knifty knitting gets out of hand

or more like, hands get into knifty knitting.  i've been seeing all kinds of these wrist warmer thingies and decided to figure out how to make them on the knifty knitter.

these couldn't be simpler, the pair took about an hour.  these would make a great last-minute gift.

using the blue loom and your chosen yarn, make a flat panel using all the pegs on the loom.  knit until the piece is long enough to go around your wrist--my wrist measures 6", i knitted 24 rows--if your wrist is larger or smaller, adjust accordingly.  (how did i come up with 24 rows?  i wrapped the piece around my wrist to see if it was big enough). 

NOTE: the yarn you use will make a big difference in how long a piece you will knit, so if you are at all worried about it, make a small sample for gauge.

now--reach into the loom and bring up the cast on row, just as you would for making a turned brim, putting the bars from the cast on row back on the pegs SKIPPING PEGS 6 & 7.  knit the pegs that have two loops on them.  then finish and remove the whole piece using the crochet method.

that's it!  the pegs you left without the cast on bars will be the thumb opening.

SRC addendum:  i used about 1/2 of a small skein of some sport weight yarn that i bought years ago,  i'll take 5 point for that, and for making up the pattern i'll take 10 points because really i don't plan to even wear these but i'm so pleased that i figured out how to make them on the loom.

Comments

[Loree]

I was wondering, could you do this in the round and just skip a few stitches for the thumb hole?

[rowena___.]

hi loree, the reason i did it this way is because the finished circumference of the piece worked in the round on the blue loom (the smallest one i have) is too big for my wrist. i'm sure on a something like a sock loom it would be just perfect in the round.

i worked a test piece on the purple loom, but that loom is just too tedious to me to work in the round. for the tester, i worked in the round until i got to the thumb hole, then i worked back and forth as for a flat panel, the when the thumb hole was big enough i worked in the round again. the piece was functional, it had to be fiddled a bit to distribute the spaces that are made at the ends of the wrap but other than that it did work.

[lorna]

I am just getting into the kniffty knitter and have done hats, boas and baby booties, but am looking for more patterns like the wrist warmers, that is new to me will you have lots of other patterns and how often to you put the new ones out

[rowena___.]

hi lorna, i don't have a schedule for making patterns--i do this for fun, so i just post them when i have them ready. i will probably have another pattern ready in a few weeks, but i will be posting other ideas before then--not complete patterns, but thoughts on how patterns for some things might be made.

[Digital Goddess]

I love these! I have made 3 pairs so far and just finished a fourth, but this time on the red loom to make them longer, worked great, thank you so much! I'll be posting pics of them on my blog hopefully tomorrow if you want to see.

[Sadie]

Did you use two strands of sportweight held together, or just one strand?

[rowena___.]

sadie, i can't remember and i gave this pair to my MIL so i don't have them to check, but i'm pretty sure i used two strands. one strand makes a very lacy fabric, which would be nice if you want a pair just for fashion, but for warmth i use two strands for everything else so i'm thinking i probably did for these too.

[Sadie]

Thanks so much! :)

[Amber Troyer]

I am looking for a simple mitten, or better yet a glove pattern for the knifty knitter I can't seem to find an easy one, can you help?

[Tamisha]

Wow!! Thanks so much!!!I made a pair and I love them~

[Amber]

I am so thrilled you posted this idea, but I have a teeny mental block. When you skip the two stitches for the thumb hole I get confused. Could you explain that a bit more indepth? I have my 24 rows and have pulled the cast on stitches up. Do you mean skip 6 and 7 of the cast on row or row 24? How do I keep stitch 6and7 from unraveling if I skip them? Thanks for your help.

[rowena___.]

when you bring the piece back up, you already have one finished edge--those thumb stitches don't need any attention. the ones on the loom will be finished when you remove the piece with the crochet.

for some people, it doesn't make sense until they actually do it--that is how it was for me with knitting socks--i suggest you just follow the instructions, without trying to understand them :) and once you see it in action, it will all make sense.

good luck!

[Calla]

*hug hug hug* thankyou! I am hopeless with knitting needles, but these I was brave enough to try and they worked!

OK, they work if you follow the pattern and don't remove the rectangle before joining it, but even that one didn't fair too badly.

I used two strands of 8 ply on these
http://fishpics.shesapples.net/albums/userpics/10001/normal_SpotlightAcrylicWristwarmers.jpeg
and they look awesome. I think they'd be a bit too lacy with one.

I have larger hands than you do, so mine are 30 rows and on set #2 I left 3 pegs for the thumb opening with much better results for my hand. Two was enough if I hold my hand normsally, I made them to stop my hands freezing off at the computer so my thumb needed extra mousing room :)

So thanks very much for figuring out a pattern that you never intended to use :) My hands appreciate it :)