XXL Lounge Chair in Hoooked Zpagetti - Downloadable PDF

XXL Lounge Chair Cover Crochet Pattern in Hoooked Zpagetti – Pattern Summary

This downloadable PDF pattern from Hoooked guides you through crocheting a generously sized XXL lounge chair cover — a stylish and practical homeware project that transforms a standard lounge chair with a snug, stretchy textile cover. The design is worked in a bold rainbow pastel colour scheme using four rotating colours, though the pattern notes that any four colours of your choice can be substituted. The finished cover is designed to fit tightly and neatly around the chair, making it as functional as it is decorative.

About the Project

The pattern produces a chair cover (stoelhoes) for an XXL lounge chair. It is constructed in sections, beginning with a rainbow seat panel crocheted flat in rows with regular colour changes at the end of each row to create the characteristic striped, rainbow effect. The cover is engineered to stretch snugly around the chair frame, taking advantage of the natural elasticity of the yarn used.

This is rated as a beginner-level crochet project, making it an excellent choice for those who are relatively new to working with super chunky yarns or large-scale homeware crochet. The straightforward stitch construction and repetitive row structure mean that even a less experienced crocheter can achieve a professional-looking result.

Techniques Used

• Flat crochet in rows — the seat panel is worked back and forth in rows, with turning chains at the start of each row
• Colour changing — colours are switched at the end of each row to build the rainbow stripe sequence across four colours
• Foundation chain cast-on — the project begins with a starting chain of 24 stitches
• Turning chain technique — three chain stitches are used at the beginning of each row to count as the first treble crochet stitch

Stitches Used

• Losse (chain stitch / l) — used for the foundation chain and turning chains
• Vaste (double crochet / v) — a fundamental short stitch used throughout the construction
• Halve vaste (half treble crochet / hv) — a mid-height stitch used in the pattern
• Stokjes (treble crochet / st) — the primary stitch used for building the rows of the seat panel, with 3 chain stitches serving as the first treble of each row
• Keerlosse (turning chain) — used to bring the work to the correct height at the beginning of each new row

The combination of these stitches gives the cover both structure and a degree of flexibility, which is essential for a snug fit around the chair.

Materials Required

The pattern is designed specifically for Hoooked Zpagetti yarn, a super chunky recycled textile yarn made from surplus materials sourced from the European fashion industry, processed at Hoooked's own production centre in Portugal. Zpagetti is known for its variable thickness and texture — an inherent characteristic of its recycled nature — which means tension and stitch count per round are not fixed values. Instead, the pattern instructs makers to continually check the dimensions and shape of the piece rather than relying on a set stitch count per row.

• Yarn: Hoooked Zpagetti — medium stretch recommended for the best fit
• Quantity: 4 balls for the Medium size; 5–6 balls for the larger version
• Hook: 1 crochet hook (as specified in the Hoooked kit)
• Colours: Four colours used in rotation to create the rainbow pastel stripe effect

Hoooked specifically recommends choosing a medium stretch Zpagetti for this project, as it works up quickly and easily while ensuring the cover fits tightly and securely around the chair. All Zpagetti yarns are machine washable on a cold setting, making this chair cover a practical everyday homeware item as well as a decorative one.

Additional Notes

Because Zpagetti's thickness and texture naturally vary from ball to ball and even within a single ball, this pattern places particular emphasis on monitoring