The cable pattern is very basic and would be an excellent first cable project. I chose an alpaca fleece for the project fiber. The cable pattern supports the inherently inelastic alpaca fiber in a soft yet stable fabric form and the buttons make the wristers easily adjustable. As the wrist/ankle warmers are worn, the alpaca will bloom to a lovely softness, but will maintain the deep cable pattern.

The length of the wrist/ankle warmer can be adjusted by working more or fewer cable pattern repeats. If you want a wider piece, cast on more stitches and work more edge stitches in garter stitch.