Hand Warmers



You're probably tired of that brown yarn by now. I still have one more skein of it though, so it could turn up again. I liked the way that cabled ribbing looked so I made these very easy wrist warmers to match the Ragna sweater. Staying warm is high priority for me, so I wear these a lot. They are very easy - just a tube with a thumb hole (knit a few rows back and forth to make a thumb hole) but no other shaping. I did alter the side cable in order accomodate the thumb hole. Wanna see?

These are different from my old hand warmers, which are made like a mitten but bound off leaving the tip of the thumb and the fingers open. I've also made fingerless gloves with shaped fingers but the ends open, which are good too. I like the old hand warmers, but wanted more length. The old ones are hand spun and include fibers such as llama, silk, wool, and cashmere (brushed from my own dairy goats).