Witchy-striped, ruffled armwarmers, legwarmers, and a neckwarmer are crocheted with sportweight yarn and fitted for a feminine look. This is a crochet re-design of my knit pattern, Witch Warmers. Fast and fun to make: no seaming or blocking. These warmers are great for Halloween, and they can be made in other holiday, piratey, or school colors… or to complement your everyday witch wear.

The legwarmers are kneesock-length and can be made in a short sock length. The armwarmers cover most of the forearm and can be made in a short wristwarmer length.

An innovative ruffling technique is included, which produces uniform ruffles that keep their shape. In addition, a smooth striping method is provided for sharp-edged, toothless stripes that are practically jogless. The jogless part was developed by Swedish crocheter, Absinthia here on Ravelry. Thanks, Absinthia!!!

U.S. crochet terms

Schematic diagrams are included in pattern.

Hooks, etc.: uses US H / 5.0 mm and US F / 3.75 mm crochet hooks; 1 removable stitch marker, 4 buttons for neckwarmer, 1 large-eyed needle for attaching buttons.

Yarn: 600-700 yds / 550-650 meters sportweight wool, wool blend, or acrylic yarn. The pictures show Plymouth Encore DK (#217 black) and Lion Brand Wool-Ease sportweight (#130 green heather). Since Wool-Ease sportweight has been discontinued, Plymouth Encore DK #1317 (turquoise) is a very good substitute. You can use 3 skeins of each color for the full set of Witch Warmers.

Pattern includes yarn amounts for specific sizes of armwarmers, legwarmers, and the neckwarmer, as well as for the full set.

Gauge: 16 st x 14 rows = 4”/10cm x 4”/10cm

Skill Level: intermediate

Many thanks to the fearless testers who tried out this pattern and made it better!

Thanks also to Erssie Major, a much-admired-and-published pattern designer who did a super tech edit and made an enormous difference in the quality of this pattern.

HELP FOR HAITI: 100% of the designer’s profit from the sale of this pattern were donated to Save the Children Federation: Haiti Earthquake Children in Emergency Fund, from January 20 through February 15, 2010. Thanks to everyone who bought my patterns during those weeks!