Knitted and Embroidered Cuff

This cuff is easy to make and uses up those odds and ends of wool that you have lying around and those beautiful buttons that you needed to buy but haven't yet found a use for!

 I have one for sale right now in my folksy shop. https://folksy.com/items/6626439-Knitted-and-Embroidered-Cuff or you can make your own.

 

Materials Needed

Small amount of a favourite colour wool

knitting needles

Stiff material for a base. Pelmet Vilene would be ideal. (However I am using some left over blind material as I hate to waste anything. It doesn't matter as it won't show).

Buttons

Green embroidery thread

Sewing machine as  ALWAYS!

Soft wool felt in a complimentary colour

 

Step by Step

1. Measure your wrist to ensure your cuff will fit. You want the width of your wrist plus 5cms. My cuff measures 22cms by 5cms.

 

2. Cut out your stiff material to that size.

 

3. Cast on 12 stitches ( adjust according to the thickness of your wool). Knit rows of plain knitting whilst doing something enjoyable, listening to the radio, watching The Great British Sewing Bee on catch up!

Knit until your knitting will stretch to fit your cuff material.

 

4. Pin your stretched knitting to the stiff material.

Thread you machine and sew between the rows of knitting.

 This gives the knitting a more flatten appearance and makes the ridges more pronounced
 
 5.Time to play. Arrange your buttons

 Sew securely in place. ( On the original I used orange thread to add a "pop" to the blue for one  or two buttons and silver for the others but this photo is of a new cuff but it emphasises the choice is yours).

 

6.Make a button hole at one end of the cuff and sew on your fastening button on the other end of your cuff.

 

 

7. Thread a needle with green embroidery thread and chain stitch your stems. There are plenty of tutorials out there if you are unsure how to do this stitch.

 

 

8. Cut your soft wool felt to the same size as your cuff and sew onto the back of your cuff all around the edge using a slip stitch.

 

9.Cut your felt through the button hole, as it is felt it won't fray. 

 

10.Voila, your own unique cuff to wear or if you can bear to, gift. Why not make them in a variety of colours to wear with different outfits.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial, sorry it was so long coming but I have got a few health issues at the moment. Also I know it is not the earring case as first promised but this one was easier to write and as it is my first, I thought it was best to keep it simple. All being well, the next post should be in a couple of weeks. Until then, keep sewing!