Water Bottle Holder – Pretty Simple

Do you enjoy nature walks on beautiful days? If so, keep yourself hydrated on your adventures by making this crochet water bottle holder. It lets you carry your bottle with ease while keeping your hands free for snapping photos, exploring, or simply enjoying the scenery.

Choose a solid color as shown, or use up leftover cotton yarn to add colorful stripes and make it uniquely your own.

Regardless of what you choose, it’s a great gift for yourself and members of your family and friends. Pair it with other patterns from the Pretty Simple Crochet Pattern Collection to make a complete gift set.

Crochet Water Bottle Holder Pattern Information

Skill Level: Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Bernat Handicrafter Cotton (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% Cotton; 1.75 oz/50g; 80yds/73m) 1 ball
• Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm

Measurements

• Gauge: 2.25″ over the first 4 rounds.
• Finished Size: Fits a 500mL water bottle.

Abbreviations

• Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
• Hdc = Half Double Crochet
• Rep = Repeat
• Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
• RS = Right Side
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sk = Skip
• Sl St = Slip Stitch
• Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
• St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
• V-st/sts = V-Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions

V-Stitch (v-st): 2 hdc in same ch, st or sp. When you work a v-st into another v-st, work the v-st in between the 2 hdc that make up the v-st.

Helpful Links

• Stitch Tutorial: Closed Hdc V-stitch
• Working into back bumps, 
• How to Make the Magic Circle

Crochet Water Bottle Holder Pattern Instructions

Bottom

Rnd 1 (RS): Work 6 sc into a magic circle; join with sl st in first sc. [6 sts]

Rnd 2: Ch 1, work 2 sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [12 sts]

Rnd 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. [18 sts]

Rnd 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in same st as join, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. [24 sts]

Body (Side of Holder)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [24 sts]

Rnd 6: Ch 1, v-st in same st as join, *sk next st, v-st in next v-st st; rep from * around; sk last st; join with sl st in first hdc of first v-st. [12 v-sts]

Rnd 7: Sl st into first v-st, ch 1, v-st in same v-st and into each v-st around; join with sl st in first hdc of first v-st. [12 v-sts]

Rnds 8-16: Rep Rnd 7.

Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. [24 sts]

Handles

Rnd 18: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 5 sts; *loosely ch 100 (or any number needed to obtain the length you want for the handles), sk next 6 sts**, sc in next 6 sts; rep from * to **; join with sl st in first sc. [12 sts and 200 chs]

Note: Work into the back bumps of the chs to keep things looking the same on both sides of the handle.

Rnd 19: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st and into each ch around; join with sl st in first sc. [212 sts]

Rnds 20-22: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off at last Rnd. [212 sts]

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