Pochie

**Pochie** *Pochie is a Scots word meaning snug, warm or cosy.* **Yarn** Kate Davies Designs Ooskit (100% British Wool; 220m / 240 yds per 100g skein) Kate Davies Designs Schiehallion (100% British Wool; 110m / 120yds per 50g skein) **Colourways**: **Kate** A Horkel: 1 x 100g skein B Crowdie: 1 x 50g skein **Maylin** A Crowdie: 2 x 50g skeins 1 skein of each of the following shades: B Alto, C Doris D Mooring E Rhubarb F Daunder **Pauline** A Alto: 2 x 50g skeins B Doris: 1 x 50g skein **Needles and notions** Two gauge-size needle(s) (for cast on) Gauge-size needle(s) of appropriate length for working Pochie (if different) Two below gauge-size needles (for working opening) Stitch markers Lockable stitch marker or safety pin Tapestry needle Smooth waste yarn / sock yarn (for holding sts) Button (approx. 1.5cm / ½ in diameter)   **Gauge** 21 sts and 26 rounds to 10cm / 4in over stranded colourwork in the round using gauge-size needle(s). Use 4mm needle as a starting point for swatching.   **Size** To fit standard sized hot water bottles (1.8-2 litre capacity) **Pattern Notes** This hot water bottle cover, worked bottom-up, begins with a winding cast-on. After a few rounds of shaping, the body is worked from a colourwork chart and when the chart is complete, waste yarn is inserted to create an ‘afterthought’ opening. The top is shaped, a ribbed cuff worked, and stitches are then picked up above and below the opening. Two ribbed edgings are then worked, finished with i-cord and a button loop, and the top edge secured to overlap the bottom. The two edges are stitched closed at the sides, and after a button is stitched in place, the cosy is complete. *With grateful thanks to Michelle Payne, whose original idea it was to knit a hot water bottle cover featuring the [Sterntaucher][1] motif* [1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sterntaucher