Special Care Baby Armlets

Another quick and easy knitting pattern that is also ideal for using up oddments of yarn for a very useful and practical item for your local neonatal unit.

Worked in DK yarn, these armlets are worn by the baby and cover the tubes of the drips administering medication. They are knitted in double rib to give them lots of stretch so they can fit a variety of sizes.

You will need:

15g dk yarn with a tension of 22sts and 30 rows to 10cm square over stocking stitch and 1 x pr 4mm needles.