Water Bottle Cozy
Size 4 mm crochet hook
Elastic band or 1/4" elastic the right size to go around the neck of
the bottle
Special Pattern
Stitches Used:
Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc):
YO, insert hook from front to back to front around post of st indicated,draw up
lp to height of working row; {YO and draw through 2 lps on hook}twice—FPdc
made.
Back Post Double
Crochet (BPdc):
YO, insert hook from back to front to back around post of st indicated, draw up
lp to height of working row; {YO and draw through 2 lps on hook}twice—FPdc
made.
(for
diagrams/pictures go to: http://www.crochetcabana.com/stitches/ltc-stitches-fpdc-bpdc.htm)
Ch 5, sl
st to form ring.
Rnd 1:
ch2, 12 hdc in ring, sl st to 2nd ch of beginning ch-2.
Rnd 2: ch2,
hdc in same st, * hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st; repeat from * around, ending
with 2 hdc. Sl st in 2nd ch of beginning ch-2 (20 hdc)
Rnd 3:
ch1, * sc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sts; repeat from
* around, ending with a sc in each of the last 3 sts, sl st to first sc. (24 sc)
Rnd 4:
ch2, hdc in same st, * hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st; repeat from *
around, ending with a hdc in each of the last 2 sts. Sl st in 2nd ch of
beginning ch-2. (32 hdc)
Rnd 5:
ch1, sc in same st, 2 sc in next st, * sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next 2 sts;
repeat from * around, ending with a sc in each of last 4 sts. Sl st to ch-1. (42
sc)
Rnd 6: ch
3, using back loops only, dc in each hdc around, sl st to top of beginning ch-3,
(42 dc)
Rnd 7:
ch 1, FPdc in each dc around, join with sl st to top of FPdc.
Row 1:
FPdc across each st, ch 1 and turn.
Row 2: BPdc
across each st, ch 1 and turn.
Repeat
Rnds 1&2 until desired length, cut yarn and sew handle in place.
