I made these wrist warmers to practice changing colors in Tunisian crochet. Changing colors in crochet is really easy and the same principles still hold when you change colors in Tunisian. I really like the way the colors look especially when you use 3 colors. The best thing about using 3 colors is that when you go to change the color the next color is waiting right there for you, no carrying yarn required!

If you don’t know how to do Tunisian crochet yet, it’s really fun and you can learn with the Tunisian crochet tutorial.

Skill Level:

Finished Size: 6 1/2” (16.5 cm) long, 2” (5 cm) tall, ½” (1.5 cm) button diameter
Note: to alter size of the wrist warmer follow the directions with in the crochet pattern

Materials: Medium Weight Yarn (3 different colors) Tunisian Crochet Hook I (5.5 mm) or a regular crochet hook without large handle Yarn Needle Scissors

Gauge: not really important
9 TSS = 2”
7 rows = 2”
Gauge Swatch: 2’’w x 2’’h (5cm x 5cm) ch 9.
Row 1: work TSS in second ch from hook and in each ch across
Row 2 – 7: work TSS in second stitch and in each stitch across
Finish off.

Crochet Pattern: Wrist Warmer (make 2)
Row 1: with Color A, ch 10 (or a chain as tall as you want your wrist warmer) changing to Color B in last chain made, tss in second ch from hook and in each ch across, change to Color C at beginning of reverse pass, change to Color A in last tss of reverse pass: 10 tss

Row 2: tss in second st from hook and in each st across, change to Color B at beginning of reverse pass, change to Color C in last tss of reverse pass: 10 tss
Row 3: tss in second st from hook and in each st across, change to Color A at beginning of reverse pass, change to Color B in last tss of reverse pass: 10 tss
Row 4: tss in second st from hook and in each st across, change to Color C at beginning of reverse pass, change to Color A in last tss of reverse pass: 10 tss

Repeat rows 2 – 4, seven more times or until the wrist warmer is long enough to fit around the wrist.

Row 5: sl st in second st from hook and in each st across, finish off: 9 sl sts

Button (make 2)
Round 1: ch 2, 5 sc in second ch from hook: 5 sc
Round 2: 4 sc in same ch (overlapping previous round), finish off: 4 sc

Strap (make 2)
Row 1: ch 6, finish off.

Sew one button to one end of the wrist warmer and the strap to the opposite end.

If you need help with crocheting these Tunisian wrist warmers, let me know and I’ll be glad to help!

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