Windowsill Cozy
Here’s the follow-up to last week’s Toasty Pot Coaster project.
This windowsill warmer is easily crocheted much like coaster using double crochets and shell stitches as a decorative edge. Start by measuring the width and depth of your windowsill. Make chains until the width matches the width of your sill. Double crochet into each chain, making a turning chain at the end of the row (3 chains). Turn the piece around and continue double crocheting rows until your cozy is as deep as your windowsill. Shell stitch into one side to make a frilly edge that sits just over the front of the sill.
I made my cozy using a partial ball of thick and rough wool that was too scratchy to wear against bare skin. The thickness of the wool has really made an improvement, warming the plants up from the bottom. My partner Davin who happens to sit next to the window claims that it has blocked some of the chill that sneaks in through the lower part of the sill as well.
Online Tutorials
- For Dummies - Ignore the title cause you ain’t no dummy. Includes illustrations.
- Crocheting a Circle Video Tutorial - For your viewing pleasure. All that and fancy nails too!
- Shell Stitch Video Tutorial
February 28th, 2007 at 11:06 pm
[…] To Do: Windowsill Cozy February 28, 2007 Filed under: to-do, crochet — wiscjennyann @ 10:06 pm Gayla over at You Grow Girl crocheted a lovely windowsill cozy for her plants. What a great idea! Perfect for keeping your little sill-lings warm in cold climates like… I dunno… Wisconsin. […]
March 5th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
That’s a great idea! I may try something similar. Thanks for the idea. :-)
April 13th, 2007 at 9:08 am
This is a really good idea. I might try to sew something since I still haven’t learned to knit or crochet.
My apartment building is over 100 years old and has very shoddy windows - very thin and drafty. This might just be what I need. :)
October 19th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
[…] Peppers like sun and warmth: Keep your plant in the sunniest window you’ve got. If the windowsill gets too cold and drafty move your plant as far away as possible while still providing optimum light. If that’s not enough try setting them underneath grow lights. You can also try setting your pepper’s pot on a crocheted windowsill cozy or pot coaster. Heating mats are great too but I usually wait to bust mine out until closer to the start of the growing season, otherwise the warmth prompts the plant to get active before the light is bright enough to sustain that level of activity. […]
December 18th, 2007 at 8:58 am
[…] Make a Windowsill Cozy […]