This past January I shared the pattern for the Sweet Striped Arm Warmers – a fun knit pattern for kids. It’s popsicle season now, but cold weather is coming… eventually… and I’ve had a few requests to translate this pattern to crochet. So let’s get a jump on fall, with a project that will keep the kids warm once the cold weather hits – but is small enough to keep you cool while you work on it!
These arm warmers were designed for tweens and young teens, but it’s easy to size these for a younger child: skip the last two stripes and go straight to the cuff! In other words, after finishing the 7th stripe, switch to color A, work 27 bpsc, and work rows 1-28 of the ribbed cuff pattern.
Sweet Striped Crochet Arm Warmers
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- US-I, 5.5mm hook
- Worsted weight yarn, approximately 175 yards each of two colors (Caron Simply Soft in Limelight and Grape shown)
- A video tutorial for the upper cuffs is now available!
- Looking for the grownup version? Check out the All Grown Up Arm Warmers!
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Wrist/Hand Cuff
Using Color A and leaving a 6″ tail, ch 8. Turn.
Row 1: Working in BLO, sc in the 2nd ch from the hook, and each ch to end. (7sc) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 2 – 28: Sc in BLO evenly across. (7sc) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 29: Turn to work into the side of the cuff, looping the piece into a ribbed cuff, so that the first and last row meet. Ch 1 and sc into the side of 1st row and each row around, as shown below. (28sc) Do NOT join yet.
Stripes Section
Row 1: Insert the hook into the 1st st of Row 29 (above), yo with Color B, and make sl st to join. Ch 2. [Bpdc in 2 sts, then bpdc2tog] 7 times. (21 sts) Join with sl st and ch 2. 
Row 2: [Dc in 5 sts, then dc2tog] 3 times. Do NOT join yet. (18 sts)
Row 3: With Color A, join the end of the previous row with a sl st. Ch 2, and bpdc in each st around. Join with sl st and ch 2.
Row 4: Dc in each st to last st. Dc 2 in last st. Do NOT join. (19 sts)
Row 5: With Color B, join the end of the previous row with a sl st. Ch 2, and bpdc in each st around. Join with sl st and ch 2. 
Row 6: Dc in the 1st st, then dc 2 in the next st. Dc in ea st to last st, then dc 2 in the last st. Do NOT join. (21 sts)
Row 7 – 8: Repeat Row 3 – 4. (22 sts made on Row 8.)
Row 9 – 10: Repeat Rows 5 – 6. (24 sts made on Row 10.)
Row 11 – 12: Repeat Row 3 – 4. (25 sts made on Row 12.)
Row 13 – 14: Repeat Rows 5 – 6. (27 sts made on Row 14.)
Row 15 – 16: Repeat Row 3 – 4. (28 sts made on Row 16.)
Row 17 – 18: Repeat Rows 5 – 6. (30 sts made on Row 14.) Break Color B, leaving a long enough tail to weave in later.
Upper/Arm Cuff
Setup Row: With Color A, join the end of the previous row with a sl st. Ch 1, and bpsc in each st around. (30 sc) Join with sl st.
Row 1: Ch 8. Working in BLO, sc in the 2nd ch from hook and each ch. (7sc) Sc2tog in the next 2 setup row sts, as shown below. This is the “securing st” that attaches the vertical cuff rows to the horizontal setup row. Do NOT ch, turn.
Row 2: Skipping the securing st, sc in the BLO evenly. (7 sc) Ch 1 and turn.
Row 3: Sc in BLO evenly. (7 sc) Make securing stitch. Turn.
Row 4 – 29: Repeat Row 2 – 3.
Row 30: Sc in BLO evenly. (7 sc) Break yarn, leaving a 12″ tail.
Sew the arm cuff together with whip stitch, joining Rows 1 and 30. Be sure to work into the BLO of Row 30 to maintain the ribbed look.
Back at the Wrist/Hand Cuff, you can whip stitch the entire cuff together to wear it on the wrist, or stitch just the first 3 – 4 sts together, leaving a thumb hole, as shown in the first picture. Weave in all ends. And then of course…. 
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I love your blog! Such creativity! Thank you!
Wow, thank you for saying so!
Agreed ^^
This looks like a fabulous pattern, and the pictures are so helpful. Do you have a version of this sized for adults? I have several relatives who would love to receive these for Christmas if I can make them larger.
Maggie, I do not, but I can certainly look at writing it up! Good idea!
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I am new to crochet, teaching myself
I have made the gloves and am at row 2 of the upper/arm cuff. Am I supposed to sc into the blo of the set up row? I did that, turned, and made row 3 and I am afraid I am going to ende up without a ribbed pattern except for in on area on that end of the glove and ribs are going the wrong way. I am so confused!! 
Sorry shaina, I think I wasn’t as clear there as I should have been. When you sc2tog in the setup row, work under both loops of those two sts. Then, when working back along the 7 sts of ribbing, work in the BLO of those sts. Remember that the back loop is the loop furthest away from you. When you do the sc2tog sts into the set up row, aka the securing stitches, go under both loops of the two sts that you sc together. Is that any clearer?
Hi, i was just wondering if there is any clue as to guage for this project? im making these for myself (I’m an adult with a 5 3/4″ wrist) and want to make sure they will not be too snug. This is the best arm warmer pattern I have ever found and really would love a pair!
Michelle, measuring it now I get 14 dc = 4 inches. Each row of dc is about 1.125″ tall before post stitches. Hope that helps! Thanks for reading!
Thanks! i should be able to fit these with a little adjusting of the cuffs! Thanks!!!
these are great! the only note i have is that they were actually too small for my 6-year-old cousin, so i ended up giving them to the 4 y/o instead. i’m making another set with a 6.5mm hook, and adding two rows.
but otherwise, thank you so much for this pattern! i look forward to making a pair for myself as well.
Ah, we must have very different gauges – my copy still fits my 11 year old! Bumping up the hook size is definitely a good idea, and of course adding rows is easy enough.
I’m so glad you like the pattern!
I have just finished making the first one of a pair of these arm warmers. They are sized for my 6 year old and fit great except for the upper arm cuff. It flares WAY out and doesn’t fit her arm at all! What could be wrong? I did the upper arm cuff with the same hook as the cuff to go around her hand, but it is much larger.
Hi Amy! Sorry to hear you’re having trouble. There are a couple of possibilities that come to mind. One is that you ended up adding some extra rows in the upper cuff – there should be 30, maybe a few extra sneaked in? Another possibility is that you were way more relaxed while making the cuff, and it affected your tension – though that’s a big effect to be sure. If the row count is correct, you could try going down a hook size or two to make it tighter – 6 year olds tend to have smaller upper arms than older kids to be sure, and a little extra snugness there would be handy anyway!
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Thanks for your free crochet arm warmer pattern. I made some for my 8 year old daughter and she loves them. I found your pattern very easy and clear
I’ve linked to you on my blog http://craftsmumship.com/2013/01/crochet-striped-arm-warmers/
Thanks again.
Fantastic post Lorelei – your daughter is a doll! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Thank you so much for this pattern! My 9yo asked me to make her some fingerless mitts…I don’t have a lot of time but how can I say no to that?
I think these will be perfect, so excited to get started! Found you on Ravelry…I’m applecake33. 
-Rachel
I shared this version and the knit version here
http://www.scoop.it/t/needle-and-hook-patterns/p/3997302155/free-pattern-sweet-striped-crochet-arm-warmers
That’s great Treasured! I hadn’t seen that site before, very cool! Thanks for including me!