Flickering Flames Hot Water Bottle Cover by Laura Penrose

Flickering Flames Hot Water Bottle Cover

Knitting
December 2025
DK (11 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Cable pattern
US 5 - 3.75 mm
116 - 232 yards (106 - 212 m)
Mini (500ml) Regular (2L)
English
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Gauge: 28 sts x 34 rounds on 3.75mm needles, cable pattern
Sizes: Mini Regular
Yarn: DK (see below for amounts)
Needles: 3.75mm circular needles with 40-80cm / 16-32” cable
Finished Size: (not including collar)
Mini (500ml) 13.5cm x 17cm / 5.25” x 6.75”
Regular (2L) 18cm x 29cm / 7” x 11.5”
Accessories: Embroidery needle, stitch markers, 500ml 2L hot water bottle

Difficulty
Intermediate

Techniques
Judys Magic Cast On OR long tail cast on and mattress stitch
Working in the round
Increasing
Decreasing
Working Cables
Following a chart

Yarn & Gauge
This pattern was written for superwash Merino yarn which by nature can grow a lot with washing/use. Negative ease has been added to allow for this so if you prefer to use a non superwash or woolly yarn, you may want to go up a needle size as not only will your cover grow less but will also felt a little with use, meaning it will get smaller (and more insulating). The best way to be sure is to gauge swatch.

Mini
Lay Family Yarn DK Silky Yak, 60% Superwash Merino, 20% Yak, 20% Silk, 212m/100g, Undyed, approx 50-60g / 106-127m

Regular
Lay Family Yarn DK 100% Superwash Merino, 212m/100g, ‘Cosy Night In’ Advent 2025
approx 80-100g / 170-212m

Construction
Worked bottom up and in the round starting with Judy’s Magic Cast On, increases are made to shape the bottom of the cover. The body is worked in a cabled pattern. The neck is shaped with decreases and finished with a 1x1 or 2x2 rib collar worked using the magic loop method or on DPNs. Magic loop is recommended for the Mini size.