WRIST WARMERS

This is something I designed to "comfort" CTS or arthritic wrists.  DD has
lupus, she wears these when she aches and doesn't get the comments that she
gets when she wears other things.  These help keep the wrist warm.  Makes
nice "quickie gift".

Can be made from sock yarn up through worsted.  I have played with patterns,
a bias or rib works best.  Stranded knitting would add warmth.

worsted weight:  dp needles US#5, 1-2 oz yarn  Cast on 40 stitches, K1P1 rib
for 4 inches.  Decrease 5 sts evenly around.  Rib 1".  Increase 5 sts back
on.  Rib 2 1/4 ".  Next row, bind off 8 sts (thumb opening), rib rest of row.
Next row, cast those 8 sts back on.  Rib 3 more rows.  Cast off.


sock weight:  dp needles US#2, 1 oz yarn   Cast on 60 sts, K1P1 rib for 4
inches.  Decrease 8 sts evenly around.  Rib 1".  Increase 8 sts evenly
around.  Rib 2 1/4".  Next row, cast off 11 sts (thumb opening), rib rest of
row.  Next row, cast those 11 sts back on.    Rib 3 more rows.  Cast 
off.Variations:  use spiral ribbing - Row 1-6   *K3, P3.*
                                  Row 7-12  K2, *P3, K3*, K1

                                  Row 13-18 K1, *P3, K3*, K2
                                  Row 19-24 *P3, K3*
                                  Row 25-30 P2, *K3, P3*, P1
                                  Row 31-36 P1, *K3, P3*, P2

Scale pattern - Do the bottom portion in scale pattern up to the decrease.
Then change to ribbing.  Looks nice, and the bias of the pattern makes the
scales spiral.  Cast on 63.
                Row 1:  *YO, SSK, K5*.
                            Row 2   and all even rows: Knit.
                Row 3:  *YO, K1, SSK, K4*.
                Row 5:  *YO, K2, SSK, K3*.
                Row 7:  *YO, K3, SSK, K2*.
                Row 9:  *YO, K4, SSK,               
		Row 11: *YO, K5, SSK*.

Mary Hunt
msphunt@aol.com

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