Convertible Lace Arm Warmers
Need a last minute gift? These are perfect! I finished them in no more than 5 hours (including designing and taking photos) and they are pretty versatile, easily customizable and essentially seamless. I made them for a friend but I think I’ll be making a pair for myself soon. (Find them on Ravelry.)
I always have a problem with my sleeves being too short (particularly in the winter) and arm warmers fill the gap perfectly:
What you need:
about 100 yards of fingering weight yarn (here I used Knit Picks Palette in Rainforest Heather.
size F hook (4mm)
gauge is not terribly important as you will adjust for a custom fit at the end.
Instructions:
ch 33 (or a multiple of 6 plus 3)
Row 1: (2 dc, ch1, 2dc) in 6th chain from hook, skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch, *skip 2 ch, (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in next ch, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * across, turn.
Row 2: ch1, sc in each dc and ch-1 space across, ending with last sc in top of turning ch, turn.
Row 3: ch3, 2 dc in first sc, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc, * skip 2 sc, (2 dc, ch1, 2dc) in next sc, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc* – repeat * to * until you have 3 sc left, skip 2 sc, 3 dc in last sc, turn.
Row 4: repeat row 2
Row 5: ch3, skip first sc, *skip 2 sc, (2 dc, ch1, 2 dc) in next sc, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc* – repeat from * to * placing last dc in top of turning ch, turn.
Rows 6-22: repeat rows 2-5 ending with row 2 (you can add more length here if you like)
you should now have something like this:
Next: fold in half lengthwise and turn so that you’re working down the side from right to left. You now have a “front” layer and and a “back” layer. For this part you will be placing 1 sc into the side of each sc and 2 sc into the side of each dc. This is also where you’ll be able to customize the fit. I’m using long chains to fill in the gap so that it fits around my hand. You can make them as long as you need to and try it on as you go.
ch10 and slip stitch into stitch directly behind the last sc.
sc into side of sc and side of dc on back layer, ch 9,
sc into side of sc and side of dc on front layer, ch 9
sc into side of dc and next sc on back layer, ch 9, sc into side of dc and next sc on front layer, ch 8
2 sc into next dc on back layer, ch 8, 2 sc into next dc on front layer, ch 7
Continue in this way until you reach the end. You should have 33 long chains… here are the numbers I used:
10, 9, 9, 9,
8, 8, 7, 6,
5, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 5,
6, 6, 6, 6,
7, 7, 8, 8,
9, 9, 9, 10,
10, 10, 10, 10,
11
after the last ch11, sc into bottom ch of back side (this is the starting spot, your beginning chain) and in each ch around (31 sc), then slip stitch into first ch of ch11 section, finish off.
They can be worn with your thumb through the chain spaces or not :)
