Snowflake hot water bottle cover

A great gift for mother's day, this hot water bottle cover is a real winner. It's pretty simple - if you don't fancy trying the snowflake you can just keep it plain both sides instead.

You will need:

• Red and white double knit yarn


• 4mm knitting needles

For the back:

Cast on 51st (red)

Stocking stitch for 30cm

K1, P1, K1, P1... etc for 7.5cm

Cast off loosely.

For the front:
Cast on 51st Stocking stitch for 35 rows

36: K14 red, K1 white (w), K1 red (r), K1 w, K4 r, K1w, K5 r, K1 w, K5 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1w, K14 r
37: P15 r, P2 w, P4 r, P1 w, P1 r, P1 w, P3 r ,P1 w, P1 r, P1 w, P4 r, P2 w, P15 r
38: K14 r, K3 w, K1 r, K1 w, K2 r, K1 w, K7 r, K1 w, K2 r, K1 w, K1 r, K3 w, K15 r
39: P17 r, P2 w, P2 r, P2 w, P5 r, P2 w, P2 r, P2 w, P17
40: K16 r, K3 w, K2 r, K3 w, K3 r, K3 w, K2 r, K3 w, K16 r
41: P19 r, P1 w, P1 r, P4 w, P1 r, P4 w, P1 r, P1 w, P19 r
42: K20 r, K1 w, K1 r, K3 w, K1 r, K3 w, K1 r, K1 w, K20 r
43: P15 r, P5 w, P1 r, P1 w, P1 r, P2 w, P1 r, P2 w, P1 r, P1 w, P1 r, P 5 w, P15 r
44: K14 r, K1 w, K2 r, K4 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K 1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K4 w, K 2 r, K1 w, K14 r
45: P15 r, P1 w, P2 r, P4 w, P 1 r, P1 w, P3 r, P1 w, P1 r, P4 w, P2 r, P1 w, P15 r
46: K19 r, K4 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K4 w, K 19 r
47: P25 r, P1 r, P25 r
48: K19 r, K4 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K4 w, K 19 r
49: P15 r, P1 w, P2 r, P4 w, P 1 r, P1 w, P3 r, P1 w, P1 r, P4 w, P2 r, P1 w, P15 r
50: K14 r, K1 w, K2 r, K4 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K 1 r, K1 w, K1 r, K4 w, K 2 r, K1 w, K14 r
51: P15 r, P5 w, P1 r, P1 w, P1 r, P2 w, P1 r, P2 w, P1 r, P1 w, P1 r, P 5 w, P15 r
52: K20 r, K1 w, K1 r, K3 w, K1 r, K3 w, K1 r, K1 w, K20 r
53: P19 r, P1 w, P1 r, P4 w, P1 r, P4 w, P1 r, P1 w, P19 r
54: K16 r, K3 w, K2 r, K3 w, K3 r, K3 w, K2 r, K3 w, K16 r
55: P17 r, P2 w, P2 r, P2 w, P5 r, P2 w, P2 r, P2 w, P17
56: K14 r, K3 w, K1 r, K1 w, K2 r, K1 w, K7 r, K1 w, K2 r, K1 w, K1 r, K3 w, K15 r
57: P15 r, P2 w, P4 r, P1 w, P1 r, P1 w, P3 r ,P1 w, P1 r, P1 w, P4 r, P2 w, P15 r
58: K14 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1 w, K4 r, K1w, K5 r, K1 w, K5 r, K1 w, K1 r, K1w, K14 r

Continue work in stocking stitch (red) until it reaches 30cm
Then K1, P1, K1, P1 etc for 7.5cm
Cast off loosely.

Arrange knitting right sides facing in. Stitch 2 lengths and bottom sides together. Now turn the right way round and stitch white yarn through the neck of the hot water bottle cover. Voila!