Remember hot water bottles? My first winter in my little 1938 cottage with baseboard heating, my hot water bottle was my best friend. In the evenings I knit warm sweaters on my lap. Just prior to going to bed I would pre-warm the sheets with a hot water bottle. I remember wrapping my toes around it and drifting off to sleep cozy with the wind blowing outside. I love this kit idea, it takes the humble red hot water bottle up a few notches…
Do you remember the Toatie Hottie kits that I designed last year? I’ve had several inquiries about them recently, and with the cold weather coming, I have now re-stocked my shop. With straightforward colourwork and jolly pompoms, folk generally seem to rather enjoy making this pattern (you can see some Ravelry project pages here). “Toatie” is Scots for “tiny” or “cute” and when knitted up these hot water bottle cosies are definitely both! The kit contains a hot water bottle of the precise dimensions specified in the pattern; Jamieson and Smith Shetland Heritage yarn; a printed pattern and a project bag. If you’d like a digitial PDF to accompany your print copy, just email me at info@katedaviesdesigns.com with your Ravelry username.
There are three colourways: indigo (blue) and madder (red) are pictured above, and theres also a third option – silver and moss – which proved rather popular last…
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Jorstad Creek 
they are stunning!