February 28, 2007
Driver Cover
My favorite golfer in colorado asked some months ago for a knitted driver cover. Not being a golfer, and not finding any decent patterns for such a thing, it took me awhile to figure this out. In the end, it was pretty easy.
The patterns out there for club/driver covers tend to take the shape of a loose sock: a long ribbed area with a loose top. sometimes with pom poms. easy, but not cool. I decided to do something more fitted.
Specs:
Yarn: Koigu Kersti, about half a skein, super bright yellow
Needles: size 3s or 4s or maybe 5s, dpns
Before I forget even more of the pattern, here's the basic idea.. its like a sock, but different.
The ribbed part is just that, 2x2 ribbing, over maybe 44 stitches. Then I switched to a textured pattern for the club area. The pattern I used is from the gentleman's sock pattern in knitting vintage socks - 2 rows of stockinette, followed by one row of k1,p1.
I knit a heel flap in this textured pattern, half the stitches plus 1, then the short row heel turn. After picking up stitches, I decreased less than you would for a sock.. so the club area ended up larger. Also made sure the decreases lined up with knit stitches in the textured pattern.
I knit straight for a couple inches, then decreased a bit as for a toe, and used a 3-needle bind off on the reverse side to finish it off.
and then there was a driver cover! Its kinda stretchy, fit a couple different drivers in my tests.
Comments (19)
very cool! that bright yellow is perfect.
Posted by vanessa | February 28, 2007 11:24 AM
Posted on February 28, 2007 11:24
The bright yellow is so hip and sporty! That's the best golf club cover I've seen...the fit is neat. =)
Posted by Julia MacRobbie | February 28, 2007 11:43 AM
Posted on February 28, 2007 11:43
It's like a happy, yellow sun!
Posted by Nadia Lewis | February 28, 2007 1:05 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 13:05
Now that is a shexy club cover - clinging in all the right places!! Your endpaper mitts are gorgeous by the way - I would never take them off.
Posted by Vicki | February 28, 2007 2:01 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 14:01
That's so much nicer thatn the tacky, floppy pom pom covers! I've offred to make my father in law club covers that look like animals. He's never taken me up on my offer but maybe he'd like this one!
Posted by Casey | February 28, 2007 2:18 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 14:18
haha, you have NO idea how timely this is. my husband has been asking for driver covers for months! i might do mine with a short row heel though.. hhmmmm, not sure. but i love the textured pattern!
Posted by gleek | February 28, 2007 3:59 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 15:59
Thats one lucky golf club to be draped in koigu. :)
Posted by Sea Anemone | February 28, 2007 6:28 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 18:28
Koigu club covers? How badass! These are great, thanks for the pattern link.
Posted by Faith | March 1, 2007 1:18 AM
Posted on March 1, 2007 01:18
thanks for sharing your "pattern!" my dad's been asking for some golf club covers, and this one looks perfect. you're right about those other patterns. a bit too tube-sockish?
Posted by mai | March 1, 2007 12:34 PM
Posted on March 1, 2007 12:34
Nice! Once I get some golf clubs, I'll have to make a few of those!
Posted by Christie | March 1, 2007 8:44 PM
Posted on March 1, 2007 20:44
Wow--your golfer friend is a lucky duck! It's not every day you get to cover your golf clubs with Koigu. It looks great.
Posted by seedless grape | March 2, 2007 11:58 AM
Posted on March 2, 2007 11:58
You know you're a knitting psycho when...you don't know a golfer personally and you don't play golf but...want to make a club cover 'cause it's so cute! Help!
Posted by Gina B. | March 4, 2007 9:35 PM
Posted on March 4, 2007 21:35
Ohh yay I'm so happy you're back, Your Blog was the first one I was addicted to. I thought you had left us =(
Great job on the golf club cover. Too bad I don't know anyone that likes to golf.
Posted by Cindy | March 7, 2007 9:27 AM
Posted on March 7, 2007 09:27
Very cute! And I'm happy you're posting again. That colour of yellow is rather phenomenal... I might have to make some... something out of it.
Posted by Alexandra | March 8, 2007 8:33 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 08:33
Glad you ditched the pompoms. I always thought they looked ridiculous. Yours turned out brilliantly and very cheery colorful.
Posted by Felicia | March 8, 2007 10:41 AM
Posted on March 8, 2007 10:41
I LOVED your driver cover!
Only one problem: Did you REALLY use a heel flap AND a short row heel turn? I thought I would have to do one or the other? I tried this and ended up with the rows of slipped stitches at the side where you would normally pick up do a gusset after I had already done the short row heel turn. Obviously, I need some help!!!! DUH!
Posted by Sue | April 25, 2007 1:21 PM
Posted on April 25, 2007 13:21
Your own design worked out really well - love the yellow.
Posted by Asaknitter | April 26, 2007 10:59 PM
Posted on April 26, 2007 22:59
Oh, man -- yet another reason for me to get Knitting Vintage Socks. Loved this pattern adaptation; the silly pompon-endowed club covers always look to me like some "19th hole" drinker found a place to hang his winter hat.
I also wanted to let you know that I added a link to Streets and YOs in my knotblog's sidebar. Hope you don't mind. I don't comment often but lurk faithfully via Bloglines. ;o)
Posted by Carolyn Bahm | May 13, 2007 9:44 AM
Posted on May 13, 2007 09:44
I love reading your archives, and I have been knitting Orangina in Elann's Lara. Hope you come back to posting here!
Posted by Emily | June 7, 2007 4:14 PM
Posted on June 7, 2007 16:14