After looking at this wristwarmers/gauntlets I thought of Knights - no idea why. But so the gauntlets got their name :-)
You will need about 50 - 60 g of yarn like Alpaka Silk by Debbie Bliss or Cool Wool Big by Lana Grossa. I used my own handspun yarn with a similar gauge.
Knitted in only a few hours - with Garter Stitch and some short rows - these Knight's Gauntlets will make a perfekt "Last-Minute-Gift".