Monica Knits

This pair of wrist warmers features an "O X O" cable pattern for each wrist and 1 x 1 ribbed cuffs. With 4.0 mm circular needles they knit up as quickly as a swatch. This is a variation of the pattern in the Hugs and Kisses Wrist warmers article with two changes. Instead of a 24 row pattern, 25 rows were used to keep the second "O" from being compressed by the ribbing. Also a different yarn was used. Read more ... for additional information. Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Dimensions: 6" long x 3-1/4" wide.

Gauge: 4 st / in, with 4.0 mm needles.

Materials:

1. Yarn: Red Heart, 8 oz (225 g) skein, 100% acrylic, worsted weight (medium 4), E300, color 0661 Frost Green, USA (Coats & Clark, Greenville, SC). The wrist warmers use a very small amount of this yarn.
2. Tally counter or stitch register.
3. Two (2) 4.0 mm circular needles, 24".
4. One darning needle.
5. One J-hook cable needle.

Instructions: (refer to Abbreviations section below).
This pattern differs from the earlier wrist warmers in blue satin by having one additional row (25 rows of pattern instead of 24) and no buttons.

1. Cast on 28 sts loosely. Join in round. Divide sts among 2 needles, with 16 sts on needle #1, and 12 sts on needle #2.
2. Knit 1 x 1 ribbing for 1". (k1p1 across both needles)
3. There are 3 stitch patterns worked for 25 rounds as follows:
   Rounds 4, 16, 20                 Needle #1: P4, C2B, C2F, P4      Needle #2: K across.
   Rounds 8, 12, 24                 Needle #1: P4, C2F, C2B, P4      Needle #2: K across.
   Rounds 1-3, 5-7, 9-11, ...   Needle #1: P4, K8, P4                Needle #2: K across.
4. Knit 1 x 1 ribbing for 1".
5. Bind off loosely in pattern.
6. Weave in yarns ends.
7. Block. Additional details are found in the article: Blocking a Wrist Warmer.
8. Attach buttons, if desired. If attaching buttons, add a square of coordinating gross grain ribbon, felt or non-woven reinforcement to the inside of the wrist warmer and sew the button through the yarn and fabric.

Quality Control Tips.

1. I would recommend using a tally counter or stitch register to keep track of the pattern row and number of rows completed.
2. By always loading cable stitches from the short arm of the J and knitting them off the long, straight arm you prevent twisting of the stitches. To see photos and read more about the use of the j-hook cable click here: Using a J-hook Cable Needle.

Related Posts
Hugs and Kisses Wrist warmers (navy Satin yarn)
Blocking a Wrist Warmer
Circular Needle - Cast-On
Stitch Patterns (rib stitch and others)
Tools & Sources
Using a J-hook Cable Needle

Abbreviations
C2F - slip 2 sts purlwise to a cable needle, hold the cable needle in front, K2 sts from left needle, then k2 from cable needle
C2B - slip 2 sts purlwise to a cable needle, hold the cable needle in back, K2 sts from left needle, then k2 from cable needle
k or K - knit
p or P - purl
pwise - purlwise (as if to purl)
sl - slip
st, sts - stitch, stitches

Stitch Pattern, based on "Oxox Cable" in:
Barbara Walker, A Treasury of Knitting Patterns, Schoolhouse Press, 1998, p 255.