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Beaded Family Wrist Warmers Pattern

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Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Men, Women

Item:

Other

Skill Level:

Novice

Basic Skills Necessary:

Work in Garter Stitch (knit every row) back and forth

Pattern Description:

These beaded family wrist warmers make great, little, heart-warming, quick gifts for your mother or grandmother or other loved ones.

Mix and match the family members, including a cat and dog, to fit your own need.

Pre-string your beads on sock-weight yarn and work in Garter stitch back and forth for either a short or long wrist warmer pair.

You can either knit the given family line-up of dog-son-father-mother-daughter-cat as is (full chart included) or you can mix and match the individually provided charts to create your own combination that fits your situation.

A 7" cuff can accommodate 2 adults and up to 6 children.

The beaded figures are provided as charts and a short "bead stitch" photo tutorial is included as well in the 6-page pattern.

For the shown family line-up with the beaded triangle edges, you will need 22g (450 beads/cuff), size 8/0 glass seed beads.

Gauge:

32 sts and 64 rows = 4" in Garter Stitch

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

3.75 (4.74)" wide and 7" circumference

Materials:

Two US 0 (2 mm) needles
90-120 yards (80-110 m) fingering/sock weight yarn

You Will Also Need:

~22g size 8/0 glass seed beads (450 beads/cuff)