Alpaca and Kidsilk Haze ruffled wrist-warmers, courtesy of a free pattern by Brenda Dayne on the Knitty site. Made two pairs of these - one as a Christmas present for my sister, and one for me (of course).
Working in the round with Kidsilk yarn on a too-large circular needle wasn't a good idea. As I didn't have enough double-ended pins I opted for straight ones and a seam. I found it fiddly to incorporate the beads at cast-on (my problem, not the pattern's), so I crocheted the beads onto the cast-on row afterwards.
For the second pair, I abandoned the beads completely at cast-on to avoid the possibility of catching the yarn. Not as pretty, but practical for me. Easy to knit, and toasty warm.
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