I love ponchos. They give me that comfortably warm 'I don't mind the winter'-feeling. You can wear them inside, over a simple shirt, as well as outside when the days are fresh but not freezing cold. After designing the Secret Paths and Hidden Daisies-Poncho this winter, I practically wear it all the time.
But there is one thing that bothers me when I wear the poncho, and especially when I sit still, typing away on my laptop all day... my arms get cold...
I figured I needed to do something about it. Of course, I could just add sleeves to the two sides of the poncho and have it over with. But the problem with sleeves on a poncho is that it limits me when moving my arms around. I prefer the freedom of having a separate pair of arm warmers. A pair that I can take off when I don't need them. And even more, arm warmers that I can wear with other garments as well.
Did you
happen to crochet the poncho and have some yarn left? Well, I advise you to turn that
yarn into a pair of comfortable and snug arm warmers! ;-) No worries,
I made you the pattern and it is free. You will need about 200 meters of yarn if you crochet single strands. If you do like me, and double up different colour strands, you will need some more. Even tiny leftovers from other projects could do wonders in making this a colourful pair of favourites.
Of course, this is a made on measure
pattern, there are many ways in which our arms differ. You will therefore have
to regularly put the arm warmers on while crocheting them and see how well they
fit. I will tell you at every junction where you can add or subtract some
stitches to make it fit better.
Want to give it a try? I have uploaded the pattern here on Ravelry. It is entirely free for personal use. Since I put a lot of love in designing and writing up this pattern, please do credit me as the designer when you post about yours and let people know where they can find me! #LilinetteCrochet
Enjoy your crochet!
Awesome! Happy Valentines Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you Anita, happy valentines day to you too! May it be full of true love ;-).
DeleteMade these for a friend in Michigan and she adores them.
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