I’ve been so excited to share this super practical, clever project I stumbled across on Ravelry the other day! Protecting expensive wood floors from scraping chair legs is so important, and I can’t believe all the time and energy I’ve spent finding, purchasing and applying those dumb little felt circles to the bottom of my chairs when I could have been, you guessed it, Knitting leg warmers for my chairs!
Leanne, Adventuregurl on Ravelry, is the brains behind this cool project. She says “I think everything in my house would look better with a knitted cozy on it.”
Amen Sister!
When questioned where this flash of brilliance came from, Leanne wrote, ”The real inspiration behind the Flashdance Chair socks was the cheap, stick-on felt floor protector circles I kept buying from the Dollar Store, that always peeled off after a month or so. The answer to all my problems is usually knitting, and this case was no different. I set out to whip up some ‘socks’ for my chairs, only they didn’t end up being short, like the crocheted floor protectors your Grandma had. They were more like knee-highs or legwarmers! As a true child of the 80’s, when I think Legwarmers, I think “Flashdance”. No one rocked the legwarmers like Jennifer Beals…‘She’s a maniac, maniac on the floor’.”
Want to make your own 80′s Legmarmers for your chairs? Here’s Leanne’s basic pattern:
I cast on 16 sts on US 7 dpns (or you could work it flat if you like and stitch it up later) and worked k2, p2 for about 1.75” – 2” in length and then I worked k2tog around and reduced to 8sts, and then cinched it up through the remaining 8 sts. Voila! The ribbing makes them stretchy so hopefully will fit your chair feet too. They take all of about oh 30 minutes each! More details for a doubled variation at: Adventuregurl’s Flashdance Chair Socks/Legwarmers
Leanne wrote, “Gran would be proud. Super fast, practical and kinda homey.”
She certainly would! I’m starting my own little chair legwarmers today!
*humming* She’s a maniac, maaaaniac…
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Ha ha!! Those are awesome!
Agreed Jen! A perfect knitting solution.
What a cute idea! Love them!
Me too! I’m picking colors now…
Okay. I laughed. Those are hilarious! Totally practical, but funny, nonetheless.
I know! I wish I could kidnap Leanne and bring her into my own local knitting group. Too fun!
Genius! I’ve seen them with my own two eyes! She’s a crafty one, that, Leanne.
We agree wholeheartedly, Lisa! So fun to have her share with us
Mom, I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these! These are perfect for my brand new bamboo flooring. That said, my furniture legs that are on my wood floor aren’t so easy to work around (big flared square legs), so I don’t know how you’re gonna do it mom, but I feel for you because I REALLY need these
Oh and I just turned to look at the shape of my furniture legs and I see one of my felt circles ON THE SIDE of the leg. Yeah, annoying!
Knitting is so stretchy Carli, these will still fit funny shaped legs. Might have to cast on a few extra stitches, but never fear! Chair legwarmers in progress!
Drawstrings at the tops! Or ribbing.
I just made some for one of my kitchen chairs and now the other chairs are extremely jealous…lol. Thanks so much for the idea!!
These are great, Beth! I especially love how you showed us that they can go over chair legs that aren’t perfectly straight up and down.
Clever and cute! Love that!
♥ Me too!
SWEET!!!!!!! Wonderful idea!
I love this idea so much! I have included it in a blog post of my favourite things this week: http://www.matinlapin.com/2011/12/my-favourite-things-this-week_11.html
Vixie
These are awesome! I wish I knew how to knit, but I’m a crocheter.
Oooooh, well, maybe you should make a crochet pattern for those, Brandie! If you do, share!
Love this, but Grams didn’t teach me to knit! Would you happen to have instructions how to crochet these?
No, I don’t Shanna. Maybe one of our talented Crafty Friends will convert the idea to crochet!
HI! I am really enjoying your blog!! The stuff you create is awesome! I was wondering if you do any custom orders? I LOVE the chair socks but don’t knit. Would it be possible to make me some and mail them to me?? Please get back to me if this is at all possible. I am SO SICK of the felt things coming off the bottom of my chair legs!
Thanks so much. Cynthia
Thanks Cynthia! Really glad to have you reading along!
I’ll send you a private email putting you in touch with the creator of these things to see if she’s able to do some custom chair socks for you. I agree with the dumb felt things being so frustrating. All my chairs have legwarmers now! 
Don’t knit, but I would buy these if someone would make them for me!!
Barb, I’ll put you in touch with the designer so you can discuss that possibility with her… (unable to reach you because your email address is failing)
I agree–can ANYBODY find a pattern for this in crochet? I really, REALLY could use these because I have disgusting floors (that I cannot at this time afford to repair), and no chair will otherwise “glide” across when moved.
Even a link if somebody has one to share?
Here are a couple of links to crochet chair socks, if it is permissable to post them (otherwise, please kindly remove this and forgive me!):
http://www.thisdustyhouse.com/2011/11/chair-booties-pattern.html
http://www.crochetbug.com/better-living-through-crochet-chair-leg-socks/
Of course it’s allowed! It’s great spreading the love!
Thanks Heidi (from a fellow crocheter that leaves the knitting to her mom! 
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brilliant squared to infinity,you are now loved by me!
This would be a great gift for your kids’ teachers too! Those chairs are always making so much distracting noise in the classroom!
Just Great! I featured on my blog:
http://historicneedlecrafts.blogspot.com/2012/06/have-you-heard-of-chair-socks.html
Thanks, Debby
Can I put an order in for some packages of these socks for chairs? I dont knit but would love to have some and order from you. In fact I would order some for other members in my family. Please let me know. Thanks a bunch Mary
Do you sell these?
No Kathy, we don’t. I’ll send your email to Leanne, the creator of these, if you like…?
Do you know of a crocheting pattern for these?
Hi Katie, I’m not personally aware of one but maybe you could find one available on Ravelry?
Is this pattern available for crochet?
We don’t have a crochet pattern for these here on the blog, Barb. We’re sharing this talented knitter’s original knitting pattern with her permission.
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