Water Bottle Cozy

It’s officially summer in India and that means you have to stay hydrated. As essential as it is to carry around a cold water bottle when one is on the move, it’s a nuisance when it starts dripping in the carry bag.

Hence a water bottle cozy that will take care of the condensation as well as will keep the water cooler for longer.

Things you’ll need:

Yarn: White Acrylic yarn

Hook size: 3.00 mm Pony

Stitches Used

Ch= chain

Sl st = Slip Stitch

Sc = Single Crochet

Dc = Double Crochet

Cdc = Crossed Double Crochet

Pattern:

Ch 5, sl st to form a ring.

Round 1. Ch3, 14 dc into the ring. Join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 3. (15 dc)

Round 2. Ch3, 1 dc in the same spot. 2dc in each of the dc in the previous round. Join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 3. (30 dc)

Round 3. Ch3, 2 dc in the next,*[1 dc , 2dc in the next] repeat from * till end. Join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 3. (45 dc)

Round 4. Ch1,(working in back loop only) 1 sc in the same spot, 1sc in each of the dc from the pevious round. Join with a sl st.(45 sc)

Round 5-7. Ch3, 1 dc in each of the sc from the previous round. Join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 3. (45 dc)

Round 8. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot, 1sc in each of the dc from the pevious round. Join with a sl st.(45 sc)

Round 9. Ch3, *[sk next st 1 dc in the next, 1dc in st that you skipped making a cross] repeat from * till end. Join with a sl st to the top ch of the ch 3.

You can learn more about Crossed Double Crochet stitch here

Round 10. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot, 1sc in each of the dc from the pevious round. Join with a sl st.(45 sc)

Repeat round 5-10 once

Repeat round 5- 8 once

Fasten off.

Emblish it with a crocheted flower/ button.

Though this pattern is made to fit my bottle, you can easily make it fit yours by just increasing/ decreasing the number of dc in the base circle.

Make your water bottle one of a kind !

Happy Crocheting !!!

Benu

Cell Phone Cozy in Grit Stitch

This super easy cell phone cozy has been made to order to fit Micromax A114 Canvas 2.2 having Body Dimension of 145x73x9.7 mm (5.71x2.87x0.38 in). {If in case you are wondering, Yes I was just given the model number and I went ahead and got the dimensions, cut out a cardboard of that size n made the cover to fit the cardboard.}

The cover uses just single crochet stitches with a bit of variation (making it Grit stitch) and is a super easy project for a beginner.

What you’ll need:

Yarn: Variegated Color (Lily Sugar n Cream)

Hook size: 4.25 mm Boye

The recommended hook size with Lily Sugar n Cream is H/5.00 mm but I used 4.25 to get a snug fit which is always a good idea with cell phone, iPad and laptop covers.

Abbreviations used:

Ch= chain

Sl st = Slip Stitch

Sc = single crochet

Pattern:

Row 1. Ch13, from the second ch from the hook sc in each chain with 3sc in last ch, and 1sc in each ch on the opposite side and 2sc in the last ch. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (26 sc)

Row 2. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot and 1sc in each of the next 11 sc, 2sc in the next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 12 sc and 2sc in the next sc. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (28 sc)

Row 3. Ch1, 2 sc in the same spot, *[skip next sc and 2 sc in the next] repeat from * till the end. Join with a sl st with the first sc.(28 sc in sets of 2 or 14 sets of 2sc)

Row 4-25. Ch1,2sc in the next sc, *[skip next sc and 2 sc in the next] repeat from * till the end. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (14 sets of 2sc)

Row 26-27. Ch1, 1 sc in the same spot and 1sc in each of the next sc’s from the previous round. Join with a sl st with the first sc. (28sc)

Though this pattern is made to fit the above mentioned model, I am sure it can be modulated for any model by just increasing/ decreasing the number of starting chain and row count. Just keep in mind that since you will be using Grit Stitch, all you need to do is to keep an even count of sc at the end of row 2.

You can learn more about how to do Grit Stitch here.

Happy Crocheting !!!

Benu