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Spoonie Wrist Cozies

 


A 7-page PDF for these is available for free on Ravelry. The PDF has all notes on size and spoonie tips and charity knitting ideas.

I wear some kind of fingerless mitts almost year-round. In summer, I wanted something a little lighter to protect my hands where the hand and wrist connect. When air conditioning or even just a fan hits here, it can be quite painful. These were my answer to the problem.

This is a quick knit and would be a great gift or charity project. The cozies pictured above are the Loose Fit on size 7 needles and they have about an inch of give as I don't like anything that fits closely near my wrists. I can no longer wear bracelets. 

These came out too loose on my testers so I made a close fit pattern, too, and also tested them with size 6 needles for a smaller fit. The great thing is that these are such a quick knit, you can make several sizes and donate or give away the ones you don't like. They would also make a great spoonie gift. 

Yarn: worsted weight wool, superwash wool, acrylic (cottons may stretch and end up too big)

Needles: US 7/ 4.5mm  for larger size; US 6/ 4.0mm for smaller size


Spoonie Wrist Cozies by Carolyn Johnson @chaiknitz  #spooniewristcozies

Left

Right

Row

Pattern

Close

Loose

 

 

 

Instructions for loose fit are in parentheses

Stitch Count

Stitch Count

 

 

CO

Using long-tail cast-on, cast on 26 (30) stitches

26

30

 

 

1

Purl

26

30

 

 

2

Knit

26

30

 

 

Opt

Purl

26

30

 

 

Opt

Knit

26

30

 

 

3

Purl

26

30

 

 

4

Knit

26

30

 

 

5

Purl

26

30

 

 

6

Knit

26

30

 

 

7

Purl

26

30

 

 

8

Knit

26

30

 

 

9

Purl

26

30

 

 

10

Knit

26

30

 

 

11

Purl

26

30

 

 

12

Inc: Knit 12 (14), kfb, knit 12 (14), kfb (2 sts increased)

28

32

 

 

13

*YO, P2tog* around

28

32

 

 

14

Knit

28

32

 

 

15

*P2tog, YO* around

28

32

 

 

16

Purl

28

32

 

 

17

Inc: *Knit 6 (7), kfb* around (4 sts increased)

32

36

 

 

18

Purl

32

36

 

 

19

Inc: *Knit 3, kfb* around 8 sts increased (* Knit 5, kfb* around 6 sts increased)

40

42

 

 

20

Purl

40

42

 

 

21

Knit

40

42

 

 

22

Purl

40

42

 

 

23

Knit

40

42

 

 

BO

Purl 2 together bind off

 

 

Feel free to make as many of these as you want for yourself, gifts. As long as you are making them with your very own hands, you may also sell as many as you can make. Not to be commercially produced.


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