Armstulpen in Schachenmayr Elements Mix - S8198 - Downloadable PDF

Armstulpen in Schachenmayr Elements Mix – Pattern S8198: Knitted Wrist Warmers with Decorative Buttons

Pattern S8198 from Schachenmayr is a free downloadable PDF offering instructions for a pair of cosy, stylish wrist warmers (Armstulpen) knitted in the super-chunky Schachenmayr SMC Elements Mix yarn. The finished accessories measure approximately 18 cm in circumference and 32 cm in height, making them a generous, arm-covering design that sits comfortably between a fingerless glove and a long cuff. Each wrist warmer features a neat thumb slit and is finished with a decorative diagonal row of three pearl buttons on the back of the hand, giving the piece a polished, boutique feel.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a pair of matching wrist warmers — open-ended, fingerless accessories that cover the wrist and forearm while leaving the fingers free. They are worked flat in rows and seamed lengthwise, with a small opening left for the thumb. The design is suitable for knitters who are comfortable with a simple lace-style pattern repeat and basic finishing techniques including seaming and crochet edging.

Yarn and Materials

• Yarn: Schachenmayr SMC Elements Mix, a super-chunky weight yarn, used in the colourway burgund color, shade 00083. A total of 150 g is required for the pair.
• Knitting needles: Milward knitting needles in size 9–10 mm.
• Crochet hook: Size 8–9 mm, used for the finishing edging.
• Buttons: Six brown pearl buttons from Dill, approximately 18 mm in diameter (article number 300963), three sewn onto each wrist warmer in a diagonal line across the back of the hand.

Techniques Used

• Flat knitting in rows — the wrist warmers are worked back and forth rather than in the round, then seamed at the end.
• Lengthwise seaming — the long edges are sewn together, with a deliberate 3 cm thumb slit left open at 25 cm from the cast-on edge.
• Crab stitch crochet edging (Krebsmaschen) — a reverse single crochet technique worked from left to right rather than the usual right to left, applied around both arm openings to create a firm, tidy, decorative border.
• Button attachment — three buttons are sewn diagonally across the back of each wrist warmer for a decorative finish.
• Tension/gauge swatch — the pattern specifies a gauge of 9 stitches and 10–11 rows to 10 × 10 cm, which is important to achieve the correct sizing with super-chunky yarn on large needles.

Stitches Used

• Main pattern stitch (Grundmuster) — a four-row lace-effect repeat worked over an odd number of stitches. The pattern uses yarn-overs combined with knitting two stitches together and passing the yarn-over over both stitches, creating a subtle, textured mesh appearance. The technique alternates the position of the lace decrease on rows 2 and 4 to produce an even, all-over pattern.
• Purl rows — rows 1 and 3 of the pattern repeat are worked entirely in purl stitches, forming the smooth reverse-side rows of the lace pattern.
• Yarn-over (Umschlag) — used in every right-side row to create the open, lace-like structure within the main pattern.
• Edge stitches (Randmaschen) — selvedge stitches are maintained throughout to keep the edges neat for seaming.
• Crab stitch / reverse single crochet (Krebsmas