Ruffled Wrist Warmers

Finished size — 7½″ long, fits size sm (med, lg, xlg)

Skill Level — Beginner

Wear these warm, fuzzy wrist warmers on a cold winter day, or make a fashion statement with a ruffled, feminine look. Your friends will be begging you for their own!

Materials:

1 skein (3.5 oz./100 g/310 yd.) fuzzy yarn in brown

Size J/10 (6 mm) hook

Yarn needle

Used in this project: Red Heart Symphony yarn in Earth Brown

Gauge:

2 dc = ¾″

2 dc rows = 1¾″

INSTRUCTIONS:

Make 2.

Row 1: With 2 strands of yarn, ch 19 (21, 23, 25), dc in fourth ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 3, turn — 17 (19, 21, 23) dc.

Row 2: Counting ch 3 as first dc, dc in each dc across, ch 3, turn — 17 (19, 21, 23) dc.

Rows 3–7: Rep Row 2. End off.

With RS tog, sew tog short sides with yarn and yarn needle. End off. Turn RS out.

Ruffle

Mark beg of each rnd.

Rnd 1: Attach yarn to any dc on either end, * ch 3, sk next dc, sl st in next dc, rep from * around, end with sl st to top of first ch-3 sp — 9 (10, 11, 12) ch-3 lps.

Rnd 2: * Ch 4, sc in next ch-3 lp, rep from * around; end with ch 4, sc in first ch-4 sp — 9 (10, 11, 12) ch-4 sps.

Rnd 3: * Ch 5, sc in next ch-4 sp, rep from * around, join. End off — 9 (10, 11, 12) ch-5 sps.

Rep Rnds 1–3 on other end.

Words of Encouragement

How easily do you get your feathers ruffled? It used to really bother me if someone broke a glass or spilled something on the carpet, because I thought people should be more careful. A long time ago, something happened that changed my priorities forever. A friend who had three little boys told me she wasn't comfortable bringing them over to be around all my “pretty little things.” I said, “They haven't ever broken anything, and even if they ever did, I've decided that people are more important than things! I care more about you and your boys than I care about my things.” I'm still not perfect at this, but I have tried to go by that philosophy for several years now, and I'm much happier.