Crocheted Chair Socks

It’s been more than a year since I crocheted. Oh, how I miss my yarn and crochet hooks! I gave away yarn from my stash to unload and declutter before we moved to our new residence last year.

Since my mother recovered from COVID-19 almost three years ago (she was 96 years old then), exactly the same time I retired from service, I became her caregiver 24/7. That has caused me to sleep on a foam mattress beside her bed to keep watch whenever she needs to get up to use the bedside commode especially at night. At my age, getting up from a flat mattress has started to become a struggle. So we bought a new sofa bed, convertible from bed (where I sleep at night) to couch during the day, to replace the flat mattress I’ve been using temporarily.

The advantage of having a sofa bed is that I could move it from one part of the room to another, as necessary, usually in front of the TV or it serves as my work space during the day. However, frequent moving of the furniture leaves unnecessary marks and scratches on the floor so as a come-back crochet project, I thought of making these chair socks.

I found a pattern from Pinterest that I followed with some modifications. Very easy! You can finish one in just a few minutes.

Using gray, the closest color to the sofa bed, here’s what I did:

Make a magic circle (MC).

Round 1: 8 SCs in MC. Join with a slip stitch (ss).

Round 2: Chain 1. SC in first stitch (equivalent to a pair of SC). 2 SCs in the remaining 7 SCs of previous round. SS to join (16 sts in round).

Round 3: Chain 1. SC in each SC of previous round. Do not join (16 sts in round).

Round 4: SC on all SCs of previous round continuously. Do not join.

Rounds 5-16: Repeat Round four (4) until desired length is reached. SS on SC of previous round. Fasten off.

Then I glued a rubber sole for each sock.

I made four pieces to complete the set for a four-legged sofa bed.

Here they are - - - my crocheted chair socks!

Before

After

You can now dress up your dining table and chairs. You can use colorful yarns according to your preference. You can also make several sets of different colors. How about red and green for the coming holidays!?

If you do, please share in the comment box below what color you used.

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