Peppermint Warmers

These Christmasy wristwarmers are the armwarmers-short version from the Witch Warmers in Crochet pattern. To look more like peppermint, it has been modified to have fat white stripes and skinny red stripes. Here are the modifications:

MC is red, CC is white.

Ruffle
Base chain & R1: use MC.
R2-R3: use CC, do not change color at end.
R4: skip.
R5: use CC, change color at end.
R6-R7: use MC, change color at end.

Arm
R8-R9: use CC, don't change color at end.
R10: skip.
R11: use CC, omit sl st, change color at end.
Inc R1-R2: use MC, change color at end.
Inc R3-R4: use CC, do not change color at end.
Repeat Inc R2: use CC, omit sl st, change color at end.
Repeat Inc R3-R4: use MC, change color at end.

Top
Repeat R10-R11: use CC, do not change color at end.
Repeat R11: use CC, sc-bl all, change color at end.
Repeat R10-R11: use MC, change color at end.
Repeat R10-R11: use CC, do not change color at end.
Repeat R11: use CC, omit sl st, change color at end.
Repeat R10-R11: use MC, do not change color at end.
End with sl st-bl in marker st, as written in pattern.

Yule Warmers

This is a wide-striped variation on the Witch Warmers pattern (knit version). It uses a variegated yarn for 2 stripes, coupled with a coordinating solid. The yarns are both Hobby Lobby's "I Love This Yarn" in sportweight: Dark Olive and Autumn Multi. *

Here's how to make them from the pattern:

1. Make a gauge swatch. This yarn knitted up smaller than the sportweight yarn used in the pattern. I had to make a size larger to get a size x-small. I decided not to use larger needles to get gauge, because the stitches would come out loose enough to not be so warm anymore.

2. Follow the notes for the short-version wristwarmers.

3. Knit the ruffle and the first 2 stripes of the pattern in Dark Olive, or your solid main color.

4. Alternate the remaining wrist stripes this way: 2 stripes all variegated, then 2 stripes all solid color, 2 more stripes variegated.

5. Skip to the top section and work all in solid color.

You can find more variations for Witch Warmers here:
Evening Length: I'd Open a Vein for You Armwarmers
Short Witch Warmers



* Photos feature my newly married daughter's beautiful harpist-hands.