Easy DIY Crochet Water Bottle Holder — Free Pattern & Step-by-Step Instructions
Keep your hands free and your bottle stylish with this easy-to-follow crochet water bottle holder pattern. Perfect for on-the-go use, this cover is made in DK-weight yarn held double for strength and a neat texture. The pattern uses basic crochet stitches plus a pretty crossed double crochet lace (xdcl) for a breathable, decorative body. Follow the sections below for the base, body, edging and strap.
This project is beginner-friendly, customizable in color and length, and a handy eco-friendly alternative to disposable bottle carriers. Read the full pattern before starting and adjust repeats or hook size to match gauge and your bottle dimensions.
Finished crochet water bottle holder ready to use, with a long strap for carrying.
Supplies needed for this quick water bottle holder pattern
Yarn – Any DK-weight yarn can be used for this project. The prototype was made using Hobbii Twister Summer, fine, #2 (55% Cotton, 45% Acrylic, 1093 yards/1000m per 250g Cake). Please note that 2 strands of the above yarn were used throughout. You can substitute with any DK (#3) yarn.
ESTIMATED YARDAGE
120 yards
HOOK AND OTHER MATERIALS
- US size G (4 mm) Crochet Hook
- Yarn needle
Gauge
Rounds 1 – 6 of the base = 3.5” Diameter
Adjust hook size if necessary, to obtain gauge.
Crochet Water Bottle Holder pattern notes
- Please kindly read through the pattern before starting.
- Any #3 weight yarn can be substituted.
- Chains at the beginning of Rounds or Rows do not count as a stitch.
DIFFICULTY LEVEL – Easy
TERMS – US Terminology
STITCHS ABBREVIATIONS
- Chain(s) – ch(s)
- Single Crochet – sc
- Half Double crochet – hdc
- Back Loop Only – BLO
- Crossed double crochet lace – xdcl
Special Stitch
- Crossed double crochet lace (xdcl)
Foundation row
*skip next 3 sts, dc in next st, ch 1, crocheting over the dc just made, dc in second skipped stitch — First crossed double crochet lace made. Repeat from * across.
How to work the second crossed double crochet lace
Next row of crossed double crochet lace (xdcl) = *skip ch 1-sp, next st and next ch 1-sp, dc in next st (this is the first leg of xdcl made into the 4th stitch), ch 1, crocheting over the dc just made, dc in the second leg (st) stitch. Repeat from * across. Note – when making the second row of xdcl, you only crochet into the dc stitches and skip all chain 1 spaces.
Shell – (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated stitch
Finished measurement of this Crochet Water Bottle Holder:
- Bottle cover base = 3.5”
- Body = 8” excluding the strap.
Section 1 – Base
Round 1: In a magic ring, ch 2 (does not count as a stitch), 12 hdc in magic ring, join. 12 hdc
Place the stitch marker on the last stitch and move it after every round, no need to join.
Round 2: 2 hdc in each around. 24 hdc
Round 3: *hdc in next, 2 hdc in next, repeat from * around. 36 hdc
Round 4: *hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next, repeat from * around. 48 hdc
Circular base worked in half-double crochet rounds to form the bottom of the bottle holder.
With a sl st, close the height difference.
Section 2: Body
Round 1: Ch 1, in BLO, hdc in each st around, with a sl st, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 48 hdc
Round 2: Ch 3, *xdcl, ch 1, skip next st, repeat from * around, join with a sl st to the beginning ch. 12 xdcl
Rounds 3 – 15: Repeat Round 2 (increase or reduce the repeats for a desirable length).
Openwork body created by repeating crossed double crochet lace (xdcl) rounds.
Section 3 – Edging
Round 1: Ch 3, *shell in ch 1 sp between next xdcl, sc in next ch 1 sp of next xdcl, rep from * around, join.
Section 4 – Handle
Join yarn with a sl st to any 5th dc in any of the shells.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in next 2 dc (last 2 dc’s of the shell), sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts (first 2 dc of the next shell), turn – 5 sc
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn – 5 sc
Rows 3 – 44: Repeat row 2
Edging: Crocheting across the long edges of the strap. Join yarn with a sl st to the base where you started the handle.
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each edge across, ch 1, sc in next 5 sts (short edge), ch 1, sc in each edge across, turn.
Finished strap and edging — straps are reinforced with single crochet and slip stitches for stability.
To make your crochet handle more sturdy:
Row 2: Ch 1, sl st in each st across; aim for ch 1 at each corner. Fasten off.
To join the handle to the opposite side of the cover, sew securely with a yarn needle and weave in all ends.