Riah's Wrist Warmers...

I'd almost file this under an "OMG it's not just another swap related post!", but well, it is, really.

Round 4 of the Malabrigo Swap on Ravelry is nearing an end, and my package to my pal (Wakenda on Ravelry, Wakenda Knits in the blog-o-sphere) was sent out and received and these were part of my gift to her. She's had the Rose's Wrist Warmers pattern in her queue for a while, and with the upcoming (well, already here, in the north-eastern part of the country) cooler weather, I thought they would be the perfect accessory to knit for her.

She mentioned that she loved the London Sky color of the Malabrigo Silky Merino, so I just had to use it for her wrist warmers.

They were a fairly quick knit, which I of course complicated somewhat by reversing some of the cables (the right cable on both is reversed so it mirrors the left cable) and the large cable on the left glove is reversed. The cable columns are done every 6th row as well in mine (instead of every 3rd). I much prefer how it looks this way, and she did as well, which makes me very happy that I did the modifications.



I rather enjoyed working with the Silky Merino too... it was quite soft, though a little splitty (I blame my bamboo DPNs). Not completely happy that the cables flattened some when they were washed and blocked, but I will definitely be working with it again (especially since I have three skeins of it in my personal stash).

Next post... most likely it will be of my swap package, which I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of.