Wrist Warmers & Scarf in Hayfield Spirit Chunky - 8249 - Downloadable PDF

Wrist Warmers & Scarf in Hayfield Spirit Chunky – Pattern 8249

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from Hayfield presents two cosy accessories designed for women: a pair of wrist warmers and a chunky scarf. Both projects are worked in Hayfield Spirit Chunky yarn, making them wonderfully quick to knit and ideal for an intermediate knitter looking for satisfying, wearable results. The pattern number is 8249, and it is rated as an intermediate level project.

What Is Being Made

• Wrist Warmers: A pair of fitted, thumbed wrist warmers sized to fit an average adult woman's hand. These are knitted in the round on double pointed needles, with a thumb gusset worked separately using stitches held on a stitch holder.
• Scarf: A generously sized rectangular scarf measuring approximately 20 cm wide by 174 cm long (8 x 68¾ inches), knitted flat on a single pair of needles.

Yarn and Materials

Both accessories use Hayfield Spirit Chunky (shade code F257), a chunky weight yarn sold in 100g balls. The wrist warmers are shown in shade 402 and require 1 x 100g ball, while the scarf is shown in shade 407 and requires 2 x 100g balls. Yarn quantities are based on average requirements when working to the stated tension with the specified yarn.

The needles required vary between the two projects:

• Scarf: 1 pair of 8mm (UK 0 / USA 11) straight knitting needles.
• Wrist Warmers: 1 set of 4 double pointed 6½mm (UK 3 / USA 10.5) needles and 1 set of 4 double pointed 5½mm (UK 5 / USA 9) needles, plus a stitch holder for the thumb stitches.

Techniques Used

• Knitting in the round on double pointed needles (DPNs) – used throughout the wrist warmers to create a seamless, tubular fabric.
• Thumb gusset construction – stitches are divided and placed onto a stitch holder to create a practical, fitted thumb opening, then picked up and worked separately in the round.
• Thumb method cast on – specified for casting on the wrist warmer stitches.
• Flat knitting – used for the scarf, worked back and forth on a standard pair of needles.
• M1 increase – picking up the loop between the last and next stitch and knitting into the back of it, used to add stitches cleanly without leaving a hole.
• Stitch holder technique – thumb stitches are slipped onto a holder mid-round and later returned to DPNs to complete the thumb.
• Tension/gauge checking – the pattern strongly emphasises working to the stated tension before beginning, with guidance on adjusting needle size accordingly.
• Finishing – completed pieces are covered with damp cloths and left to dry, a gentle blocking method well suited to chunky knits.

Stitches Used

• Stocking stitch (stockinette) – the main fabric stitch used for both the wrist warmers and the scarf, creating a smooth knit face.
• Knit (k) and purl (p) stitches form the foundation of the fabric throughout.
• Slip stitch (s1 knitways) – referenced in the abbreviations, used at key shaping points.

Tension

The stated tension for the wrist warmers is 14 stitches and 19 rows to 10 cm (4 inches) over stocking stitch on 6½mm double pointed needles