Even though I haven’t posted for more than a year, doesn’t mean I haven’t been crafting. I just haven’t been posting. Perhaps I will do a catch-up post. That will be food another day.

The project that brought me back is a water bottle cover requested by my daughter. A work colleague of hers uses an identical bottle, hence the request – something to distinguish hers.

I  had some 4 ply wool from Bendigo Woolen Mills in Wild Barley. I used my 2.75 mm 20 cm and 30 cm circular needles by Addi, I love the feel of these needles, but it just depends on what mood I am in as I use them just as often as double pointed needles.

To translate:

Yarn: 
UK 4 ply, US sport weight,
Needles: 
UK size 12, US Number 2
Terminology: UK cast on, US bind on
UK cast off, US bind off
UK stocking stitch, US stockinette stitch

Pattern 
Cast on 60 sts
Join in the round and k1,p1, rib for 14 rounds 
Stocking stitch 12 rounds
K1,p1, rib for 13 rounds
Cast off loosely in rib.

Sew in ends and enjoy.