Ruffle Cuffs in Crochet
by Amanda Steves
Ruffled wristwarmers are crocheted with sportweight yarn. Fast and fun to make: no seaming or blocking. An innovative ruffling technique is included, which produces uniform ruffles that keep their shape. Wear them tucked in or tucked out, or put one on your jam jar to dress up a meal.
Sizes
Women's X-Small (Small, Medium, Large) Yarn 86-120 yds /79-110m for pair Plymouth Encore DK wool blend 1 skein #208 white Photo shows discontinued Lion Brand Wool-Ease sportweight, #301 White Multi. Substitute yarns: any wool, wool blend, or acrylic sportweight / DK yarn that crochets to pattern gauge
Additional Materials
US F /3.75mm crochet hook and H /5mm or size to produce main gauge below 1 removable stitch marker 64 inches satin ribbon, 3%-inch / 2cm wide Gauge 16 sts x 18 rows = 4"/10cm x 4"/10cm flat swatch, single crochet with larger hook Finished Measurements (unstretched, size Small shown in photos) length including ruffle (all sizes) = 5.5"/14cm circumference at wrist = 7"’ (8, 9, 10) /18cm (20.5, 23, 25.5) Finding Your Size Measure around wrist at narrowest point. 6"/15cm=X-Small, 7"/18cm = Small, 8"/20.5cm = Medium, 9"/23cm = Large
Pattern Notes
· U.S. crochet terms are used in this pattern. More About Sizing - starting chain numbers, etc. are given for a Women's size X-Small, with Small, Medium and Large in parentheses. If you change these numbers, remember to make the base chain a multiple of 10 chains plus 1. Spiral Rounds - these wristwarmers are worked in continuous rounds in a spiral. A removable marker is placed in the last stitch of the round, and at the end of the next round, there's no chaining or connecting. Just work the stitch before the marker, move the marker to the loop on the hook, and proceed to the next round.
Abbreviations
sc - single crochet sc-fl or sc-bl - single crochet worked only in the base stitch's front loop (fl) or back loop (bl), instead of both loops sl st - slip stitch sc2tog-fl or sc2tog-bl - work only the front loops (fl) or back loops (bl) of 2 base stitches together in one single crochet stitch pm in lp on hk - place marker in loop on hook Ruffle Cuffs - make 2. Worked in the round in a spiral, every round ends in the stitch before the marker.
Ruffle
Base chain (uses small hook for a firm edge): with size F / 3.75mm hook, chain 81 (91, 101, 111), sl st to first ch to form circle, being careful not to twist chain. Place stitch marker in loop on hook (pm in lp on hk).
Change to size H / 5mm hook.
Rnd 1: Sc in each ch around to (and including) ch before marker, pm in lp on hk. Rnd 2: [Sc in back loop (sc-bl) of next 3 sts, sc in front loop (sc-fl) of next 7 sts], repeat to st before marker, pm in lp on hk. Rnd 3: [Sc-bl in next 3 sts, sc2tog-fl, sc-fl in next 3 sts, sc2tog-fl], repeat to st before marker, pm in lp on hk. There will be 64, (72, 80, 88) sts in round, not counting marker st. Rnd 4: [Sc-bl in next 3 sts, sc2tog-fl, sc-fl in next st, sc2tog-fl], repeat to st before marker, pm in lp on hk. There will be 48 (54, 60, 66) sts in round, not counting marker st. Rnd 5: [Sc2tog-bl, sc2tog-fl, sc2tog-bl], repeat to st before marker, pm in lp on hk. There will be 24 (27, 30, 33) sts in round, not counting marker st. Sleeve Rnd 6: Sc all. Marker is no longer necessary. Repeat Rnd 6 until sleeve measures 4 inches long, or to desired length. End final round in about the same position as beginning tail on ruffle. Sl-st to next st in previous round. Tie off and work in ends. Ribon Cut 32 inches of ribbon for each cuff. With a crochet hook, weave it into the first sleeve round below the ruffle of each cuff, leaving about an inch between anchor points and ending with about % inch between the loose-end exit points. Tie in a bow, leaving enough room to get your hand through. Trim ends as desired. Check my blog for tips and variations on this pattern. amandashappyhearth.blogspot.com
