Pattern description from Knockdown Knits: “It’s hard enough being a roller girl with a broken leg/ankle/wrenched knee and watching all your friends skate while you’re hobbling around on those lame, ugly crutches, getting pain in your armpits. C’mon, your feet are blistered enough as it is, you don’t need your pits to suffer as well! Even if you haven’t ended up on crutched yet, chances are you or one of your derby friends will! Save yourself the injustice and pain of having blistered armpits. Knit these armpit cushions in any favorite color (though I wouldn’t recommend white; sweat stains are always pretty) and you’ll have some padding and protection from those horrible crutch blisters. Knit in two simple pieces, then stuffed for some extra padding, these cushions knit up in no time at all. The seed-stitch edging makes them nice and stretchy, so you can add extra stuffing if you need to.”

Skill Level: Rookie

Materials:

• Plymouth Yarn Encore D.K. (75% acrylic, 25% wool, 150 yd. 137m per 1.75 oz. 50g skein): 1 skein #1385 Shocking Pink
• US 5 3.75mm straight needles
• 3 buttons, 0.75” in size
• Tapestry needle
• Polyester fiberfill for stuffing

Finished Measurements:

• Width 5/5”
• Length: 9” unbuttoned