Hot water bottle cover

Something to keep your feet toasty in winter!   

I was racking my brain for a last minute quick and easy gift for my mother in law as I seem to have left yet another one to the last minute! I thought a hot water bottle cover would be perfect for this time of year. This is a nice easy pattern which is pretty quick to make.

I used two different colours of thick yarn and a 5mm crochet hook.

.Begin by chaining 54 of your first colour. Sl st together.
. Sc into each chain. Change colour and repeat another row.
. Change colour and repeat for 2 more rows.
. Repeat this pattern for another 18 rows.

Forming the main body.

. Sl st the top of the sack together for 9 stitches. Tie off and repeat on the other side. You should be left with a hole in the middle.
. With your other colour sc around the hole.
. Change colour and sc twice into same stitch. Repeat until the other side and sc twice into same stitch. Sc to end of row.
. Change colour and repeat for two more rows, including the increase by 1 sc at each end.
. Change colour and repeat.
. Repeat for 3 more rows.

You should then have your basic bottle cover. To make a flap for the bottom to keep the cover on, sl st into 2 first stitches of bottom row. Sc into following 22 stitches. Sl st into last 2 stitches.
. Repeat sc for another 7 rows.
. For button holes, sc 4, chain 3. Skip next 3 stitches. Sc 8, chain 3, skip next 3 stitches. Sc another 4.

To finish off, fasten two buttons at the appropriate place on the main body of the bottle.

There you have it! If you're quick this can be knocked up in one evening.

Let me know if you have any suggestions or improvements. It's a quick simple pattern but could be jazzed up with a nice cable stitch or additions.

Enjoy!

The finished result.

                               
Emma :) xx