I bought an ottoman with a knitted cover several years ago from World Market, and while I like the look of the big ropy yarn they used, it always bothered me that they just tied knots where the yarn was joined (I mean seriously?!) and left them hanging out on the right side of the fabric. I suppose that they would have caused an unsightly bump if these knots and yarn ends were moved to the wrong side of the fabric…but it still seemed a little half-assed to me, even for a mass-produced product. Using some handpained Burly Spun Yarn from Brown Sheep, I whipped up this cover in about 5 days’ time (honestly, you could make yours faster if you aren’t easily distracted by other projects like me).

This pattern is easily customizable for any similar-shaped ottoman, and the pattern includes notes for how and where to make changes as you need them for the piece you wish to cover!

Supplies:

• 3 skeins Brown Sheep Burly Spun, shown in Arctic Tundra (it’s always a good idea to have a “safety skein” when working with hand-dyed yarns, which is why I had 4)
• 12mm crochet hook, I used one from Knitter’s Pride’s newest line, Ginger

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• dc - double crochet

Gauge: Gauge is not critical, especially if you are able to measure your work against the thing you will be covering. Just make sure that whatever hook size you use, you are happy with the resulting fabric.