Pattern: Old-Freshened Cuffs



The old-fashioned look of gingham is given a fresh new feel in these lovely wristwarmers. The top and bottom are exact reverse images of each other, and in fact, the wristwarmers can be flipped upside-down if you want the opposite colour on top – or wear one upside-down and one right-side up, whatever strikes your fancy! The bamboo yarn used to make the model wristwarmers shown here gives a fabric with a lovely softness, shimmer and drape, without being too hot; but any fibre will work nicely, depending on how cold you expect it to be!

Sizing

    Pattern gives instructions for three circumferences (small, medium, large) and two lengths (short, long), for a total of six sizes. Model shown is size long medium.
    • Short small: 5” length, 6” outer circumference
    • Long small: 7.25” length, 6” outer circumference
    • Short medium: 5.75” length, 7” outer circumference
    • Long medium: 8” length, 7” outer circumference
    • Short large: 5.75” length, 8” outer circumference
    • Long large: 8” length, 8” outer circumference
    The fabric is fairly thick, so the inner circumference is approximately 0.75” smaller than the outer.

    Skill requirements

    • Long-tail cast-on
    • Working in the round
    • Chart reading
    • Knitting, Purling

    Materials needed

    • Yarn: Fingering weight, as follows (all yardages are approximates) - model used S. R. Kertzer "On Your Toes Bamboo", 75% bamboo/25% nylon, 328yds/100g, colours ON260318 (green) and ON260191 (purple)
      • Short small: 60 yards of each colour
      • Long small: 80 yards of each colour
      • Short medium: 82 yards of each colour
      • Long medium: 110 yards of each colour
      • Short large: 95 yards of each colour
      • Long large: 125 yards of each colour
    • Needles: 2.75m DPNs
    • Stitch marker, or whatever you use to mark for beginning of rounds

    Gauge

    • 36 sts and 41.5 rows = 4 inches in stranded pattern

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