{"id":3029,"date":"2011-10-13T08:48:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T09:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2018-01-12T11:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-12T11:21:50","slug":"112th-scale-knitted-hot-water-bottle-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/store.buttercupminiatures.co.uk\/newsblog\/?p=3029","title":{"rendered":"1:12th scale Knitted Hot Water Bottle Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

1:12th scale Knitted Hot Water Bottle Cover (c. 1943) with a pocket for a nightdress or pyjamas
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miniature hot water bottle cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\nFor Intermediate knitters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abbreviations: <\/strong>
\nst – <\/strong>stitch; k – <\/strong>knit; p – <\/strong>purl; yrn \u2013 yarn round needle; k2tog – <\/strong>knit next 2 sts together to make one st; p2tog – <\/strong>purl next 2 sts together; rep \u2013 <\/strong>repeat; ( ) – <\/strong>repeat instructions between brackets as detailed in text; dec \u2013<\/strong> decrease by working 2 sts together to make one st; inc.-<\/strong> increase by working twice into next stitch to make 2 sts; sst \u2013 <\/strong>stocking [stockinette] stitch, (1 row k, 1 row purl).<\/p>\n

Materials required:<\/strong> Size 19 (1.00 mm\/US size 00000) needles, 13 yards\/12.5 metres 1-ply wool, 2 small buttons or beads.<\/p>\n

Cast on 24 sts.
\nRow 1:<\/strong> k
\nRow 2:<\/strong> p
\nRow 3:<\/strong> p
\nRow 4:<\/strong> p
\nRows 5-22: <\/strong>sst
\nRow 23:<\/strong> k
\nRow 24: <\/strong>k
\nRow 25:<\/strong> k 14, yrn, k2tog (buttonhole), k 4, k2tog, yrn (buttonhole), k 2.
\nRow 26:<\/strong> p
\nCast off.<\/p>\n

With wrong sides together sew up side seam (side edges of knitting). Turn hem edges down (marked by ridge on right side of work) and slip stitch into place, taking care not to sew up buttonholes. At lower edge join tube together leaving a central space for the \u2018tail\u2019 of the hot water bottle. Turn right side out.<\/p>\n

Join wool to side seam and pick up and knit 14 sts along seam.
\nRow 1:<\/strong> p
\nRow 2:<\/strong> (inc. row) (k 2, inc in next st) 4 times, k 2. (18 sts)
\nRow 3:<\/strong> p
\nRow 4:<\/strong> (inc. row) (k 2, inc in next st) to end. (24 sts)
\nRow 5:<\/strong> p
\nRow 6-15: <\/strong>sst
\nRow 16: <\/strong>(dec row) k 2, (k2tog) to last 2 sts, k 2. (14 sts)
\nRow 17: <\/strong>p
\nRows 18-20:<\/strong> (k 1, p 1) to end.
\nCast off in rib.<\/p>\n

Stitch side edges of piece just knitted to top and bottom edges of hot water bottle cover along knitted ridges, taking care not to sew up any openings. This forms a pocket for nightdress, pyjamas or feet. Sew buttons onto inside of top edge opposite buttonholes. Slip hot water bottle in case and do up. (if you do not want to use buttons hot water bottle can be held in place by putting a couple of small stitches through top of cover, but water bottle cannot the be removed).<\/p>\n

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miniature hot water bottle cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a9 Copyright F H Powell 2011
\nAll rights reserved. This pattern is for private use only and may not be reproduced in any form, or reproduced for commercial gain including selling any item knitted up from these patterns without written permission from Buttercup Miniatures. Reproducing or transmitting this pattern by any means for any purpose other than for personal use constitutes a violation of copyright law.<\/em><\/p>\n

For scale information:<\/strong> the UK Penny coin used on the photos is just slightly larger than a US Cent coin. The actual diameter is \u00be-inch or 2 cm. The UK penny coin sits just inside a European (Euro) 5c coin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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