Thinking and crafting green saves money

I hate to follow the preceding post 100 Great Ideas and great links with my measly little project ! Thank you to Betty for the extensive list!  I want to remind readers that when you go green, it makes dollars and sense!  And the satisfaction of keeping more stuff out of garbage dumps.  I am including a short tutorial for making your own "swiffer type" cover. Loosely based on a pattern I saw on the internet, my version adds a little edge for interest, see pic.

Materials:  Size G, H, I (US 7,8,9) crochet hook
1 3/4 oz worsted weight cotton yarn, additional contrast yarn needed
Row 1, half double crochet (hdc) in 3rd chain from hook, hdc in each remaining chain across, turn
Rows 2-7, ch 2, hdc in each hdc across, turn (16 hdc)
Row 8 ch 2, 2 double crochet (dc) in first hdc, 1 dc in each hdc across until last hdc, 2 dc in last hdc, turn (18 dc)
Rows 9-32 ch 2, dc in first dc, make front post double crochet (fpdc) across until last dc, 1 dc in last dc, turn
Row 32, ch 2, hdc dec over first two dc, hdc across until last 2 dc, hdc dec over last 2 dc, turn (16 hdc)
Rows 33-38 ch 2, hdc in each hdc across, stop when you compare the size to your swiffer, making sure the smoother ends will fold over and create deep pockets to hold it securely.  Turn and fasten off.
To make it fit on your swiffer, flip the two smoother ends over on each side. I then single crocheted all the way around joining the flaps to create a pocket that can be slid over the siffer, one side at a time.
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