Warm Hugs Hot Water Bottle Cover Pattern

Jaime Dorfman
May 18
3 min read

Updated: May 30

The Warm Hugs Hot Water Bottle Cover is a deliciously textured and totally addictive knit worked in Seersucker Stitch, finished with a ribbed 'turtleneck'. This design serves as a skill-building project for beginners looking to level up, incorporating increases, decreases, and charted instructions.

This pattern has been designed specially for my brand new yarn range Springy, available exclusively at Spotlight stores in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Pattern Info

Skill Level: Advanced beginner

Materials:

3 balls of Jaime Creates, Springy
6 mm needles
- 20-40 cm cord (or longer for Magic Loop)
5 mm needles
- 60 cm cord
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Measuring tape
x2 stitch markers (x1 BOR marker, x1 additional marker)

Gauge: 18 sts x 34 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm in Seersucker stitch on 6 mm needles (unstretched).

Finished Measurements:

Width: 18 cm

Length: 27 cm (not including folded ‘neck’)

This pattern is designed to fit a standard 20 cm x 28.5 cm 2 litre hot water bottle. Please note the finished measurements are unstretched. When a hot water bottle is inserted into the cover, it will stretch out slightly.

Abbreviations:

BO - Bind off

BOR - Beginning of round

CO - Cast on

K - Knit

K2tog - Knit 2 together

M1L - Make 1 left

M1RP - Make 1 right purl

P - Purl

PM - Place marker

Rep - Repeat

SM - Slip marker

Ssk - Slip slip knit

Sts - Stitches

Techniques:

Casting on
Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off (video tutorial linked in pattern)
Knit stitch and purl stitch
Working in the round
Magic loop method
Increasing and decreasing
Following charts
Horizontal mattress stitch

Construction:

The hot water bottle cover is worked in the round from the bottom-up in Seersucker stitch. You will make increases to shape the base of the cover as well as decreases to shape the top. The folded ‘neck’ is worked in 2x2 rib and bound off using a stretchy bind off. You will then use the horizontal mattress stitch to close the opening at the base.

Let's begin!

Using 6mm circular needles, CO 48 sts using your preferred method. Join in the round and place BOR marker.

Set up round: *K1, [p1, k1] 11 times, k1*, PM, rep *-* to end of the round.

You will now begin making increases to shape the base of the cover. You will follow the chart below to work the increases.

Next 7 rounds: *Work next round of the chart*, SM, rep *-* to end of the round.

You should now have 64 sts.

You will now begin working straight in Seersucker stitch with no shaping.

Repeat the following rounds 7 times (total of 56 rounds):

Rounds 1-2: *K1, p1*, rep *-* to end of the round.

Rounds 3-4: *P1, k3*, rep *-* to end of the round.

Round 5-6: *K1, p1*, rep *-* to end of the round.

Rounds 7-8: *K2, p1, k1*, rep *-* to end of the round.

You will now begin making decreases to shape the top of the cover. You may need to switch to a shorter cord or use the Magic Loop method as your stitch count begins to decrease.

Next 6 rounds: *Work next round of the chart*, SM, rep *-* to end of the round.