Crochet Arm Warmers free crochet pattern by Nana’s Crafty Home!
The Mountain Trail crochet arm warmers are warm and wonderful – the perfect accessory to keep warm all winter long.
The Mountain Trail Arm Warmers are part of my Mountain Trail stitch pattern series which has a simple stitch pattern that creates a beautifully textured woven look. The Mountain Trail pattern series started with the Mountain Trail Tweed Poncho. The other patterns in this series are the Mountain Trail Tweed Blanket, Mountain Trail Beanie Hat, Mountain Trail crochet cowl pattern, Mountain Trail Infinity Scarf pattern and the Mountain Trail Headband.
These arm warmers can be worn at full length all the way to the elbows or pushed down to be the perfect crochet wrist warmers.
I love fingerless gloves – so much easier to drive and have more mobility in the hands yet still keeping the hands, wrists and arms much warmer.
Crochet Arm Warmers pattern details
These easy crochet arm warmers have a very simple, beginner-friendly construction. You will crochet a rectangle which is worked row by row and the ends are then folded together and sewn leaving a space for the thumb. So simple!
This pattern is worked by alternating colors from two yarn cakes or by working both ends of the same yarn cake, switching colors every second row.
Using self-striping yarn with this technique really provides interesting texture and a unique woven look to your finished crochet arm warmers. You could certainly choose to alternate two solid colors instead of the self-striping yarn I used for another option as well.
If you would like to work with just one large self-striping cake for these gloves you could split your cake into two which makes it much easier to work with. In order to split my 1 yarn ball into 2, I use a Yarn Winder* (my recommended brand of Yarn Winder is the Stanwood. I have been using mine for years!) . Working from separate cakes makes this method much easier!
And, even though you are working color changes throughout no worries about extra ends to weave in. You will not cut yarn when changing between yarn cakes – drop unused yarn to be picked up 2 rows later. Yarn floats will be covered during the seaming process.
Even though this stitch pattern may look complicated it is much easier than it looks. You are using basic crochet stitches; the beginner-friendly double crochet stitch and single crochet stitches throughout. The unique placement of the double crochet stitches creates the interesting woven appearance.
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Interlocking Arched Columns Stitch Tutorial
I am using another one of my favorite yarns by Lion Brand – Ferris Wheel yarn* with many vibrant color options and short ombre color changes. However, you could certainly use another self-striping medium worsted weight yarn of your choice.
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Mountain Trail Crochet Arm Warmer Gloves Pattern
Pattern written in US crochet terminology
Supplies:
- Lion Brand Ferris Wheel, Weight 4 Medium (100% acrylic) 3 oz / 270 yd
- Color Summer Day 3.8 oz / 342 yd
Crochet hook size H/8 (5.0 mm)
Stitch Markers
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
Approximate finished size: 8.25” x 17.5” (before seaming)
Gauge: 13.5 pattern rows x 16 dc st = 4” x 4”
Abbreviations:
- ch(s) = chain(s)
- dc = double crochet
- sk = skip(ped)
- st = stitch
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- RS = right side
- WS = wrong side
Recommended Tutorials:
Interlocking Arched Columns Stitch Tutorial
Pattern Notes:
- Gloves are worked by alternating colors from two yarn cakes or by working both ends of the same yarn cake, switching colors every second row.
- Do not cut yarn when changing between yarn cakes – drop unused yarn to be picked up 2 rows later. Yarn will be covered at end with a round of sc edging.
- Chain 4 at beginning of a row counts as first dc + ch 1 throughout.
- Rows with even numbers are RS, odd numbers are WS.
- To adjust length of gloves, chain foundation chain in multiples of 2 + 5. To adjust width add or subtract rows.
Pattern Instructions
With Cake A, ch 75
Row 1: Dc in 5th ch from hook (sk chains count as first dc + ch 1), ch 1, *sk next ch, dc in next ch, ch 1*; repeat from * to last 2 chs, sk next ch, 1 dc in last ch. Turn. Do not fasten off. Switch to Cake B or opposite end of cake. (37 sts, 36 ch-1 sps)
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, sc in same st, *working in front of ch-1 sp work dc in skipped ch from foundation chain, sc in next dc of row 1; repeat from * across working last dc in 4th ch from foundation ch and sc in top of ch-3. Turn. (73) Note: use a stitch marker to mark this as right side of glove, if desired.
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as first dc + ch 1), sk next st, *dc in sc, ch 1, sk next st*; repeat from * to * to last st, dc in last st. Turn. Do not fasten off. Switch to Cake A or opposite end of cake.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in same st, *working behind the ch-1 from previous row work dc in skipped st 2 rows below, sc in next st from previous row*; repeat from * to * to end, sc in last st (work sc in the dc of dc + 1). Turn.
Row 5: Ch 4 (counts as first dc + ch 1), sk next st, *dc in sc, ch 1, sk next st*; repeat from * to * to last st, dc in last st. Turn. Do not fasten off. Switch to Cake B or opposite end of cake.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, *working in front of the ch-1 from previous row work dc in skipped st 2 rows below, sc in next st (top of dc post from previous row)*; repeat from * to * to end. Turn.
Row 7 – 30: Repeat rows 3-6, ending after either row 4 or 6. Note: Glove will be approximately 8 1/4”, add rows for additional width or subtract rows for less width.
Fasten off leaving a long tail approximately 40” for sewing. Weave in remaining ends.
Fold ends of rectangle together, with RS facing making sure the ends with the yarn pulls or jogs are at the top and sew together with mattress seam stitch. Place stitch markers at approximately 4” and 3” from top of glove. To create a hole for the thumb you will skip over 1” and then continue along remaining edge. Repeat for second glove.
Attach yarn to top edge of glove and work one round of sc evenly around top edge of each glove. Optional: add one round of sc on opposite edge of gloves if desired.
Note about Ferris Wheel yarn which is a roving yarn. This yarn will pull apart if you pull it too hard.
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