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Hanging around places like etsy you start to see a looot of this style stuff floating around. I've made many stripey arm warmer things in the past, but with fleece and elastic and whatnot. I decided to try my hand at this because I do like the way the recycled sweaters look, and I was nervous because I don't have the benefit of an overlock stitch/serger which is the big thing when doing exposed stitches. That being said I did it with zig zag and was not disappointed. So while my experiments were successful I WAS disappointed when my searches for a tutorial like this beforehand were very unsuccessful, because I was so unsure and wanted a resource to look at while doing it but couldn't find anything! So that is why I decided to make one myself... so that anyone else making this sort of thing will have what I didn't (and as my first real tutorial I just hope it's helpful.)

About the tutorial and arm warmers though... They are pretty easy and fun to make. I had a bit of an issue with this pair (unfortunate for the tutorial pair!) with the black fabric being far less stretchy than I anticipated. I included my "creative fix" for it in the tutorial. In a way it is kind of a good thing it show how adaptable the pattern is and will perhaps encourage some creative patches. There may be a few tips and hints to this I neglected to include in the tutorial or this description... if I think of anything I'll include it here and if you have any questions regarding this I can answer to the best of my ability.

If you are looking at this tutorial because you were looking for something to make and sell as your own, well it might feel a bit sleezy but a lesson I read once and hope every crafter takes to heart: "If you give, give with both hands." That is to say I am not going to offer this tutorial with a list of silly limitations. After all it's such a basic pattern that anyone can have fun with...so do! Do whatever you want with what YOU make! Just don't go putting this tutorial around as your own or anything... though if you are just sharing links/resources with others go for it If you make a pair I'd love to see them.

PS if you appreciate and like this tutorial please check out my etsy shop! [link] Support me so I can keep crafting and making more tutorials in the future!

Description
Hanging around places like etsy you start to see a looot of this style stuff floating around. I've made many stripey arm warmer things in the past, but with fleece and elastic and whatnot. I decided to try my hand at this because I do like the way the recycled sweaters look, and I was nervous because I don't have the benefit of an overlock stitch/serger which is the big thing when doing exposed stitches. That being said I did it with zig zag and was not disappointed. So while my experiments were successful I WAS disappointed when my searches for a tutorial like this beforehand were very unsuccessful, because I was so unsure and wanted a resource to look at while doing it but couldn't find anything! So that is why I decided to make one myself... so that anyone else making this sort of thing will have what I didn't (and as my first real tutorial I just hope it's helpful.)

About the tutorial and arm warmers though... They are pretty easy and fun to make. I had a bit of an issue with this pair (unfortunate for the tutorial pair!) with the black fabric being far less stretchy than I anticipated. I included my "creative fix" for it in the tutorial. In a way it is kind of a good thing it show how adaptable the pattern is and will perhaps encourage some creative patches. There may be a few tips and hints to this I neglected to include in the tutorial or this description... if I think of anything I'll include it here and if you have any questions regarding this I can answer to the best of my ability.

If you are looking at this tutorial because you were looking for something to make and sell as your own, well it might feel a bit sleezy but a lesson I read once and hope every crafter takes to heart: "If you give, give with both hands." That is to say I am not going to offer this tutorial with a list of silly limitations. After all it's such a basic pattern that anyone can have fun with...so do! Do whatever you want with what YOU make! Just don't go putting this tutorial around as your own or anything... though if you are just sharing links/resources with others go for it If you make a pair I'd love to see them.

PS if you appreciate and like this tutorial please check out my etsy shop! [link] Support me so I can keep crafting and making more tutorials in the future!