I’ve finished a pair of new wrist warmers, they’re going to be a gift to someone. If it’s for a birthday or Christmas, I’m not sure yet. Nor am I going to tell who it’s for, there are eyes everywhere! =P
Anyway, I thought I would share the pattern I’ve made, and here it is. If you scroll to the bottom of this post, you can find a downloadable pattern to print out. The PDF file also consist of knitting charts =).
(please let me know if there are some horrible mistakes in the pattern, I’ve gone blind on stitches and cast off’s =P).
Long wrist warmers – multicolored and patterned
Needle size : 3mm (knitted on dpn)
Gauge: 10cm x 10cm = 23sts x 30rows
Yarn: any yarn you can use on needle size 3mm, here are some examples of yarn you can use; Drops Alpaca, Drops Fabel, Drops Lace, Drops Kid-Silk, Drops Baby Merino, Drops Safran.
If you copy my wrist warmers down to the
last row, you need half a skein for each color. If you have another color scheme in mind, you’ll need between 150g and 250g (4-5skeins). If you do like me, and use up leftover yarn from your stash, you should divide you smaller skeins into 2, one for each wrist warmer. This way you’ll get an even divide in your color scheme, without having to worry if you have enough/same amount of yarn for both wrist warmers.
Measuring tip: make the measures while the piece is lying flat. It will stretch a little when you put them on. They measure about 37cm.
The wrist warmers are knitted with 6 different patterns, one for each color. Every new color start starts with a purl round. This round is not included in the patterns. The main parts of the patterns are underlined, and can be repeated as many times as you like.
Cast on 60sts, evenly divided on 4 dpn, and join.
Pattern 1:
Round 1 – 21: *knit 2, purl 2*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Change color.
Round 22: purl.
Pattern 2:
Round 23: *knit 1st, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 24 – 28: knit over all sts.
Round 29: *knit 1sts, knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 30 – 34: knit over all sts.
Round 35 – 40: Repeat rounds 23 – 28.
Round 41 – 43: Repeat round 23 – 25.
Change color.
Round 44: purl
Pattern 3:
Round 45 – 52: *knit 1st, purl 1st* over all sts (ribbed)
Change color.
Round 53: purl.
Pattern 4: (pattern chart on last page)
Round 54 – 55: knit over all sts.
Round 56: *knit 3sts, knit 2sts together in the back loop of the stitches, 1 yarn over, knit 1st,
1 yarn over, knit 2sts together, knit 2sts*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 57: knit over all sts.
round 58: *knit 2sts, knit 2sts together in the back loop of the stitches, 1 yarn over, knit 1st,
2 yarn over (on next round you only knit 1 yarn over and drop
the second yarn over), knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, knit 2
together, knit 1st*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 59: knit over all sts.
Round 60: Repeat round 56.
Round 61 – 63: knit all sts.
Round 64: *knit 1sts, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together, knit 5sts, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, 1 yarn over*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 65: knit over all sts.
Round 66: *2 yarn over (on next round you only knit 1 yarn over and drop the second yarn over), knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together, knit 3 sts, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, 1 yarn over, knit 1st*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 67: knit over all sts.
Round 68: Repeat round 64.
Round 69: knit over all sts.
Round 70 – 77: Repeat rounds 54 – 61.
Change color.
Round 78: purl all sts while decreasing 4sts evenly, by knitting 2sts together.
Pattern 5:
Round 79: *knit 1st, purl 1st* (moss stitching). Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 80: *purl 1st, knit 1st*. Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 81 – 95: Repeat rounds 79 and 80.
Change color.
Round 96: purl all sts while decreasing 4sts evenly, by knitting 2sts together.
Pattern 6: (pattern chart on last page)
This pattern will vary in stitch number. Don’t be alarmed, it’s suppose to. When the pattern is knitted through, you’ll be back to the same number stitches as when you started.
Round 97: *purl 6sts, knit 1sts, purl 6sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 98: Repeat round 97.
Round 100: *purl 6sts, increase 1st, knit 1sts, increase 1st, purl 6sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 101: *purl 6sts, knit 3sts, purl 6sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 102: *purl 6sts, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, purl 6sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 103: *purl 6sts, knit 5sts, purl 6sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 104: *Purl 4sts, purl 2sts together, knit 2sts, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 2sts, purl 2sts together, purl 4sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 105: *purl 5sts, knit 7sts, purl 5sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 106: *purl 3sts, purl 2sts together, knit 3 sts, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 3sts, purl 2sts together, purl 3sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 107: *purl 4sts, knit 9sts, purl 4sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 108: * purl 2sts, purl 2sts together, knit 4sts, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 4sts, purl 2sts together, purl 2sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 109: *purl 3sts, knit 11sts, purl 3sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 110: *purl 1st, purl 2sts together, knit 5sts, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 5sts, purl 2sts together, purl 1st*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 111: *purl 2sts, knit 13sts, purl 2sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 112: * Purl 2sts together, knit 6sts, increase 1st, knit 1st, increase 1st, knit 6sts, purl 2sts together*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 113 – 114: *purl 1, knit 15sts, purl 1st*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 115: * purl 1sts, knit 7sts, purl 1st, knit 7sts, purl 1st*. Repeat over all sts.
Round 116: *purl 1sts, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, knit 3sts, knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, purl 1st, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, knit 3sts, knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, purl 1st*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 117: *purl 2sts, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, knit 1st, knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, purl 3sts, 1 yarn over, knit 2sts together in the back loops of the stitches, knit 1st, knit 2sts together, 1 yarn over, purl 2sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 118: *purl 3sts, knit 3sts together (slip 1st, knit 2sts together, slip slipped stitch over the knitted stitch), purl 5sts, knit 3sts together, purl 3sts*. Repeat *..* over all sts.
Round 119: purl over all sts.
Change color.
Round 120: purl.
Pattern 7:
(now we begin to increase for the thumb)
Round 121: knit 6sts, increase 2sts on each side of the 7th stitch by picking up the yarn between stitches. Knit the remaining sts:
Round 122: knit all sts.
Round 123: knit 6 sts, increase 1st, knit 3 sts, increase 1st. Knit the remaining sts.
Round 124: knit all sts.
Round 125: knit 6sts, increase 1st, knit 5sts, increase 1st. Knit the remaining sts.
Round 126: knit all sts.
Round 127: knit 6sts, increase 1st, knit 7sts, increase 1st. Knit the remaining sts.
Round 128 – 140: Knit all sts.
Change color.
Round 141: purl 6sts, put the 9sts for the thumb on a thread, cast one 7sts, and purl the remaining sts.
Round 142: *knit 2sts, purl 2sts* throughout the round, while decreasing 2sts evenly, 56sts total.
Round 143: *knit 2sts, purl 2sts*, Knit *..* over all sts.
Round 144 – 160: Repeat round 143.
Cast off, sew in ends.
Thumb:
Put the 9sts back on dpn, and pick up 11sts where you cast on 7sts on the hand. Knit 10 rounds *knit 2sts, purl 2sts*. Cast off. Sew in all ends.
DOWNLOAD PATTERN HERE =)
