Cloud 9 Wrist Warmers Knitting Pattern
Jenn Wisbeck
Copyright 2010 Midnightsky Fibers
Smashwords Edition
These gloves are a cinch to make! The simple braided cable gives a touch of style to an otherwise normal pair of wrist warmers, and the angora/wool blend used for these gloves gives them a nice vintage feel, plus lots of warmth!
You can substitute any worsted weight wool yarn, you will need about 100 yards, though I would say 110 to be safe! Using a wool or wool blend yarn will be best to show cables and prevent unnecessary stretching and bagging of the gloves. Plus wool wicks away moisture quite nicely!
This is a very, very old pattern from Midnightsky Fibers (back when there was only a teeny tiny website and blgo!) so sadly only so-so pictures remain of the original cabled wrist warmers- but the directions have been rewritten for easier following along!
Level
Intermediate- knitting in the round, cables.
Size
One size fits most, you can alter the number of stitches for the st st if you need them wider. If you want to make the gloves longer or wider you will need more yarn.
Yarn
Cascade Cloud 9 (50% angora/ 50% wool 109 yards/skein) color 121; 1 skein
Materials
- Size 7 double pointed
needles (dpns)
-Cable
needle (optional)
-Tapestry needle
Gauge
4 st/inch in pattern
Abbreviations
K- Knit
P-Purl
K2tog- knit 2 together
C6f- Cable 6 Front- Slip 3 stitches on to cable needle and hold to front; knit next 3 from left needle; knit 3 stitches from cable needle.
C6b- Cable 6 Back-Slip 3 stitches on to cable needle and hold to back; knit next 3 from left needle; knit 3 stitches from cable needle.
* to **- repeat from * to
**.
Directions
Begin the Glove
Cast on 39 stitches on to 3
dpns- 12, 15, 12 stitches each. The center 15 stitches are panel for
the cable. Join in round being careful not to twist.
Round
1: K12, p3, k9, p3, k12.
Repeat Round 1 twice more.
*Round 2: K12, p3, c6f, k3, p3, k12.
Repeat Round 1 three times.
Round 3: K12, p3, k3, c6b, p3, k12.
Repeat Round 1 three times.**
Repeat from * to ** once more.
Thumb Opening
Knit first 9 stitches, turn work.
(For reverse glove instead of knitting 9: work k12, p3, k3, c6b, k3, p3, k3 then turn.) Slip the first stitch of every row.
Working back and forth: When knitting back and forth, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches
Work Round 1 twice.
Work Round 2 once.
Work Round 1 three times.
Work Round 3 once.
Work Round 1 three times.
Work Round 2 once, join back in round.
Wrist
Worked in the round:
Work Round 1 three times.
Work Round 3 once.
Work Round 1 three times.
Round 4: K12, p3, c6f, k3, p3, k2tog, k10.
Round 5: K12, p3, k9, p3, k11.
Repeat Round 5 twice more.
Round 6: K10, k2tog, p3, k3, c6b, p3, k11.
Round 7: K11, p3, k9, p3, k11.
Repeat Round 7 twice more.
Round 8: K11, p3, c6f, k3, p3, k9, k2tog.
Round 9: K11, p3, k9, p3, k10.
Repeat Round 9 twice more.
Round 10: K11, p3, k3, c6b, p3, k10.
Work Round 9 three times.
Round 11: K11, p3, c6f, k3, p3, k10.
Work Round 9 once.
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.
Some easy changes you could do to the pattern:
-Insert ribbing in the stst area to draw the gloves in more- this might only be needed if you have very small hands like me (just over 5 inches around for my wrists)
-Seed stitch or ribbing in the st st just for the cuffs.
-Insert a button band by knitting back and forth for the last couple rows instead of in the round (this was my original idea)- line the edge up either with the bottom center or the wrist or the side where the thumb hole is. Knit button bands, or attach buttons some other way (frog closures?)
-Make a faux button band closure along the edge and sew on pretty glass faceted buttons or antique buttons.
-Attach lace trim edging. I really want to do this to a pair of gloves (maybe in a pale cream with black lace or versus)- either attach some vintage lace you find in a thrift store, or knit/crochet some of your own.
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~Jenn