Hot Water Bottle Cozy Knitting Patterns

When it’s cold outside I want to do everything I can to make myself a little more cozy. So far that has not resulted in me carrying a hot water bottle everywhere I go, but every year I’m a little more convinced that might be a smart option. If for no other reason than it opens up a new genre of knitting for me. Check out these cute and easy to knit hot water bottle cozy knitting patterns.

Just about as easy as you can get is this garter stitch hot water bottle holder from Thistle and Twig Crafts. It’s worked in worsted weight or chunky yarn (worsted weight yarn is held double) and knit on straight needles. It’s a great use for a couple of fun buttons, too.

Use leftover sock yarn to make a great little cozy for your hot water bottle with this pattern from Lavender Kato. It comes in two sizes for one or two liter bottles, and you can use whatever sock yarn you have on hand to make it solid, striped or wild. (They also have a DK weight version if you’d rather.)

Speaking of leftover sock yarn, Sue McRae has a free pattern on Ravelry that uses leftover sock yarn to make mitered squares that are turned into a hot water bottl cozy. This one will definitely make you smile on a cold and dreary day!

Add stripes and a bit of optional holiday flair to your hot water bottle with this design from Lauren Ashton Designs. It uses super bulky yarn and has a fun little collar and pompoms to close up the top, but you could use a plainer finish if you like. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

Or make funkier stripes with the Ziggy hot water bottle cover from Zoe Johnson, which uses three colors of DK weight yarn and an easy zig zag pattern. It’s worked in the round from the bottom up and the colorwork is charted but also includes written instructions. Find the pattern on Ravelry.

The main reason I wanted to write about hot water bottle covers was because of this one, called Snowfall Town. Designed by Season Qian, it uses two strands of fingering weight yarn held together (or use a DK weight on its own) and is worked form the bottom up in a charted stranded colorwork pattern. It might look complex but this is a pretty easy stranded knitting pattern that would be lovely to cozy up with all winter long. Grab a copy on Ravelry.

If you need more help getting cozy for the winter, check out this post I wrote earlier in the year about things you can knit to make winter better.

When I first saw Orofino, a cute summer top from Berroco, I thought it was crocheted. Something about those shifting blocks of eyelets made me think of crochet but on closer inspection it is knit, so let’s take a closer look.

This project alternates blocks of simple eyelet lace and garter stitch to make a boxy tee with a bit of air flow and a lot of texture.

The project is worked from the bottom up mostly in rounds (which does mean a fair bit of purling to do that garter stitch in the round, but the effect is worth it). When you divide for the armholes, the back and front are worked separately and flat to the end of the project.

That leaves you a little seam at the top of the shoulder, and there’s a tiny bit of finishing (literally picking up stitches, purling a round and binding off) at the neckline and armholes.

It calls for a worsted weight cotton yarn, but this would also be nice worked in linen or a blend.

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions, but the key on the charts is a little confusing in how it describes working flat versus in the round, so you can always double check with the written instructions if you need help.

There are six sizes available, ranging from a finished bust circumference of 38 to 71.5 inches, or 95 to 179 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 6 to 12 inches (or 15 to 30 cm) of positive ease.

It is rated as an intermediate knitting project, but if you have a little experience with lace knitting and potentially reading a chart if you want to use them, it shouldn’t be difficult for you.

The pattern is available to download for free on the Berroco website. You can also learn more about it on Ravelry.

[Photo: Berroco]

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