Hot Water Bottle

Cover
Materials
2 balls Rowan Big Wool (100% me-
rino wool; 87yds/80m per 100g ball).
6.5 mm double pointed needles
Cable needle (optional—see note be-
low)

Note: I knitted this project without a

cable needle. You can find several
tutorials on the internet showing how
to do this.

Size
To fit a hot water bottle measuring 8”
wide and 10.5” long.

Gauge
12sts and 18 rows = 4 inches/10cm in
stocking stitch using 6.5mm needles.
Note: The row gauge is not so impor-
tant in this pattern since most parts
are knit to a certain length rather
than over a fixed number of rows.

Abbreviations
k = knit
p = purl
st(s)= stitch(es)
k2tog = knit 2 sts together
ssk = slip 2 sts as if to knit, then knit those 2 sts together
rnd = round
C4B = slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold at back, k2, k2 sts from cable needle
C4F = slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold at front, k2, k2 sts from cable needle
rep = repeat

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 Hot Water Bottle Cover
Pattern
Cast on 56 sts, join rnd and distribute sts evenly over dpns.

Top
Rnd 1: *K2, P2*, rep to end.

Repeat this round until work measures 6” (or twice the length of your bottle top).

Body
Set-up Rnd: *K2, yo, k2tog*, rep to end.

Rnd 1: *K4, p5, k4, p1, k4, p5, k4, p1*, rep to end.
Rnd 2: As Rnd 1.
Rnd 3: *K4, p5, C4B, p1, C4F, p5, k4, p1*, rep to end.
Rnd 4: As Rnd 1.

Repeat these four rnds until body measures 9.5” (or length of your bottle), finishing with Rnd
4.

Bottom Shaping
Rnd 1: *K3, ssk, p4, k4, p1, k4, p4, k2tog, k3, p1*, rep to end. (52 sts)
Rnd 2: *K4, p4, k4, p1, k4, p4, k4, p1*, rep to end.
Rnd 3: *K3, ssk, p3, C4B, p1, C4F, p3, k2tog, k3, p1*, rep to end. (48 sts)
Rnd 4: *K4, p3, k4, p1, k4, p3, k4, p1*, rep to end.

Bind Off
Re-arrange sts so that they are on two needles with 24sts on each needle. Kitchener st to-
gether.

I-Cord
With 2 dpns cast on 2 sts and work in I-cord: *k2, slide sts to other end of dpn without turn-
ing*, rep until cord measures 27”.
Bind off sts.

Finishing
Darn in all ends. Thread I-cord through eyeholes. Fill hot water bottle and cosy up!

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