This baby’s hot water bag pattern was originally published by the Royal Society in 1913, in Crochet Lessons, Vol. 1, No. 3.
Crochet this bag to make a beautiful cover for your baby’s hot water bottle – it doesn’t have to be boring!
You can ensure your baby lies down on nice warm sheets with the use of a hot water bottle. And now you can create a beautiful, stylish hot water bag cover with this free vintage crochet pattern.
These easy step-by-step instructions will walk you through the process of crocheting a bag to cover your babies hot water bottle. This vintage crochet hot water bag pattern is free for personal use.
Baby’s Hot Water Bag
Pattern No. 1026
REQUIRED MATERIALS
1 ball Royal Society Crochet Cotton, size 5, any color
Crochet Hook, No. 7
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
First Row – Ch. 12, join to form ring, 18 s. c. into the ring, join with sl. st.
Second Row – Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into first stitch of previous row, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the third. Continue all around until 17 loops are made. Ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the last stitch.
Third Row – Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into first loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next loop. Continue until 17 loops are made. Ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the last stitch.
Fourth and Fifth Rows – Same as the third.
Sixth Row – 1 s. c. into the loop, 1 s. c. into the next loop ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9,1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9,1 s. c., ch. 9,1 s. c.,1 s. c.,into the following, 1 s. c. into the next, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into the next, continue all around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into the first connection s. c. of previous row.
Seventh Row – 1 s. c. into loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into next loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., ch. 9, 1 s. c., 1 s. c. into next loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. into following loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. Continue around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into first connecting s. c. of previous row.
Eighth Row – Ch. 9, 1 s. c. into loop, ch. 9, 1 s. c. Continue around, ch. 4, 1 d. tr. c. into d. tr. c. of previous row.
Make 8 more rows same as eighth row.
Seventeenth Row – Ch. 6, 1 s. c. into loop, ch. 6, 1 s. c. into next loop. Continue around and join with sl. st. into d. tr. c. of previous row.
Eighteenth Row – Ch. 5, skip 2, 1 d. c. into the next, ch. 2, skip 2, 1 d. c. Continue around and join with sl. st. into ch. 5.
Nineteenth Row – 1 sl. st. into next stitch, ch. 5, 1 d. c. into next hole, ch. 2, 1 d. c. into following hole, ch. 2, continue around and join with sl. st. Repeat nineteenth row 5 times.
Twenty-fifth Row – Ch. 6, skip 1 spoke of previous row, 1 s. c. into next d. c., ch. 6, skip 1 spoke, 1 s. c. into next s. c. Continue all around.
Twenty-sixth Row – 9 s. c. into first loop, 9 s. c. into next loop, and continue all around.