Knitted flat on straight needles in chunky weight yarn. A quick project that can be completed over a weekend. Make longer for arm warmers or keep short for hand warmers. Pattern includes instructions for knitting gloves all in one piece with a thumb and separate pattern instructions for knitting with a sewn inset thumb.

Knitting skills

For the sewn in thumb option: cast on, cast off, knit, purl, knit two stitches together, cable forward.
For the all in one piece option: cast on, cast off, knit, purl, make one stitch, cable forward.

Page 2 Pattern for knitting hand warmers all in one piece
Page 3 Pattern for knitting arm warmers all in one piece
Page 4 Pattern for knitting hand warmers with sewn in thumb
Page 5 Pattern for knitting arm warmers with sewn in thumb
Page 6 Cable instructions

Suggested yarns
x1 100g ball Stylecraft Alpaca Tweed Chunky
x1 100g ball Stylecraft Special Chunky
x1 100g ball Paintbox

You will need
x1 pair 6.5mm straight knitting needles, x1 cable needle, Spare yarn for holding stitches and making markers, blunt tapestry needle for sewing seams