V-Necked Hot Water Bottle Cover

Here is another free knitting pattern inspired by my childhood, an elegantly classic V-necked knitted hot water bottle cover. Cold winter nights, creeping down the bed until you find the hot water bottle in the bed. Curling up around it and falling asleep. However as much as time moves on often the simple solutions are the best and this free knitting pattern is a timeless classic. Elegant to look at and simple to use as the top of the bottle is easy to fill. Access to the hot water bottle is through a couple of decorative buttons on the bottom of the knitted hot water bottle cover.

This free knitting pattern makes a knitted hot water bottle cover to fit a standard hot water bottle.

Hot Water Bottle Cover

Front

Top

Back

Buttons

Neck

Requirements:

100g Double Knitting Weight Yarn

1 x 4mm Knitting Needles

5 Decorative Buttons

Instructions:

Abbreviations.

Abbreviation			Meaning
sts			Stitches
K			Knit (number after it refers to how many stitches to knit)
P			Purl (number after it refers to how many stitches to Purl)
M1			Make One (Make a stitch by knitting into the front an back of each stitch)
K2tog			Knit two together (knit next two stitches together as if they were a single stitch (decreasing a stitch)
[ ]			Repeat the instructions in the brackets as specified following the brackets

To make Back of Hot Water Bottle Cover (make 1):

Using 4mm needles cast on 44 sts

Row 1: [K1, P1] rpt to end of row

Repeat this row a further 5 times (6 rows worked).

Commence pattern

Row 1: Knit to end

Row 2: P4, [ K4, P4 ] repeat to end

Row 3: Knit to end

Row 4: [ K4, P4] rpt to last 4 sts, K4

Repeat these 4 rows of pattern a further 16 times (work 17 times in total)

Work 6 rows in K1, P1 rib

Cast off in rib.

To make Front of Hot Water Bottle Cover (make 1):

Cast on 40 sts.

Work 2 rows in K1, P1, rib

Row 3: Rib 5, [cast off 2sts, rib 5 (including st on RH needle)], rpt to end.

Row 4:[ Rib 4, m1 twice into next st] rpt to last 5sts, rib 5.

Work 2 more rows rib.

Cast on 2 sts at beginning of next two rows, worked in rib.

Work a further 4 rows rib.

Commence pattern

Row 1: Knit to end

Row 2: P4, [K4, P4 ] rpt to end

Row 3: Knit to end

Row 4: [K4, P4] rpt to last 4 sts, K4

Continue in pattern until 28 rows less of pattern have been worked than used back.

Commence shaping whilst continuing with pattern and keeping continuity.

Next row: K20, K2tog, turn.

Work 3 rows pattern on these 21 sts

Next row: K19, K2tog

Work 3 rows pattern

Next row K18, K2tog.

Work 3 rows pattern

Continue working thus decreasing every 4th row until the 28 rows have been worked. (i.e. ending with an even row with 15sts on needle).

Commence rib:

Row 1: K1, {P1, K1] rpt to end of row

Row 2: P1 [K1, P1] rpt to end of row

Repeat these 2 rows twice more.

Cast off in rib.

Mark the horizontal loop lying before the next stitch then rejoin yarn.

K2tog and pattern to end of row.

Work 3 rows pattern

Next row: K2tog, K19

Work 3 rows pattern

Next row K2tog, K18.

Work 3 rows pattern

Continue working thus decreasing every 4th row until the 28 rows have been worked. (i.e. ending with an even row with 15sts on needle).

Commence rib:

Row 1: K1, [P1, K1] rpt from * to end of row

Row 2: P1 [K1, P1] rpt to end of row

Repeat these 2 rows twice more.

Cast off in rib.

With right side facing, pick up and knit 26 sts from right front, the marked horizontal loop (leave marked) in the centre and 26 sts from the left front

Row 1(right side facing), [P1, K1] rpt until 2 before marked loop, P2tog, K marked loop, P2tog, [K1,P1] rpt to end

Row 2: [ K1, P1] rpt until 2 before centre loop, K2tog, P centre loop, K2tog, [P1,K1], rpt to end.

Repeat these two rows twice more.

Cast off in rib, purling 2 together either side of the centre loop.

To make Up:

With right sides facing, sew up top (including the V-rib) and the side seams of hot water bottle cover. Turn correct way out. Secure any loose ends.

Sew buttons onto the base of the backto correspond with the buttonholes on the front.

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