Water Bottle Holder
A mesh crossbody sling for your water bottle
Keep your water bottle handy with this crochet crossbody holder. You work a solid round base, then an open mesh net up the sides to hug the bottle, and finish with a long woven strap you attach across the top. A satisfying, practical make — and easy to size to whatever bottle you carry.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Yarn weight
- Medium / worsted (#4)
- Hook
- 4.5 mm (US-7)
- Time
- ~4 hours
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- RequiredSize 4 (worsted) yarn · 1 skein(she used Loops & Threads Soft Classic)
- Required4.5 mm (US-7) crochet hook
- RequiredYarn needle + scissors(to attach the strap + weave in ends)
- RecommendedStitch marker(mark the start of each round)
The pattern
No strict gauge — the mesh and strap are sized to your own bottle and preferred strap length.
- Abbreviations: SC = single crochet · DC = double crochet · DCINC = double-crochet increase (2 DC in 1 ST) · HDC = half double crochet · TC = treble crochet · CH = chain · SL ST = slip stitch · MR = magic ring · F.O. = fasten off.
- R1 — baseCH 2 (or make a magic ring), HDC 8 into the MR or 1st CH. Add a stitch marker. (8 sts)
- R2DCINC around. (16 sts)
- R3(DC, DCINC) × 8. (24 sts)
- R4(2 DC, DCINC) × 7, DC, HDC, SL ST. The bottom is now finished.
- R5 — meshCH 7, skip 3 ST, TC into the 4th ST, CH 3, skip 3 ST, TC into the 4th ST, CH 3 — repeat until the stitch marker.
- R6 — meshTurn your work around. CH 7, skip 3 ST, TC into the TC from the last round, CH 3 — repeat until the stitch marker.
- Keep flipping and 'mesh stitching' until it reaches the top of your bottle (she did about 5 more rounds).
- StrapDo 5 HDC down the stitches, CH 1, flip and do 5 DC down your 5 HDC, CH 1, flip and do 5 DC back, CH 1 — repeat until your strap is the length you want (she did ~60 rounds for a crossbody length).
- Attach & finishSC into the stitch directly across on the other side (make sure it lines up), then SC the strap to the body one by one until it's attached — check the length before you F.O. Sew into the strap on the inside to hide the tail. Ta da — a water bottle holder!
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