Hot Water Bottle Cozy by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas

Craft: Knitting

Like rooibos tea or steamed milk before bed, a hot water bottle quickly becomes a ritual. Jennifer Evans designed this pretty, practical cozy that knits up in a trice. Fill your cheerful red rubber bottle with very hot tap water, tuck it between your sheets and turn the thermostat down. No more cold toes! And wouldn’t it make a thoughtful gift?

Yarn

Shown in purple: 2 skeins Rowan Kid Classic (153 yds / 140m each), Color 841.

Shown in natural stripes: 1 skein Cascade Eco Duo (197 yds / 180m), Color 1711.

Or approx. 195 yds / 178m of an equivalent soft, cozy worsted-weight yarn.

Needles

US 7 (4.5mm) 16” / 40cm circular, or size to obtain gauge.

Gauge

20 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

Finished size

Approx. 17” / 43cm around x 11” / 28cm long to base of neck; to fit a standard hot water bottle.