Happy Hottie

NOTE: Recommended yarns and hooks/needles are not listed as this pattern is fully customisable.

Hot Water Bottle Cover
Crochet Pattern (with Optional Knitted Cuff)

The Happy Hottie is a cosy, textured hot water bottle cover designed to transform an everyday essential into a soft and stylish handmade piece.

Worked in simple stitches and continuous rounds, this beginner-friendly crochet pattern creates a stretchy, snug-fitting fabric with beautiful vertical texture. The cover is shaped at the top to fit neatly around the bottle neck and can be finished with either a knitted ribbed cuff or a crocheted ribbed neck.

Perfect for winter evenings, thoughtful handmade gifts, or adding a touch of texture to your home décor.

Skill Level

Easy – suitable for confident beginners comfortable working in the round.

Pattern Features

• Worked in continuous rounds
• Customisable sizing (no fixed stitch count)
• Stretchy, textured fabric
• Optional knitted or crocheted ribbed cuff
• Uses simple, repetitive stitches
• Minimal seaming

Sizes

Designed to fit a standard hot water bottle measuring approximately:

Length: 33–35 cm (13–14 in)
Width: 19–20 cm (7.5–8 in)
Circumference at widest point: 38–40 cm (15–16 in)

Sizing is adjustable to suit your bottle.

Yarn Requirements

Approximately 80–130 g depending on yarn weight and neck length.
Yarn weight is flexible — use your preferred yarn with the recommended hook size for a snug fabric.

Great for scrap yarn projects or small yarn cakes.

Hook & Tools

Crochet hook appropriate for your yarn
Stitch marker
Tapestry needle
Scissors

Optional (for knitted cuff):
Knitting needles suitable for magic loop method

Terms

US crochet terminology used throughout.

Construction

The cover is worked from the bottom up in continuous rounds. The base is seamed closed, the neck opening shaped with light seaming, and the cuff is added last.

This listing is for a digital PDF pattern only.
No physical item will be sent.