Another cable knitting project today! I don’t know if it’s quite weather appropriate but it was definitely time for a new hot water bottle cover, the old one I made was totally past it’s used by date!
 This is another cable knitting project but with fairly simple cables. I used 4mm needles with 8ply yarn
This was my original sketch for the idea…
Cast on 108 stitches.
Then follow this row pattern:
k3 p2 k2 p2, 2 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k2 p2, 4 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k2 p2, 2 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k6 p2 k2 p2, 2 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k2 p2, 4 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k2 p2, 2 strand cable with 2 stitches per cable, p2 k2 p2 k3.
It looks really complicated when it’s all written like that but when you get in the rhythm, it’s quite easy because the second half is just a mirror image of the first half.
Cable knitting is a great skill to learn but it is much easier if you have cable needles!
Starting to come together…
Once you have made the piece long enough to cover the main part of the water bottle switch to k2 p2 for the top area.
This is the change between the cabling and the ribbing at the top.
Continue the ribbing so it is at least twice as long as the top part of the water bottle then cast off. It should be something long these lines:
You can see the two strand and 4 strand cables here:
Now fold it in half and stitch up the side and bottom.
Yay finished!
It looks so pretty and comfy and warm!
Perfect for when it’s a bit colder! I love cable knitting so much, it makes me so happy to look at for some reason haha!
Let me know if you give it a try!
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