I made some toilet paper holders last year.
“Why?”, you ask. My husband asked the same thing. Well, the neighborhood was going to have a traveling Christmas party, and we were hosting appetizers. I wanted to keep some toilet paper handy, and in view, “just in case”, you know? But, I wanted it dressed up.
Jim said “Sheesh!”. His brothers said “Sheesh!”.
The next week my Mom came over and said “What a terrific idea!” Then, she confiscated my hunter green toilet paper holder and took it home with her. My mom “suggested” that she might want a whole bunch to give her friends. Then, my mother-in-law said “What a terrific idea.” I made her a yellow one.
Now, I’ve been making more. I made these tonight while watching the ballgame with Jim. (I just snuck out to post this.)
Don’t tell Mom, but she’s going to get some. I know her plan is to regift them. I have no idea what color her friends’ bathrooms are, so I’m just using up old yarn. I’ve made about 10 so far
Everyone who crochets knows how to make these, right? If not, leave a comment and I’ll describe how you can make them. They are easy to make. Of course, if you want, you can change the size to fit other things, like baby wipes, wine bottles or pretty much anything cylindrical.
Let me know if you want the pattern!
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I love your story on the toilet roll covers, that I will now nickname “Sheesh Toilet Roll Covers”
Could you describe how they are made please?
Don’t suppose you have a machine knitted version?
Keep up the great blog
Paula
Sussex UK
Comment by Paula — 10/23/2004 @ 4:10 pm
They should be called “Sheesh, Toilet paper covers”.
Ok… I know most crocheters are intelligent, and know more or less what they are doing, so I’m going to give very basic directions. (Which is, by the way, how I think about these.)
O- I’m American. That sounds like a stupid thing to mention, but the meaning of double crochet is different for americans, Brits, and Aussies! (I learned this the hard way.)
Bear in mind: These are an imprecise item.
So:
1: Chain about 6, slip in first chain to close the chain.
2: Chain 2 (to give height of 1 double crochet.) Then DC 7 in the hole formed by the closed chain. slip into top of chain to close. (You’ll have 7 DC’s and 1 of those chains for height in the hole. So there seem to be 8 DC’s.)
3: Chain 2 for height. Now, 2 DC in each space, making up an extra one. Slip to close. (you end up with 15 DC’s and the chain 1 for height. Do not stress about exactly where you DC. You just want 15+1 in this round. This is the underside. No one is going to pick this up and look.) The key thing: when I say in the space I mean in the space. That is to say, do this the “wrong way”– they way you wanted to do the next row when your teacher taught you. Don’t try to stick it in that top loop the way you normally do DC. Putting it really, honestly in the space makes it stretchier! (If you don’t get this, I can take a picture. But if you just think: where is the absolutely, positively easiest place to stick the hook between the verticle bars– that’s the space!)
4: Chain 2 for height. Now 2 DC in the first space, then 1 dc in the next space. Slip to close when your each the end. (You should end up with 25 DC plus the Chain 2 you worked for height.)
You should notice now that you are increasing 8 per round. Lay the thing on a flat surface to make sure it lays flat. (If it doesn’t that means you make shorter DC’s than I do, and on your next holder you’ll want to work 9 in the first circle and increase 9 per round!)
Now, keep working, increasing 8 per round , and comparing the size of the circle to a roll of toilet paper until you have the correct diameter.
Once it’s the correct diameter, stop increasing But work more rounds, always keeping the same number or stitches in a round.
From time to time, slip the thing over the toilet paper roll. When it’s as tall as the TP –even without stretching– , work 2 more rounds. Then, start to decrease 8 DC’s per round. (I just skip some spaces. Then, after a few more rounds, when it start to be hard to stick the TP into the holder, close the round and anchor the final loop. Then, make a chain, loop that through the top, and tie off. (The work is pretty stretchy, so it should get right around.)
That’s it. Sheesh, TP holders!
I could write something more precise, but I don’t think it’s worth it. (I think, once you’ve read this, you’ve figured out the pattern for wine bottles, or any other cylindrical object.)
Comment by lucia — 10/23/2004 @ 5:00 pm
[...] Knit TP holders really tart up a toilet; so I crochet mine. In November 2004, I designed, if you can call it that, and crocheted what I dubbed “Sheesh, Toilet Paper Holders” and posted the pattern in comments. The answers to your questions are: [...]
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