Knitted Ice Pack Cover

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• Step 1

  Instructions:
  Cast on 32 stitches in Colour A
  Row 1-8: Knit all stitches
  Switch to Colour B and
  Knit 8 rows
  
  Continue in this pattern - knit 8 rows in Colour A then 8 rows in Colour B until your piece measures twice the length of your ice pack cover. In this case, mine was 15cm, my stripes were 2cm, so I made 16 stripes for 32cm. I ended with a Colour B Row

• Step 2

  Switch to Colour A and begin decreasing in the following pattern:
  
  Row 1 - k2tog, knit 28, k2tog
  Row 2 - knit across
  Row 3 - k2tog, knit24, k2tog
  Row 4 - knit across
  Row 5 - k2tog, knit 20, k2tog
  Button hole row:
  Row 6 - knit 10 stitches, bind off two stitches, knit to end of row
  Row 7 - k2tog, knit 8 stitches, cast on two stictches, knit 8 stitches, k2tog
  Row 8 - knit across

• Step 3

  Switch to Colour B
  Row 1 - k2tog, knit 12, k2tog
  Row 2 - knit across
  Row 3 - k2tog, knit 8, k2tog
  Row 4 - knit across
  Row 5 - k2tog, knit 4, k2tog
  Row 6 - knit across
  Row 7 - k2tog twice
  Row 8 - k2tog

• Step 4

  Bind off last stitch and weave in all ends.
  
  Finishing: Fold over (right sides together) to make a 15cm pocket. Seam sides and turn right side out. Fold flap over and use buttonhole row to mark placement of the button. Sew on your button. Ta-da!
  
  This ice pack cover will also work to hold sealed sandwich bags of ice cubes, a small bag of frozen peas, or whatever other type of ice thing your are using to ease that swelling.

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FlyingToaster 10th August 2010

This is super cool! I don't know how to knit, (my friend said she would teach me sometime ) but I bet it would be easy to make something similar with crocheting!

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