Lit. knit

    Another of Jane Brocket's literary hot water bottle covers from The Gentle Art of Knitting   (details of the first, the one on the right, are here). This one has been made with four balls of grey-blue Rowan All Seasons Cotton - a gift with a Rowan subscription ages ago. It has turned out a little bigger than the Cashmerino Aran version but still fits fine.

    I've paired the covers with some suitable comfort reading, Mary Stewart's Airs Above the Ground, one of the favourites listed here.

    This is such a simple, relaxing knit that I'm very happy to have had requests for a couple more of the covers, and I'll be reverting to the Debbie Bliss yarn for both.

 

Edited to add: as I write, What Ewe Need have the Cashmerino Aran at 25% off the usual retail price.

Comments

[Sharon M]

HaHa! Do you mean that we can have one if we ask? Please?

[Cornflower]

I could start an online shop!

[Val]

The covers look delicious...really comfy and I intend to copy you/be inspired by you (which ever sounds polite..lol)
The book is an old favourite and a perfect match ..I must go find my copy and reread ...if I can find an audio recording I could knit and listen at the same time how perfect would that be :0)

[Cornflower]

All credit to Jane for a super pattern, and do give them a go, Val. The audiobook is a great idea!

[Darlene]

You've inspired me to give one of these a try. They are so much prettier than the cover I made by cutting the sleeve off of my husband's cast-off sweatshirt. The cuff fits around the neck perfectly though! Clever, just not very attractive.

[Martina]

So tempting as Winter approaches here. Not that the weather has noticed

[B R Wombat]

And needed now in Perthshire where winter never ends!

[Cornflower]

I know! It's cold here too.

[Danielle]

Those are so cool--they make me wish I could knit! I only last year bought a proper hot water bottle and find it very comforting in cold Nebraska winters! :) By the way-- I am reading Mary Stewart's Wildfire at Midnight--I suspect you have read it already--set in the Scottish Highlands-I think it might become my favorite of her books!

[Cornflower]

Almost June and we still have heating on!

[Cornflower]

Ingenious, Darlene.

[Cornflower]

That's one I haven't read, although I do have it.
You'll have to learn to knit, Danielle, and as someone who does lovely needlework you'd take to it, I'm sure.