How to make crochet charger cover

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  To make a cute crochet vine charger cable cover, gather a charging cord, a 3mm or 3.5mm crochet hook, green DK or 4-ply yarn for the vine, and colorful yarn for optional flowers. Start by working single crochet stitches directly around the cord, pushing them tight as you go. [1, 2, 3]



Materials Needed
  • Charging cable
  • Green cotton or acrylic yarn (4-ply or DK weight)
  • Small amounts of yellow and accent yarn for flowers (optional)
  • Crochet hook (3.0mm or 3.5mm)
  • Tapestry needle and scissors [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Step 1: Start the Cord Cover
  • Make a slip knot and place it onto your hook.
  • Position the loop and the yarn tail right against the wider part of the cord near the USB or wall plug.
  • Insert your hook under the charging cable, yarn over, and pull up a loop (two loops on your hook).
  • Yarn over and pull through both loops to complete your first single crochet stitch tightly around the cable and the starting tail. [1, 5, 6, 7]
Step 2: Crochet Along the Cord
  • Continue working single crochet stitches directly over the cable and the tail end for the first few stitches to secure it.
  • Drop the tail once it is secure, and keep single crocheting around the cable.
  • Push your stitches up closely toward the plug every few stitches to pack them tightly so no wire shows.
  • Work down the length of the cord until you reach the opposite end, then tie off and weave in the remaining yarn tail. [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
Step 3: Add Leaves and Flowers (Optional)
  • Small Leaves: Chain 5, make 1 single crochet, 2 half-double crochets, and 1 slip stitch into the chain.
  • Flowers: Make a small magic ring with yellow yarn, work 6 single crochets, change to your petal color, and chain/double crochet into each stitch to form petals.
  • Tie the finished leaves and flowers along your cord vine at regular intervals and hide the ends securely. [1, 2, 4]




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