Winter Warmers

We’ve added lots of new knitting and crochet patterns to the website this week. Keep yourself warm this winter with some beautiful crochet blankets or a lovely knitted cardigan.

Stylecraft Classique Cotton

For less chilly days, and the change of seasons.

Stylecraft Crochet Blankets

Beautiful blankets which are a pleasure to make and snuggle under.

Keeping little ones warm

Janie Crow – inspiring winter projects

FREE Wrist & Legwarmers Knitting Pattern

Have you seen Adriafil’s fun and creative Pintau Aran yarn! It’s so colourful, we knew we had to make a little something to jazz up even the most boring outfit and keep us a little warmer on a chilly spring day.

Buy some supplies of Pintau and get knitting…

Pintau Leg and Wrist Warmers

Tension = 18st and 25 rows over 10cm on st.st.

Materials:

2 x 50g Adriafil Pintau for legwarmers

1 x 50g Adriafil Pintau for wristwarmers

1 x 5mm double pointed needle

Legwarmers (make 2)

Cast on 42 sts.

Join in the round, place marker at beginning of round.

Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.

Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.

Next round: k to end.

Cont. working in rounds. Knit every round (st. st.) until legwarmer measures 22cm.

Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.

Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.

Cast off.

Wristwarmers (make 2)

Cast on 30 sts.

Join in the round, place marker at beginning of round.

Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.

Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.

Next round: k to end.

Cont. working in rounds. Knit every round (st. st.) until wristwarmer measures 11cm.

Thumb divide

Next row: K to end of round, turn.

Work back and forth in straight rows to divide for thumb as follows:

1st row: P to end.

2nd row: K to end.

Keeping st. st. pattern correct and ending on a knit row, work back and forth in straight rows on all 30sts for 5cm.

Rejoin in the round.

Next round: k1, p1, rep. till end.

Cont. in k1 p1 rib until rib measures 5cm.

Cast off.