Well, that lovely spring-like interlude didn't last beyond Saturday - sadly! Today it's bl**dy freezing again and snowing on and off (although not 'pitching' as we'd say in Bristol, or 'settling' as everyone else seems to say.) In 'celebration' (just a smidgeon of sarcasm there) of the swift return to winter, I've started knitting another hot-water bottle cover of the same type as I made a year or so ago. That style has stood the test of time so I thought I'd have a rifle through ye olde thrifted wool stash and see what I could find to knit one similar for the second hot-water bottle we've had to invest in to try and keep warm this winter.
I unearthed some Irish Bainin wool and a very cheery red Jaeger for a single band of colour. As before, it's all knitted in my favourite knit 2, purl 2 rib - nice and stretchy to keep the cover snuggly wrapped around the hottie, even if it looks a bit small at the moment it'll easily stretch to fit - finger's crossed.
Hope you stay warm, it's snowing here again as well. I love the hot water bottle cover, the blue one reminds me of cornishware.
Posted by: Jennifer | 02/08/2010 at 05:03 PM
I like those colours. I really ought to knit some covers for my bottles, a bit uncomfortable with a rubber hotty next to your botty :-)
Posted by: ilona | 02/08/2010 at 06:09 PM
I love hot water bottles but although I'm an avid knitter, I've never made a cover - the current one (which I got from Boots about 11 years ago) has a lovely dark green velour cover.
Ooh, just read the remark above mine - ilona, maybe I should make one for you ?!
Posted by: Ponytail | 02/09/2010 at 09:26 PM