Drawstring Hot Water Bottle Cover by Hayley Joanne Robinson

Drawstring Hot Water Bottle Cover

Crochet
March 2017
Aran (8 wpi) ?
17 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
6.0 mm (J)
325 - 340 yards (297 - 311 m)
To fit a 2 litre Hot Water Bottle
UK
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

A drawstring cover for a 2 litre Hot Water Bottle.

Made from a single rectangle which is then sewn together at the side and base to create the cover.

The cover is worked sideways in a Tunisian Crochet version of Honeycomb Cable, which is then turned 90 degrees so that a ribbon or cord can be threaded through the gaps in the Honeycomb to create the drawstring.

Size
width = 19cm/7.5 inches
Length = 36cm/14.25 inches from base to top of neck
Top of Neck to Shoulders = 7cm/2.75 inches

Materials
6.0mm Tunisian Crochet Hook
6.0mm Cable Needle
Approxiamtely 325 yards of Aran Yarn
75cm of a ribbon or cord for the drawstring

Techniques
Using a Cable Needle to cross over groups of Stitches