The Knitting Fiend

What do they call these things anyway?

I concocted the pattern (if you can call it that) and knit these wrist warmers with left over yarn from my mirror vest. The pattern has all the key features to teach beginners how to knit: garter stitch, small item, and gauge is relatively unimportant. As a bonus, they are useful. Before I knit these wristers, I thought they would be useless, but they keep me strangely warm. (Is this a psychological effect?)

If I were teaching knitting, I think I’d suggest a student knit a pair using all knit garter stitch. Then, they could knit a pair using all purl garter stitch. Hopefully, by that time, their gauge would be stable enough to knit a scarf that didn’t widen or narrow drastically as they progressed.

To knit these:

• Find a pair of US size 7 knitting needles. Ideally by the shortest single pointed needles on the store shelf. They are easier to handle for a first project.
• Find some worsted weight yarn. About 2 ounces will be more than enough!
• Cast on enough for 4″ width based on your stockinette gauge. In my case 4″ * 3 st/inch = 12 stitches. (They will narrow when they stretch lengthwise around your wrists.)
• Knit in garter stitch until they are about 1″ – 3″ shorter than your wrists before you stretch them. They should be tight. You can test the length by stretching them around your wrists as you knit. Make sure you can pull your hand through. When you can just do this, they are long enough. If you can’t get them over your wrist, knit a few more rows. (I knit 28 rows.)
• Bind offf. Seam neatly. Weave in loose ends.

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