(E) HOT WATER BOTTLE COVER

MATERIALS: BEEHIVE LUSTRE CREPE. 2 ozs. Two No. 10 Beehive Knitting Needles. One Medium Crochet Hook. 4 ply MISS CANADA FINGERING may be substituted, using No. 9 Needles to produce the same tension.

Tension: 7 sts. = 1 inch.

Cast on 33 sts. 1st row: K1. *P1. K1. Repeat from * to end of row. Repeat 1st. row for 6½ ins. dec. 1. st. at end of last row. Work 7 rows ribbing (K2. P2). 8th row: (eyelets) *K2. Wl. fwd. K2tog. Repeat from * to end of row. Work 11 rows ribbing. Cast off in ribbing. Make another piece to correspond, and join pieces together with picot edging as follows:–

To make picot edging: With crochet hook, beginning at ribbed edge at top, work 1. s.c. through both pieces. *Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in 3rd Ch. from hook. 1. s.c. through both pieces of cover. Repeat from * around cover, leaving an opening in centre of bottom large enough for tab of bottle. Work picot edging around top of cover. Crochet 2 draw strings. Thread through eyelets at top and finish with tassels as illustrated.