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.
For less chilly days, and the change of seasons.
Beautiful blankets which are a pleasure to make and snuggle under.
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.
This yarn has been discontinued. We would recommend any of the following yarns as a substitution:
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.
