It is exactly one week until Father’s Day and, like many others, I’ve been scrambling to figure out what to get my Dads (Dad and Step-Dad) for their annual celebration.
Since I’m on a pretty tight budget (as always it seems these days) I’ve decided to try to make my Father’s Day gifts. Dads still love handmade stuff even when you’re 20 years old right?
Anyway, I was browsing on Etsy for gifts and found a great assortment of leather wrist cuffs that I knew my Dad would love. Since they were a bit out of my price range, I decided to make him one myself from suede leather cord. Here is the result:
A Wrist Cuff made from suede leather cord and closed with a wood button.
I found the suede leather cord at my local Walmart for $4.00 (it took 2 packages to make this cuff with all 4 colors) along with a package of wood buttons for $0.78, so this great cuff cost me just under $10 to make but is high quality and looks fantastic!
You can find the pattern I used to make the cuff here. I didn’t follow it exactly though. I decided to crochet the cuff in a rectangle instead of in-the-round so that I could use a button to close it. I also added a row of triple crochet stitches to one end so that the button would fit and hold a bit easier when it was closed. If you choose to make a cuff be sure to make the beginning chain is the right length. The gauge may be a little different than the original pattern.
While I made this cuff for Father’s Day, I think it would be great as a gift for a man or woman for any other occasion or even for yourself! I would love to see what others come up with for this cuff, whether it be using different colors, adding beads, using a different medium, or whatever your creative mind can imagine!
Here’s what it looks like on my wrist. It looks a bit oversized for me but will look fine on a man’s wrist. I personally used 4 colors to represent my Dad’s 4 children, but I think it would look great in a solid color or multiple colors.
Good Luck on your hunt for Father’s Day treasures!
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