Doral Wristlets

designed by
 Kristin Omdahl

Technique used: Crochet

YARN

Naturally Caron.com Spa
(75% Microdenier acrylic, 25% bamboo; 3oz/85 g, 252 yds/230 m ball):

3 oz.

Shown in: #0001 Rose Bisque

One size US G-6 (4 mm) crochet hook or size to obtain gauge

One size US F-5 (3.75 mm) crochet hook (for wrist edging only)

Yarn needle

 

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:

Each arm warmer measures approx. 7 1/2"/19 cm long x 8"/20.5 cm circumference.

 

GAUGE

One Motif = 1 1/2"/4 cm square

 

STITCHES USED

Chain (ch), double crochet (dc), single crochet (sc), slip stitch (slip st)

 

SPECIAL TERMS

FPdc: Front-post double crochet:Yarn over, insert hook from right-hand side of stitch to WS of piece, return to RS at left-hand side of stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up loop, complete as dc.

BPdc: Back-post double crochet: Yarn over, insert hook from right-hand side of stitch to RS of piece, return to WS at left-hand side of stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up loop, complete as dc.

WRISTLETS (make 2)

First Motif (no joining)

Round 1:With larger hook, chain 4 (beginning ch counts as dc); work 15 dc in 4th ch from hook; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—16 dc.

Round 2: Ch 1, *sc in next st, ch 7 (corner), skip next st, sc in next st, ch 3, skip next st; repeat from * 3 more times; join with slip st in first sc—4 ch-7 spaces, and 4 ch-3 spaces. Fasten off.

Second–Twentieth Motifs (joined on side(s) to neighboring motifs)

Notes: Each arm warmer consists of 20 motifs, arranged and joined into 4 rings of 5 motifs each. Motifs are joined to neighboring motifs as Round 2 is worked. Join motifs 2 through 4 to one edge of the previous motif to form a strip of motifs. Then join the fifth motif along one edge of previous motif and one edge of the first motif to form a ring. Work the next rings of motifs in a similar manner joining edges of each motif to the previous motif and the edge of one motif on the previous ring. Continue until you have four rings of five motifs each. Refer to assembly diagram.

Round 1: Work Round 1 of first motif.

Determine placement and joining locations for neighboring motifs. Work Round 2 and join motif to corresponding ch-7 sps on neighboring motifs.

Round 2 (joining round): Work as for Round 2 of first motif; join the edges of neighboring motifs, by joining two corner ch-7 spaces and the ch-3 space between the two corner ch-7 spaces as follows:

Join neighboring ch-7 spaces: instead of working a ch-7, work ch 3, slip st in neighboring ch-7 space, ch 3.

Join neighboring ch-3 spaces: instead of working a ch-7, work ch 1, slip st in neighboring ch-3 space, ch 1.

Fasten off.

 

FINISHING

Wrist Edging

Round 1: With smaller hook, join yarn with slip st anywhere in wrist end (closest end to fingers) of arm warmer; ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout) work 35 dc evenly spaced around edge; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—36 dc.

Rounds 2 and 3: Ch 3, *FPdc around next st, BPdc around next st; repeat from * to last st, FPdc around last st; join with slip st in top of beginning ch.

Round 4: Slip st in each st around. Fasten off.

Repeat for second arm warmer.

Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.

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