Monkey hot water bottle cover
Beat those winter blues with a snuggly hot water bottle cover, and keep your monkeys warm at nighttime. By Amanda Berry
HOT WATER BOTTLE COVER
Note The hot water bottle cover is worked in the round. The Face, Eyes and Ears are worked flat and sewn on afterwards. You can find help with Judy’s Magic Cast On here – www.sistermountain.com/ blog/judys-magic-cast-on-tutorial. Due to the inclusion of beads this Hot Water Bottle Cover is not suitable for young children. Feel free to replace the beads with embroidery to complete the Cover.
BOTTLE COVER
Using Judy’s Magic Cast On, cast on 64 sts using Yarn A and two 4mm DPNs or 4mm circular needle for magic loop (32 sts on each needle). PM to mark beg of round. Arrange sts evenly around all DPNs as you work the first round.
Round 1 K32, K32 tbl.
Round 2 (Kfb, K30, kfb) twice. [68 sts]
Round 3 Knit.
Round 4 (Kfb, K32, kfb) twice. [72 sts]
Round 5 Knit.
Round 6 (Kfb, K34, kfb) twice. [76 sts]
Round 7 Knit.
Round 8 (Kfb, K36, kfb) twice. [80 sts]
Round 9 Knit.
Round 10 (Kfb, K38, kfb) twice. [84 sts]
Rounds 11 to 70 Knit.
SHAPE TOP
Round 71 (Ssk, K38, k2tog) twice. [80 sts] Round 72 Knit.
Round 73 (Ssk, K36, k2tog) twice. [76 sts] Round 74 Knit.
Round 75 (Ssk, K34, k2tog) twice. [72 sts] Round 76 Knit.
Round 77 (Ssk, K32, k2tog) twice. [68 sts] Round 78 Knit.
Round 79 (Ssk, K30, k2tog) twice. [64 sts]
NECK
Round 80 *K2, P2; rep from * to end.
Rounds 81 to 120 Rep Round 80 forty more times. Cast off in rib.
CHIMP FACE
Using the long-tail method, cast on 18 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn B.
Start at the bottom edge.
Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K1, kfb, knit to last 2 sts, kfb, K1. [20 sts]
Rows 3 to 14 Rep Rows 1 to 2 six more times. [32 sts]
Rows 15 to 25 Starting on a WS purl row work in st st.
Row 26 K1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, K1. [2 sts dec’d]
Row 27 Purl.
Rows 28 to 37 Rep Rows 26 to 27 five more times. [20 sts]
Rows 38 to 43 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st.
Row 44 K1, k2tog, knit to last 3 sts, ssk, K1. [2 sts dec’d]
Row 45 Purl.
Rows 46 to 47 Rep Rows 44 to 45. [16 sts]
Cast off.
CHIMP EYES (MAKE 2)
Using the long-tail method, cast on 26 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn B.
Start at the outer edge.
Break Yarn B and join Yarn C.
Rows 1 to 2 Knit.
Row 3 (K2tog) 13 times. [13 sts]
Row 4 Knit.
Row 5 (K2tog) 6 times, K1. [7 sts]
Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
CHIMP EARS (MAKE 2)
Using the long-tail method, cast on 31 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn A.
Start at the outer edge.
Rows 1 to 2 Knit.
Break Yarn A and join Yarn B.
Rows 3 to 4 Knit.
Row 5 (K2tog) 15 times, K1. [16 sts]
Row 6 Knit.
Row 7 (K2tog) 8 times. [8 sts]
Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
MAKING UP
Block the Hot Water Bottle Cover, following yarn care instructions on the ball band.
Sew the Face onto the front of the Cover as follows:
1 The cast-on edge (bottom edge) of the Face is attached 12 rows up from the bottom edge of the Cover. Use mattress stitch to sew the side edges, and duplicate stitch for the cast-on/off edges, as you would to sew on a patch pocket but, before finishing the seams, add a handful of toy filling inside the bottom of the Face to pad out the nose.
2 For each Eye, sew the side edges tog to make a circle.
3 Sew the Eyes onto the Face using backstitch and Yarn B, sewing around the outer edge of each Eye. The Eyes are positioned approximately 2cm below the Face top edge.
4 For each Ear, sew the side edges tog to make a circle. Sew the Ears onto the Face using backstitch and Yarn B, sewing around the first Yarn B row of each Ear.
5 Embroider the nose in black yarn just below the Eyes, using several vertical stitches. Embroider the mouth using long stitches. 6 To finish, sew the 2 black buttons onto the Eyes.