Alternative Chair Rail - Simple Crochet!

Our new chairs were ruining the walls behind them. We have a very small eating area and it was inevitable that the chairs would hit the walls no matter how careful we were. Since it is such a small and awkward area we knew it would take some effort and expense to actually put up nice matching wood chair rails so we needed something else that would work almost as good in the mean time. Hence my crochet chair rail alternative! 

It is simply a crochet piece that is sewn directly onto the upper part of the chair back. Of course this won't work for all chairs, there has to be a way to secure it. For my chairs pictured I simply used the same yarn with a needle and sewed them right onto the chair. Super simple and they are working out great! Goal of protecting walls achieved :-)

Supplies:

• Any color yarn to match your interior - I used cotton in the color 'Jute'
• 4.5 mm crochet hook
• Yarn needle
• Scissors

Directions:

• Chain 26.
• Row 1: Single crochet in second chain from hook and all the way across. Total 25 sc.
• Row 2: chain 1 and turn. Single crochet 25 across.
• Rows 3 - 20: repeat row 2. Finish with slip stitch and knot leaving a long tail.

Finishing:

• Insert the end of the long tail into the yarn needle. Wrap the crochet piece around the back of the chair and then sew the two end together using an overhand stitch. Weave loose ends and snip. If done correctly you should not even be able to find where it was sewn together. If you can see it, no worries, just move it to the bottom!

Close up view!

Super simple and serves it's purpose well.
I also really like the way they look!
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