There’s nothing like a nice hot or cold water bottle to soothe an achy body. Even better if it has a soft, cute cover! This cover was designed with a beautiful hand-dyed Merino wool yarn and a handspun Merino/Angora yarn that will produce a nice, soft halo with use. The cover will fit a standard 2 liter classic rubber hot water bottle with a flat bottom commonly found in the US.

SIZE: with cuff folded- 14.5” tall by 15” circumference/37 cm tall by 38 cm circumference to fit a 2 liter rubber water bottle

GAUGE:
34 sts & 39 rows = 4“ 10 cm in stranded st st pattern after blocking

MATERIALS:
2 contrasting colors of fingering weight yarn:
Shown above in MC: Zippy Zebra Hand Dyed Merino Sock Yarn, 100 g (3.5 oz)/ 429 yds (392 m); colorway: sapphire; 1 skein and CC: handspun 2-ply Merino-Angora blend yarn 28g (1oz)/ 136 yds (125 m); colorway: Pancake/fawn; 1 skein (available in my Etsy shop)
16”/40 cm long U.S. 2 (2.75 mm) circular knitting needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)- 2 sets or one set and a set of double pointed needles in same size for cuff
3 stitch markers, 1 unique
Darning needle

Special thanks to my proof-reader, Konane!

Eligible for entry in this 2025 KAL

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