Steering Wheel Cover~~PIC Added

[CatsCradleCreations]

Thank you to kazily who tested this pattern and posted her pic on post #9.

Materials:
Worsted Weight cotton yarn~~about 5-6 ounces (?)
G (4.25 mm) hook
2 pieces of 1/4" wide elastic cut 20 1/2" long
sewing needle and thread

Prepare elastic:
Overlapping ends 1/2" on one piece, sew elastic to form a ring.
Repeat on other piece of elastic.

Cover:
Make a ch 42". Being careful not to twist ch, sl st to form a circle.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in each ch around. Join with sl st in first sc.
Rnd 2: Working over first elastic ring, ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join in first sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join in first sc.

Repeat Rnd 3 until piece measures 4 1/2" from beg ch.

Next Rnd: Working over second elastic ring, ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join in first sc.
Last Rnd: Repeat Rnd 3. Fasten off.

NOTE: Cover should have a snug fit on your steering wheel. If it doesn't, kazily's picture shows a very good suggestion~~tie the open spots to get a snug fit.

You could also adjust the length of elastic by an inch or so before sewing into a ring.

Abbreviations:
beg.................................beginning
ch....................................chain
rnd.................................round
sc....................................single crochet

[CrazeeMoi]

OOOOOOOOH, I almost bought a cover yesterday. Since I just moved, will be awhile before I can find the elastic etc to make one. Thanks!!!

[Natasha]

Omigosh, this very morning I was thinking about a crocheted steering wheel cover and wondering how it would work out! You :rock rock!

[Faith]

I'm going to have to try this out ASAP. I'll post pics as soon as I finish.

[craftygirly]

i'd love to pics of this done. ;)

[crazy crocheter]

This is just what I've been looking for! My Aunt has a frog cover and I though that it would be neat to have a crochet version but I had no clue how to make one! I'm gonna try this right away!!

[kahud48]

Thanks Melissa, Got to try that one. I can not stand these icky sticky store bought ones. That sounds like it would be oh so comfortable to have on the steering wheel.

[ReneeH]

Thanks so much for this pattern! As it turns out, my mom has been complaining a lot lately about how hot her steering wheel is. She was going to buy a cover the other day, but now I'm going to make one!

[kazily]

Melissa, I wanted to thank you so much for the pattern you posted. I finally made one after touching my hot steering wheel too many times this summer lol! You can say your pattern is officially tested & works great!

The pattern went very easy. Mine was still a bit loose even with elastic --I & I was afraid of breaking the elastic if I pulled too tightly, so I tied it with bows in places it was too open. I am thinking about threading through to make it look neater but I was in a hurry to get it ready to drive with--it was so hot today. I am very happy with my steering wheel cover! Might have used a more "matching" color but I just used some cotton on hand. My interior is gray so the blue doesn't look bad. And :lol funny is that I use winterberry for the front. Ran out & changed to blue & white--so now I have a "reversible" steering wheel cover too! When I get tired of one side I can flip it around. :D

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/kazily/th_wheelcover1.jpg (http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/kazily/wheelcover1.jpg)

[YarnFeather]

I love it!

[BonnieCrochets]

Definitely gonna try this one.

[gypsy_queen]

i was thinking about making one of these for my car, and i was wondering how to go about it...thanks for doing the hard part for me...:lol ...now i'll make one for my car-who's name is Froggie by the way...;)....which is quite ironic because since i hadn't really joined any crocheting groups until a few weeks ago, i didn't even know that 'frogging' was a crocheting term...:P...

...Manda...

[mbcabbie]

This inspired me. I spend half my life driving (taxi), so I insist on a comfortable environment to spend 10 hours of my day in. I too hate those "icky sticky" wheel covers.

I fudged a little, since I didn't have any elastic and didn't feel like spending time in Wally World looking for it.

I used Red Heart yarn (black, because I work with money and lighter colors would dirty too easily)

I chained 120 with a G hook. (This is a very TIGHT fit for a Chevy Astro Van - and it is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!) It MUST be very tight!!! I mean, PRY IT ON TIGHT - else I fear it will stretch to a "wiggly" mess.

Again, this was for a Chevy Astro... Your milage may vary slightly.

I sc "in the round" for 14 rounds. I did not turn.

I then turned it inside out using the wrong side for the texture (looked better for a steering wheel - to me, anyway). I stretched in onto the wheel and stitched front and back together (tightly) with a whip stitch in between each "spoke" on the wheel.

I LOVE IT!!!! It is soft, its textured.

Its COMFY!!!!

I LIKE!!!

I will probably play with this some - as I am known as a bit of an "eccentric" and would like to come up with something I can change at will... seasonal, maybe. Mood, maybe? Maybe just different "odd colors and patterns". HMMMMM....

Ideas, ideas, ideas!!!!
I'll let you know what I come up with. (It will be after the holidays - I don't have time right now)

[Kymberlina]

What a cute idea! Thanks for the pattern :tup

[natalie058]

You could use a loop stitch and make it furry...

[CatsCradleCreations]

A loopy wheel cover would be a lot of fun, but considering I wrote the pattern on the fly and didn't actually make it while writing (like I usually do), the sc one was the easiest I could do without actually doing it.

I'll play with the pattern and get a loopy one out soon. Thanks for the awesome idea Natalie!!!

[kazily]

Cabbie & Natalie you have some good ideas! It would be fun to make them funny, personal, eccentric etc. I made another cover using the spike stitch with black/white & it is so cool looking. The loopy idea would be cool too. And if you like the luxurious look, for a really nice car you could use suede.

[mbcabbie]

The more I use it, the more I wonder why I never thought of it before. 12 years of hating icky sticky steering wheels.... GGGrrrr....

I love this thing.

Loopy would be cute. Time consuming, but adorable.

Suede would be so soft, and red heart makes that "plush" that is made more like the baby "terrycloth-like" yarn... in other words, the texture is put in it different than the suede or chenile and the softness doesn't wear off and leave bare spots which might be a problem with something that gets that much active use. (Did this make sense?)

Even with the most expensive yarn, this is still a cheap project.

I also considered using a draw string instead of the elastic, this way, you can draw it as tight as you need to.

I wish I had time to do a Christmas one, but maybe I can squeeze out a New Year's one, and an Easter one... one for Bike week? (Harley Davidson logo?), the possibilities are endless.

My mind is racing over this...
I used to be really into beading... I once thought about doing a beaded cover :blush but crochet never even crossed my mind. Maybe I can combine the two for something really unique.

I also found one of my peers who is into knit and crochet.... she loved it too. I think she is considering doing one for her cab after Christmas. She drooled over it.

[goldi316]

This is such an excellent idea :clap, I don't know why it never occurred to me! :think I would especially love to have a cover now when temps are in the subzero range and grabbing the wheel to drive is like holding an icicycle - very painful! That, and the hot wheel in the summertime... :( But now the solution is at hand (so to speak)! :c9

The variation ideas are getting my own creative juices flowing, too. :hook As soon as I can get past my holiday crocheting, I will have to do some experimenting and see what I can come up with. I find it very hard to drive with gloves on, even in these frigid temps, so a nice soft (and quick to warm) yarn cover that won't slide appeals to me a LOT! Thanks Melissa and all you other creative contributors! :yay

[waterbaby]

Just had to add that I, too, have been thinking about making one of these (even the one store-bought style I do like gets too hot in the southern California summer), and thus also my thanks for doing the hard work of figuring out how to do it! Thanks also to kaz and cabbie for the additional ideas and inspiration....

[mbcabbie]

I love mine - so comfy!

Even though it is plain old boring black, I've had several people ask me about it.

[sparkles]

Cool! Or NOT HOT! or NOT COOL! However you say it, its a great idea! Gonna try something fuzzy....

[funkyreporter]

Thanks for the pattern! This is really nice!

[mbcabbie]

I have about 20,000 miles on mine now (already, yeah)

...and I STILL love it. Its so comfortable.

[unicorn37757]

What a great idea, now we need to accessorize!:woo

[Sherri5762]

Oh my, I was just wishing I had something to cover my steering wheel yesterday when it burnt my hands... This is so cool!

[JustRenee]

Yea! :yay I got mine done, Thank you so much, It beats the leather one I had , man that got HOT!

I did it in Black,then Tan then Black again :cheer
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f35/jrjt/Crafts%20i%20made/?action=view&current=steeringwheelcozie.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1

[ManfaMae]

I really like this idea and want to make one for my car, but I don't have any elastic or money at this time to buy any. I just saw this pattern on knitty.com (http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTwheelie.html) that looks like it's just tied on with some sort of drawstring. Does anyone know how I could convert this pattern to crochet?

[um saif]

cool idea

[chrissyf]

thank you for sharing this. I have gone through three steeringwheel covers. My DH keeps picking at the appliques and ripping it up due to his ADHD. I am going to make one that he cant "pick" apart.

[eyrthmother1]

I really like this idea and want to make one for my car, but I don't have any elastic or money at this time to buy any. I just saw this pattern on knitty.com (http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/PATTwheelie.html) that looks like it's just tied on with some sort of drawstring. Does anyone know how I could convert this pattern to crochet?


I do not know about converting knit to crochet, but just after a very brief perruse of the pattern on here, couldn't you make this pattern w/o the elastic and then crochet a tie to wrap around and secure it on? It's a suggestion. :)

Sandy

[carlyon]

I'll have to think about trying this as my husband is tired of the current steering wheel cover.

[Momcrochets]

Cute. Thanks for sharing. I saw one (different) in someone elses suv in town and have been thinking of making one ever since...nice timing! :) I'm thinking of making a "ribbed" one...hmmmm

[happy stitcher]

I'm thinking of making a "ribbed" one...hmmmm

I like the ribbed idea - it would add texture to the grip.

[asabear]

I SO need one of these.

[Katy_Ravensong]

I needed this pattern. With summer coming up, the steering wheel will be hot as blazes in a closed up car. I like the idea of a crocheted one. I can throw it in the wash.

hugs,
Katy

[crochetcastle]

Oh mah gosh! how cool is this!! :)

[Etrnlife]

I'm in the process of making a stearing wheel cover for my dh's car. I'm using a G hook and chained 13, working 12 hdc in the chains. I'm working enough rows to where when stretched it will cover the wheel. I'll join the first and last rows, slip it on the wheel, then thread crocheted chains through the first and last st of each row to tie it onto the steering wheel.

For those who have made this posted version and have washed their covers, how did they stretch out? Dh can't handle it if the piece is loose after washing, even with the elastic to hold it on, the stitches around the wheel would be loose.
Thanks for any information. I will be making two covers so one is available when the other is in the wash. I think I'll try this version next to compare the two.
Alysha

[mummycrochet]

:lol This is soooooo cool. I thought I was the only one "silly" enough to come up with this idea. I recently made a steering wheel cover for my car, never even gave a thought to writing down a pattern :blush. (My family thought I was crazy enough as it was.) On a sad note, we only got to enjoy the cover for about six weeks before my car was stolen and burnt out. GRRR! :angry Hmmmm, maybe I will make another.