finished that I had to use it.  *Best of luck if you too make the effort!*

As always, thanks for crafting using a Red Mitten Designs pattern.  Don't forget to check out the other cool Christmas crafts available on the "Allfree" sites, including allfreecrochet.com!

In case I don't find time to finish any more patterns before Christmas, which is altogether a possibility with three children, a new house, Christmas, parties, a husband, life,  . . . you get the idea!  Anyway,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!