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Draught stopper “door warmer” wind, crochet or knit
Draughty doors? Then we have an idea to seal them in a beautiful and woolly way. So that the heat stays where it belongs.
The draft stopper “Door Warmer” can be knitted, crocheted or windet with addiExpress knitting machine.
Perfect to use up leftover wool!
Table of contents
- Wool scraps up to needle size 8 mm
- In our example we use 6-thread sock wool + Touring from Lang Yarns (double thread)
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addi knitting needle, crochet hook or addiExpress to make the rectangles
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Filler wool or wool scraps for stuffing the rolls
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Wool needle
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Scissors
Size: approx. 11″ × 23″-37″ (28 cm × 59-96 cm)
(depending on door width). For doors with approx. 1.6″ (4 cm) thickness.
How it works:
Draught stopper knit, wind or crochet: preparation
Before you get started, measure the width of your door (preferably in the door frame) so the finished door warmer won’t be in the way when you close the door.
Also check how much space to fill under the door to the floor. If the gap is very narrow, use slightly thinner wool so that the door is still easy to open in the end.
Any technique is possible!
How it works:
Draught stopper knit, wind or crochet: preparation
Before you get started, measure the width of your door (preferably in the door frame) so the finished door warmer won’t be in the way when you close the door.
Also check how much space to fill under the door to the floor. If the gap is very narrow, use slightly thinner wool so that the door is still easy to open in the end.
Any technique is possible!
Tip:
Knit or crochet your door warmer best 1-2 cm smaller than the door frame is wide inside.
The door warmer slides best on smooth floors. If you have a carpeted floor, the bottom of the door warmer can be smoothed out by sewing a piece of cardboard or foil to slide well.
If you want to make the draught stopper visually match your interior, you can make two strips in different colors and then connect them. In this way, it is also possible to make the roll facing the door frame a little shorter, so that the door can be closed well later.
Alternatively, if you want the door warmer to look the same from both sides or have a symtetric color design, it can be made from a rectangle 28 cm wide.
Made from two parts
Tip:
Knit or crochet your door warmer best 1-2 cm smaller than the door frame is wide inside.
The door warmer slides best on smooth floors. If you have a carpeted floor, the bottom of the door warmer can be smoothed out by sewing a piece of cardboard or foil to slide well.
If you want to make the draught stopper visually match your interior, you can make two strips in different colors and then connect them. In this way, it is also possible to make the roll facing the door frame a little shorter, so that the door can be closed well later.
Alternatively, if you want the door warmer to look the same from both sides or have a symtetric color design, it can be made from a rectangle 28 cm wide.
Made from two parts
Variant 1
Draught stopper in two colours
This variation can also be made with the addiExpress Professional knitting machine.
Knit, crank or crochet two rectangles, each about 5.5″ (14 cm) wide, in your choice of colors.
- When knitting or crocheting by hand, choose the smaller needle size, so that the piece becomes very tight.
- You can also choose particularly dense and uniform patterns.
- Also can be worked in two threads to get the most compact rectangle, which later can be filled well.
Two colour variant with two parts
Variant 1
Draught stopper in two colours
This variation can also be made with the addiExpress Professional knitting machine.
Knit, crank or crochet two rectangles, each about 5.5″ (14 cm) wide, in your choice of colors.
- When knitting or crocheting by hand, choose the smaller needle size, so that the piece becomes very tight.
- You can also choose particularly dense and uniform patterns.
- Also can be worked in two threads to get the most compact rectangle, which later can be filled well.
Two colour variant with two parts
Knit, crochet or wind until you reach the width of your doorway minus 0.4″-0.8″ (1-2 cm).
- Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
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Repeat the steps for the second web
Knit, crochet or wind until you reach the width of your doorway minus 0.4″-0.8″ (1-2 cm).
- Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
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Repeat the steps for the second web
Optional from our sample:
Wind draught stopper with addiExpress Professional
In our example, we made a two-thread knit (6-ply sock wool and Touring by Lang Yarns) with the addiExpress Professional:
- Crank two-thread or thick wool (needle size US11) in “straight knitting” mode with the addiExpress Professional over all needles of the machine until the width of the door (e.g. 80 cm) minus 0.4″-0.8″ is reached.
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For a door width of 80 cm, that’s about 160 rows.
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Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Optional from our sample:
Wind draught stopper with addiExpress Professional
In our example, we made a two-thread knit (6-ply sock wool and Touring by Lang Yarns) with the addiExpress Professional:
- Crank two-thread or thick wool (needle size US11) in “straight knitting” mode with the addiExpress Professional over all needles of the machine until the width of the door (e.g. 80 cm) minus 0.4″-0.8″ is reached.
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For a door width of 80 cm, that’s about 160 rows.
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Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Variant 2
Draught stopper in one colour
Knit, crank or crochet a rectangles, about 11″ (28 cm) wide, in your choice of colors.
- When knitting or crocheting by hand, choose the smaller needle size, so that the piece becomes very tight.
- You can also choose particularly dense and uniform patterns.
- Also can be worked in two threads to get the most compact rectangle, which later can be filled well.
Monochrome variant in one part
Variant 2
Draught stopper in one colour
Knit, crank or crochet a rectangles, about 11″ (28 cm) wide, in your choice of colors.
- When knitting or crocheting by hand, choose the smaller needle size, so that the piece becomes very tight.
- You can also choose particularly dense and uniform patterns.
- Also can be worked in two threads to get the most compact rectangle, which later can be filled well.
Monochrome variant in one part
Knit, crochet or wind until you reach the width of your doorway minus 0.4″-0.8″ (1-2 cm).
- Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Knit, crochet or wind until you reach the width of your doorway minus 0.4″-0.8″ (1-2 cm).
- Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Optional from our sample:
Wind draught stopper with addiExpress Kingsize
With the large addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine you can also crank a large course in one piece. To do this, insert an addiStopper in your knitting machine so that you knit with 38 needles.
- Crank two-threaded or with thick wool (needle size 8) until the width of your door (minus 1-2 cm) is reached.
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For a door width of 80 cm, that’s about 160 rows.
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Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Optional from our sample:
Wind draught stopper with addiExpress Kingsize
With the large addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine you can also crank a large course in one piece. To do this, insert an addiStopper in your knitting machine so that you knit with 38 needles.
- Crank two-threaded or with thick wool (needle size 8) until the width of your door (minus 1-2 cm) is reached.
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For a door width of 80 cm, that’s about 160 rows.
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Bind off the web and leave a long thread at the end to close the later ends of the roll with the crochet hook.
Draught stopper – Finishing
The long side is now sewn 2 cm parallel to the edge (two-color version) or to the center (one-color version) of the parallel.
- Now piece by piece sew the long side and fill the resulting roll with cotton batting or wool scraps.
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Crochet around the end and beginning of the roll with the end thread and close with a crocheted circle ( stitch in every second st and crochet single crochets).
Finally, for the version made of two panels, join the 2 cm wide edges of the two rolls together in a stitch.
The door warmer is finished!
Draught stopper – Finishing
The long side is now sewn 2 cm parallel to the edge (two-color version) or to the center (one-color version) of the parallel.
- Now piece by piece sew the long side and fill the resulting roll with cotton batting or wool scraps.
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Crochet around the end and beginning of the roll with the end thread and close with a crocheted circle ( stitch in every second st and crochet single crochets).
Finally, for the version made of two panels, join the 2 cm wide edges of the two rolls together in a stitch.
The door warmer is finished!
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