Moon Bottle Cover

Another pattern for your viewing pleasure. This time it's a cute bottle cover.


Moon Bottle Cover

Materials
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Size of cover 22 x 39cm (8 1/2 x 15 1/2 in)

Rowan RYC Cashsoft DK and Cashsoft Baby DK

A DK Grey (518) 2 x 50g/ 1 3/4 oz

B DK Lime green (509) 1 x 50g/ 1 3/4 oz

C Baby DK Pale green (804) 1 x 50g/ 1 3/4 oz

D DK Organge (510) 1 x 50g/ 1 3/4 oz

Needles
1 pair each of 31/4 mm (US 3) and 4mm (US 6) needles

Buttons
3

Tension
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22 sts and 30 rows = 10cm (4in) square measured over
stocking stitch using 4mm (US 6) needles.

Getting Started

Lower Back
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Using 4mm (US 6) needles and yarn A, cast on 27 sts.
Beg with a K row, work in st st as follows: Work 1 row. Cast on 6 sts at beg of next next 2 rows, 39 sts.
Inc 1 st at each end of next 4 rows, then on foll alt row, ending with WS facing for next row, 49 sts. **
Work 43 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 3 1/4mm (US 3) needles.
Next row (RS) K1, *P1, K1, rep from * to end.
Next row P1, *K1, P1, rep from * to end.
These 2 rows form rib.
Work in rib for a further 4 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Next row (RS) Rid 9, (cast off 3 sts, rib until there are 11 sts on
right needle after cast off) twice, cast off 3 sts, rib to end.
Next row Rib to end, casting on 3 sts over thos cast off on previous row.
Work in rid for a further 6 rows, ending with RS facing for next row. Cast off in rib.

Front
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Work as given for lower back to **.
work 9 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Using the intarsia technique, work next 54 rows.
Which is worked entirely in st st beg with row 11 (a K row)
and end at row 64. Break off contrasts and cont using yarn A only.
Work 2 rows.

Shape Top
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Dec 1 st at each end of next 4 rows. 41 sts
Cast off 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 35 sts.
Dec 1 st at each end of next 3 rows, then on fall alt row, 27 sts.
Work 1 row, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 3 1/4mm (US 3) needles.
Beg with a Krow, work in st st as follows: Work 2 rows
Inc 1 st at each end of next 4 rows, ending with RS facing for next row, 35 sts.
Cast on 3 sts at beg of next 2 rows, 41 sts.
Inc 1 st at each end of next 4 rows, 49 sts.
Work 8 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Change to 31/4mm (US 3) needles.
Work in rib as given for lower back for 14 rows, ending with RS facing for next row.
Cast off in rib.

Making Up
Press pieces carefully on WS, using a warm iron over a damp cloth.

Embroidery
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Using yarn D make a 5cm (2in) long tassel and attach to top of hat section of motif as in photograph. Using the picture above as a guide. Use yarns C and D, embroider stars in sky. For each small star, work three straight stitches and secure at centre with a cross stitch. Using yarn C, work french knots at ends of these straight stitches.

Overlap last 14 rows of front over last 14 rows of back and sew along side edges. Fold in half across centre of narrow robbed section, matching cast-on edges and sew front to back along all edges. Sew on buttons.