Available at LoveCrafts

The gentle sea, sways. Rocking against quietly thrumming hulls. The cradle of night is dark, the air is chill. Although the last embers of day have faded away, the warmth of home is close to hand.

La Mer Douce is a hot water bottle cozy, knit to mimic a traditional fisherman’s Gansey. It uses traditional stitch patterns, cables, and construction elements. The back buttoned flap, boasts a simple heart motif. Knitters would often place theis heart and other motifs on the sweaters they were making - worked with their wishes of love, luck and safe return.

YARN
Dawn Orchid Designs Aran (100% British Blue-faced Leister), 2 skeins - 181 yds / 166 m per 100 g skein. Shown in, Last Ember.

OR 220 yds worsted weight yarn.

MATERIALS
US 6 / 4 mm circular needle, 40” / 100 cm - or size necessary to obtain gauge

3 - 1” / 2.5 cm buttons

Stitch markers
Tapestry needle

GAUGE
18 sts x 28 rows = 4” / 10 cm in stockinette stitch

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
To fit standard hot water bottle, sized 8” / 20.3 cm wide x 13”/33 cm long.