If you’re like me, and you subscribe to knitting magazines that come with free yarn, you probably have dozens of small 10g-25g balls of yarn and not much to do with them.

These wristlets are designed to fill that niche. They’re quick to work up, and you can make a pair from less than 25g of DK yarn (about 48 yards).

The name comes from the historical Kingdom of Gwent (Wales) whose coat of arms was Per pale Azure and Sable three Fleurs-de-Lis Or.

This is the first of three designs inspired by the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Gwent