DIY - Wrist warmers

I started playing yesterday with some of my stash in an effort to "wash my hands" of a particularly nasty acrylic I am currently working with.

I had managed to collect some lovely Alpacas ...

From the top: Artesano 100% Alpaca DK in 8774 Ecuador
Drops Alpaca in 2925 Rust
Hjertegarn Alpaca Silk in 1890 Deep Pink
Drops Alpaca in 2921 Pink
Classic Elite Yarns Alpaca Sox in 1850 Fruit Salad
Drops Alpaca in 8120 Denim/Green

 ... and thought I would have a go at this lovely image from a Korean blog 

I started with 40 chains and followed her pattern ... the main trick is that you are crocheting 2 rows at a time before you turn your work.

I misread the pattern and crocheted a dc in between the fans instead of a deep sc but I really liked the effect. I have to say I wasn't happy with the fact that I had to seam it. Not the best photo in the world ... 

For the second arm, I decided to crochet in the round and closed the Chain 40 and just work my way up the pattern that way. Once I had finished the fit was a bit loose so I decided to add a cuff.

I chained 280 chains and then did 5 rows of this ... [10 chains, miss 10 stitches, 1 sc] repeat. After 5 rows, I did one more row where the sc joined the first row and last row to make a 6 strand tube which I wrapped around and sewed together.

I then attached it to the bottom of the fan pattern with a whip stitch.

 

Not perfect - look at the third image above  - I don't like how the strip crosses my wrist

So ...

... I am starting a new one ... I am really liking the Artesano yarn and will actually use the Turkish Knot tutorial found by Beau Baby for the cuff. Watch this space ...