free pattern | oh my cuff
The Oh My Cuff pattern, my first ever foray into the wild world of crochet pattern writing (eep), is now available as a plain text pattern, a photo tutorial or a video tutorial. All are accessible from within this post so you just pick your favourite way to learn, grab some yarn and a hook and some buttons or beads for fastening, and off you go, easy peasy.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
You will firstly need to get yourself some yarn and a hook, any size yarn will work, just make sure your hook is the correct size for your yarn, I used Rico Essentials Cotton DK and a 3.5mm crochet hook. Mercerised cotton does lend itself to this pattern, being more hardwearing than regular cotton so you could also try:
Scheepjes Catona | 4ply and lots of colour/ball size options
Patons 100% Cotton DK | 100g of cotton loveliness
King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply | has a particular nice mustard colour called Amber
PHOTO TUTORIAL IN UK TERMINOLOGY
1. chain 4.
2. slip stitch through first chain to form loop and chain 3.
3. into the loop work 2tr, 3ch, 3tr.
4. now chain 3 and turn.
5. work 3tr, 3ch, 3tr into the 3 chain space.
6. then chain 3 and turn again.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you reach your desired length. I do 13 or 14 reps but it all depends on your wrist size and/or how you want it to look.
// PATTERN // UK TERMINOLOGY
With your yarn and 3.5mm hook, ch4 and join with a ss to form a loop.
Row 1. ch3, into the loop work 2tr, 3ch, 3tr, turn.
Row 2. ch3, (3tr, 3ch, 3tr) into ch3 space, turn.
Repeat Row 2 for pattern, working to your desired length (approx. 13 or 14 repeats works for me).
Optional - to create button loop, finish your last treble, turn, and then ss to the ch3 space, once in that space ch8 and ss back into the other side of the space.
Break off yarn, sew in ends.
// PATTERN // US TERMINOLOGY
With your yarn and 3.5mm hook, ch4 and join with a ss to form a loop.
Row 1. ch3, into the loop work 2dc, 3ch, 3dc, turn.
Row 2. ch3, (3dc, 3ch, 3dc) into ch3 space, turn.
Repeat Row 2 for pattern, working to your desired length (approx. 13 or 14 repeats works for me).
Optional - to create button loop, finish your last dc, turn, and then ss to the ch3 space, once in that space ch8 and ss back into the other side of the space.
Break off yarn, sew in ends.
FINISHING
You can finish your cuff however you like; with a ribbon, button, chunky beads (see photo above), or even some pretty press studs - finding pretty press studs is not as easy as you would like to think though.
ps. I am now in a position to advise that mercerised cotton does not withstand the chewing of a seven month old baby!
Happy crocheting yo!
