A few years back I had a crush on apple green. The green pearls are leftovers from a beach top I crocheted to match my apple green bikini.

I still like the pearls, but matching them to my dark autumn wardrobe was a challenge. And I think I have succeeded. This is the early stage of a pair of wristwarmers that will match up with my charcoal jacket, my camel duffel or even my bright red coat. In real life the bronze pearls are vibrant enough to compete with the acid of the green and the matte, brown alpakka bring them both back to earth.

In need of a pattern?

Measure the circumference of your wrist and divide on the lenght of a bead to get the appropriate number of right-side rows. Then add this number with three to include three pearsl a row. (Or wing it, you can always break the yarn and add more pearls at the cost of two extra ends to fasten).

Pearls are strung in repetitions of green-bronze-green.
Thirty-odd stitches are knit back and forth with pearls placed from the back side between the 4th and 5th, 5th and 6th and 6th and 7th the first 6 rows. Then the pearls are placed 3 stitches further in from the edge, starting between the 7th and the 8th.
thirty-odd stitches