The Outlander Claire’s cable knit arm warmers pattern will allow you to create a large twisted cabled cuff in an intricate design.
I wanted to share with you another free knitting pattern that has been inspired by the TV show Outlander.
This pattern is part of my Outlander collection, you can see the other Outlander patterns here.
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Outlander
If you have been watching the Outlander TV series, through all of the seasons, Claire has worn fingerless gloves and wrist warmers.
The wrist warmers that inspired this design were knit in a dark grey yarn, so I chose a similar shade in an acrylic/natural wool blend.
The cabled cuff is at the top of the wrist warmers, with a stockinette body, and a ribbed design at the bottom.
Outlander Claire’s Hand Knit Arm Warmers
Inspired by Claire Fraser wearing beautiful knitted pieces, the arm warmers are knit both flat and in the round.
The cabled cuff is made separately from the arm length, it is knit flat and then stitches are picked up around the cuff to continue on with the arm section.
The cabled cuffs are slightly different from the image above, with a smaller cable design.
Cable Knitting
This pattern is for intermediate knitters, as the cable stitch is a little bit more complicated.
The cable itself is made only on the cuffs, knit flat and then seamed.
Once the cuff has been completed and seamed, you then pick up and knit stitches to start knitting the length of the arm warmer in stocking stitch.
Outlander Knitting Patterns
Whenever I watch Outlander I just love to look at the costumes and see how beautifully they are pieced together.
Claire and Brianna’s costumes have motivated many knitters to make shawls, infinity scarves, and more throughout the four seasons that have aired so far.
I wanted to make a collection of knits that are inspired by both Claire and her daughter Brianna, from gloves, wristwarmers and scarves.
You can see a roundup of Outlander Knitting Patterns here.
Outlander Knits
You can also see more patterns in my Outlander collection here;
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Fraser’s Ridge Fingerless Mittens
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Cabled Cabin Fingerless Gloves
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The Brianna Cowl Pattern
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Outlander Fingerless Gloves Pattern
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Celtic Cable Fingerless Gloves Pattern
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Outlander Claire Gloves
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Claire’s Cable Knit Wrist Warmers Pattern
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Outlander Capelet Pattern
Outlander Arm Warmers Pattern
See the free pattern below, or you may purchase the inexpensive ad-free, PDF printable pattern in my shop HERE.
There are also the Outlander Pattern Collections that you can view below:
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Outlander Pattern Collection – featuring 20 patterns
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Outlander Gloves and Arm Warmers Collection – featuring 10 patterns
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Outlander Shawls, Wraps and Scarves Collection – featuring 10 patterns
Skill Level – Intermediate
Notes
The cable cuffs knit up quickly and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
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Size – Woman’s Small/medium
Length of the arm warmers = 9 inches
Width (laying flat) = 4 inches
Gauge = 12 sts in 12 rounds in 2 inches.
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- CO – cast on
- Cont – Continue
- C4B – (K2 and 2), slip the next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, K2 from the left-hand needle, then K2 from the cable needle.
- K – knit
- P – purl
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St(s) – stitch(es)
- Rep – repeat
Yarn
- 1 x skein of medium weight yarn (04)
- Yarn weight chart
- I used Alize Lanagold Classic in Dark Grey
Needles
- 5mm (US 8) 9″ or 16″ circular knitting needles
- 5mm (US 8) Cable needle
Notions
- Tape measure
- Darning needle
- Scissors
Pattern Instructions
Cable Knit Arm Warmers – make 2 pieces.
Both pieces are knit in the round.
The Cable Cuff
CO 16sts
- K1, *K2, P3, K4, P3, K2* rep from * to * to last st K1,
- Work each st in the manner it presents (P3, K3, P4, K3, P3)
- K1, *K2, P3, K4, P3, K2* rep from * to * to last st K1,
- Work each st in the manner it presents (P3, K3, P4, K3, P3)
- K1, *K2, P3, C4B, P3, K2* rep from * to * to last st, K1,
- Work each st in the manner it presents, (P3, K3, P4, K3, P3)
- K1, *K2, P3, K4, P3, K2* rep from * to * to last st K1,
- Work each st in the manner it presents, (P3, K3, P4, K3, P3)
Rep the 8 rows above until the piece measures 8 inches – or however long you need it to be to encircle your hand/wrist.
Cast off.
Stitch the ends together using an invisible seam.
The Arm Length
- Pick up and knit 40 sts around the edge of the cable cuff.
- I counted about 49 sts on the bottom edge of my cable cuff so to pick up 40 sts I picked up and K 4, missed one and then picked up 4 and repeated that until the end, where there were 5 left, so I picked up 3, left one and picked up the last one.
- Knit every round until the piece measures 7.5 inches (or however long you want it to be).
- Purl 2 rounds
- Knit 5 rounds
- K5, P5 to end of round
- Cont to K5, P5 for 1 inch
- Cast off loosely (knit) change to a larger needle if you wish.
Making Up
Sew in any loose ends.
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