Astrid's wrist-warmers

For part of the week I work in an office with Astrid. We both suffer from cold hands, which particularly affects us when we're working at home. I have thought about wearing fingerless gloves while working in my cold study but this somehow seems too depressing (I just keep getting images of Bob Cratchit in my mind!) So I was interested to hear that Astrid's secret to keeping her hands warm is to wear wrist-warmers. 

The freezing weather and the pile of essays waiting to be marked has prompted me to have a go at making my own wrist-warmers. I used some left-over Rowan Kid Classic on slightly smaller needles than those recommended to get a nicely tight fabric. They've got stocking-stitch linings and a bi-coloured slip-stitch design on the outside.

I wore them today for the first time and they really do work! I've had toasty warm hands all day - which has made the marking so much more bearable.