Cassy's Cuffs Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Accessory

Fit:

Women

Item:

Gloves

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

• knit
• purl
• knit 5 together
• knit lace
• yarn over

Pattern Description:

These easy to knit cuffs are so romantic, yet so practical. I love to type when I'm wearing these, as they keep my wrists warm without restricting finger movement at all. Since they are knit side to side, they can be knit in no time on a pair of straight or circular needles. I like to cast on with provisional cast on and join the cuffs with kitchener stitch for a seamless join. If this is beyond your level of experience you can still cast on and bind off and sew them together, wearing the seam on the underside of your arm.

My inspiration (and the name) came when I wanted to knit my dog'Monk's physical therapist a pair of gloves with yarn spun from his fur. I knit most of the cuffs with handspun merino, then trimmed it with Monk's fur..."Monk Trim". His therapist's name is Cassy, so they became Cassy's Cuffs. I've knit this pattern many times and love to knit them. The white ones in the third photo are knit from Plymouth's "Baby Llama Glow", one of my favorite commercial yarns. It is 95% baby llama, 5% stellina silver glitz. The white version at the bottom is knit in superfine merino handspun aran weight. These are the ones I wear all the time...so soft and cushy! I spun the yarn long draw from the fold for the loftiest possible yarn. They have worn very well indeed.

I give two versions: Long and Short. Long is 9 inches long, short is 7 inches.