Easy wrist warmers knitting pattern

The easiest wrist warmers ever!!

Can you knit a square??

Then you can knit an easy pair of wrist warmers…No pattern required.

Let’s start with the easiest bit…..what do you need?

  I have chosen Robin super chunky yarn for this project as it knits up quickly on large needles. Check the ball band of your yarn to see what size needles you need. A pair of scissors are also handy & a darning needle to sew up at the end. 

It is also a good idea to have a scrap of paper to make note of how many stitches you cast on & how many rows you knit on the first wrist warmer, then you can make the other one the same to match.

Let us begin….

Cast on as many stitches as you want, so when you stretch them out they are the required length you want your wrist warmers to be. Then just knit…

Keep knitting (taking note of your number of rows for making the matching wrist warmer) until it fits around your hand when stretched. 

Not too tight or it will not fit.

When you are happy simply cast off.    

Sew it up….

You now need to sew up your wrist warmer. You can simply sew it right up if you prefer the style with no thumb holes that you wear like extended jumper sleeves, if you prefer thumb holes then here is what to do. 

Wrap the square around your hand in the position you would wear it. Just underneath your thumb is where you need to sew up to, if you have a stitch marker place it where you need to sew to or simple thread an odd piece of yarn through to mark the spot.

Sew the two ends together from the edge up to the thumb hole mark & fasten off.

I usually have a thumb hole of about an inch & half or approx 3 & a half cm. You can decide by popping your wrist warmer on your hand and finding the size hole that is most comfortable for you. Making the hole too small can restrict blood flow, so don’t make it to tight or your thumb may drop off in the cold.

Again you can mark the spot by threading a scrap piece of yarn through if required. Sew from the top edge down to the mark for the top of the thumb hole & fasten off.

Sew in any loose ends & turn your wrist warmer inside out…… Tah da!! One wrist warmer.

Repeat for the matching wrist warmer & there you go. One pair of cosy wrist warmers. How easy was that?

 If your knitting skills stretch to doing a purl stitch then how about making them in a moss stitch. It’s easy to do, you knit one stitch purl one stitch & on the next row you knit the ones you purled on the last row & purl the knits. Simplest way to keep track is to cast on an odd number of stitches at the start, that way you always start your row with a knit stitch so every row is K1 P1.

You can make your wrist warmers as long or short as you want & can add buttons, ribbons or bows to make them perfect for you. So go on, what are you waiting for?

Happy knitting

♥ Andi ♥