Cosy Forever Wrist/Leg warmers
A small projeot that will last from Toddler-hood to Adolescence. Starting as leg warmers worn with the thumb flap buttoned as an interesting design feature, as you grow too big they then become warm warmers, or fingerless gloves when the the flap is unbuttoned! Great excuse to use some really good quality yarn that will last through childhood. Alternatively just make for yourself as a versatile arm-thingy!
Cosy Forever Wrist/Leg warmers
TECHNOBABBLE
Size: Toddler to Adult. Garment Measurements: 10"/26cm long, 3.5"/9cm wide. Tools: 4mm wooden circular needle, 60cm. Darning needle. Gauge: 22sts X 32rows over 4"/l0cm in stockinette. Yarn used: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran. mc light blue, cl chocolate brown, c2 fuchia, c3 dusky pink. lx50g ball of each. Notions: 2 lcm-ish buttons.
CAST ON HERE!!
With Cl and using a long-tail method, Co 36 sts. Join to work in the round and work in 3x3 rib for l2 rounds. Change to stockinette and K l round. Change to C2 and work 3 rounds, Using jogless join on colour change. Change to Mc and work 50 rounds, again using jogless join.
SPLIT FOR THUMB
Work flat for 6 rows, without slipping lst stitches. You want this to be an elastic edge!Change to c2 and work 3 rows.
TOP CUFF
Change to Cl and join back to working in the round, working l round. Work l2 rounds in 3x3 rib. Use a stretchy rib to B0, all 36 sts.
THUMB SPLIT FLAP
using C3, pick up 3 stitches below, 9 over and 3 above thumb split, making sure the wS of the pick ups is visible. Work lxl rib for 3 rows.
BUTTON HOLE
Work 7 sts, Y0, Work 2tog, lxl in pattern to end. Work 3 more rows in pattern and cast off all stitches using sam @20l0 Cat Bellinger www.CatInnaHatCreations.co.uk Page2
Cosy Forever Wrist/Leg warmers
method as before.
MAKING UP
Carefully sew down thumb flap over thumb split along short edges, taking care to keep in line with stockinette and not to overstretch the flap. Sew a button in the appropriate position under the flap. Pull jogless join ends to even out the stitches before weaving in all ends to finish off.
REVERSE THUMB FLAP FOR SECOND WARMER!!
TIPS- use a Superwash, or synthetic for the ribbing to wardoff felting in high friction and dirt area. Weave in ends before working thumb flap to avoid complications with yarn ends.
Techniques
Jogless join
K one round of the new yarn. On the first st of the next round, PU the st below the one you are about to knit and slip it onto the right needle. K both sts together. This creates a smooth transition between colours, without the “step" that is usually created when knitting in the round.
Cosy Forever Wrist/Leg warmers
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