Mom's Water Bottle Holder
Designed by: Tricia L. Richardson $\circledcirc$ 2003
Materials:
1 ball worsted weight cotton yarn (pattern used 2.5oz Sugar'n Cream in burgundy) SizeIhook Tapestry needle (for weaving in ends)
Stitches used and abbreviations:
Begin(ning): beg Chain:ch Double crochet:dc Ea:each Half-double crochet:hdc Single crochet: sc Sl st: slip stitch Dimensions: Holder: 8 %2” tall Strap: 38" long Skill level: beginner
Directions:
Ch5,sl st toform ring Round 1: Ch 3 (beg ch 3 counts as dc,now and throughout pattern),15 dc in ring,join to top of begch 3.(16dc) Round:hdnsamest asiing2inaaroudjno topf ch3.(32 dc) Round 3:Ch3,dc inea dc around.(32 d) Round 4-5: Ch 4 (counts as dc plus ch 1), sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1; repeat from $^\star$ around,join to $3^{\mathrm{rd}}$ chof beg ch4.(16de,16ch1 sp) Round 6: Ch 3, dc in ch 1 sp, de in dc (closed mesh made), $\star{\mathrm{sk}}$ next sp,dein next dc (open mesh made);repeat from $\star\,7$ times, de in next sp, dc in next dc, ★sk next sp, dc in next dc; repeat from $\star\,7$ times, join to top of beg ch 3 (bottom rowof graph completed). Rounds 7-14:Reading each row of graph below from right to left, follow graph forRounds7through14. $\sqsupset=$ openmesh, $\boxed{\boxed{1}}=$ closedmesh.
-Round14 -Round6 Round 15: Repeat Round 4. Round 16: Repeat Round 3. Round 17: Ch 1, sc inea dc around,join (do not fasten off).
Row 1: Ch 2, hdc in next 5 sc. (5 hdc)
Row 2 -81: Ch 2 turn; hdc in ea hdc. (5 hdc) Row 82: Hold top edge of row81 against the right side of round17, scs 1620, sc through Row 81 and Round 17, finish off, weave in ends. (5 sc) Please note:Length of holder can be adjusted by adding rounds evenly between rounds 5 and 6 and/or 15 and 16. Strap length can also be changed by adding or subtractingrows,endingon an odd numbered row,thencompleteRow82 to join.
