These Ridged Wrist Warmers work up super quickly using our bulky Snuggle yarn.  One of my favorite yarns for teaching, because learning something new can be challenging, and gratification that comes more quickly is sometimes the motivation we need to hang in there and get past that learning curve that we have to push through.  The color I chose is called Majestic, a fitting name for this deep, beautiful shade.  This yarn is a blend of 55% alpaca, 30% wool, 15% acrylic and comes in a number of great colors, as well as multi-colors.

The first round of this pattern calls for a chainless Foundation Half Double Crochet stitch. It’s a technique I really like as it creates your stitch and chain at the same time.  It seems faster to me, and produces a foundation row that is sized similarly to a regular row.  This method eliminates the chain altogether and makes your foundation row and the rest of the rows and stitches in your project more evenly aligned.

How to Crochet the Foundation Half Double Crochet:

Ch 3, yarn over, insert hook in 3rd chain from hook, yarn over and pull up loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop (1 chain made), yarn over and draw through all loops on hook—1 foundation half double crochet. *Yarn over, insert hook under the 2 loops of the “chain” stitch of last stitch and pull up loop, yarn over and draw through 1 loop, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook; repeat from * for length of foundation.  Check out the Moogly website for a good tutorial and video that are quite helpful.

NOTE

For straight seam, be sure to start new round in the same stitch as the join slip stitch.

HOOK

Size J-10, 6mm

MATERIALS

One Skein of Snuggle Yarn

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approximately 7.5” long x 8” around

DIRECTIONS

Row 1: 23 Fhdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 2: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 3:  Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 4: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 5:  Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 6: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 7:  Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 8: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 9:  Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 10: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 11: Ch1, Hdc in blo of first 8 sts, ch4, skip 4 sts, hdc in next 8 sts.  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 12: Ch1, hdc in first 8 sts, hdc in next 4 chains, hdc in remaining 11 sts, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 13: Ch1, Hdc in blo of first 8 sts, ch4, skip 4 sts, hdc in next 8 sts.  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 14: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 15: Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 16: Ch1, hdc in each st across, 23 hdc. Join with sl st.  Turn.

Row 17: Ch1, hdc in blo of first stitch and each around, 23 hdc..  Join with sl st.

Fasten off.

Weave in the ends.

Stitches, Terms (US) and Abbreviations used:

ch: chain

fhdc: foundation half double crochet

hdc: half double crochet

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet

st: stitch

blo: back loop only

For other Free patterns using Snuggle yarn, click here.

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