Valentine’s Themed Knit Wristwarmers

Some of you might know that I got my start writing about knitting at the now-defunct About.com. I wrote a lot of patterns for that site, nearly 200 of which are chronicled on Ravelry (though I am sure that’s not all of them).

Since About.com went away, some of the patterns migrated to that company’s new home and hobby themed site called the Spruce, but many others fell off the face of the Internet. I’ve been going through lately and finding the links to them on the Internet Archive and am happy to say as I write this that I’m almost done and should have valid links for all the projects on Ravelry by the end of this week (finding which patterns are not already in Ravlery and adding them will probably take a lot longer).

It’s not a perfect solution, because the Internet Archive pages don’t always show images, and if there were PDF downloads of charts, say, those links no longer seem to work.

Such is the case with these cute Valentine’s wristwarmers. They’re a quick and easy project, great for those who are new to colorwork, and you still have time to make them for the holiday.

As I updated that pattern page I wanted to be able to share the charts as well so that people could actually knit the pattern again. There are JPGs of the charts on the Ravelry pattern page, but the PDFs are now being housed here so you can download and print them. There is a color and a black and white option. These are from back in the day before I had a chart making program so they are hand drawn. It’s fun to see how far I’ve come!

I hope you enjoy this sweet little pattern!

Looking for more Heart-shaped Knitting Patterns for Valentine’s Day? Check these out on Etsy.

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Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

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