Dresser Knob Cozies

Cozies are everywhere, on iPods, tea pots, coffee cups, and pretty much anything that could use some extra warmth or support. While cozies are usually functional, how about a cozy that is purely decorative and that adds a touch of design to something otherwise very plain? Ikea sells a lot of wood furniture that could use a little sprucing up. My bedroom is very colorful already, with 3 walls painted green and the 4th wall painted in stripes (4 colors). I wasn't ready to paint or decoupage my dresser for fear of a color explosion, but it still needed something. Enter my crochet skills: I decided to crochet some cozies that would tightly fit over the knobs, but that were stretchable enough that I could remove them. (Seasonal colors? Holiday variations? The possibilities are endless!)

The knobs are 1 1/4 inches in diameter and just over 1 inch in depth (from end to end, where it hits the dresser base). If your knobs are slightly different, do what I did, and every other round in the crochet instructions, see how it's going to fit.

Step 1: Prepare and Round 1

You will need small amounts of yarn and an F hook. I used worsted weight yarn for the pastel knob cozies, and the red/pink/orange yarn in the main picture, which did not specify its weight but is 4 sts to an inch.

With F hook, ch 2, 6 sc into 2nd ch from hook, join.

Comments

[porcupinemamma]

Love the texture!

[jakee117]

could u possibly make that into a hackysack...

[BurningApple]

That looks pretty cool, but is it tight enough that you can still open the door?

[aliciak]

Yep! It won't come off. Yarn is stretchy so you can make things pretty tight and still be able to get them off. Much like coffee cozies...they don't slip down the cup, but are still easy to remove. I've been using the knob cozies for over a week now!