The first pattern is the Lace Leaf Legwarmers. I designed them for my sister, who felted the first pair of legwarmers I made her! For yarn I chose Knit Picks Capretta, a beautiful cashmere blend. It knit beautifully and has held up well to wear and tear and washing.
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| Finished legwarmer. |
Finished Size: 18" long, 5" wide (when folded flat). Approx. women’s small
Knit Picks Capretta (Fingering weight), 2 balls
#3 needles
7sts & 10rows = 1"
7sts & 10rows = 1"
Cast on 72 sts, join to work in the round
Work *k1 (twisted), p1* rib for 2”
Follow pattern for 14” (or desired length minus 4’)
- Knit
- *yo, k2, sl1, k2tog, psso, k2, yo, k1*
- Knit
- *k1, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, k1, yo, k2*
- Knit
- *k2, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso, yo, k3*
- Knit
- K2tog, k1, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl1, k2tog, psso, *k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, sl1, k2tog, psso*, end last repeat ssk instead of (sl1, k2tog, psso)
- Knit
- K2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso, *k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, sl1, k2tog, psso* end last repeat ssk instead of (sl1, k2tog, psso)
- Knit
- K1, *yo, k5, yo, sl1, k2tog, psso* end last repeat s1, k2tog with first stitch of next round, psso
Work *k1 (twisted), p1* rib for 2”
Bind off loosely
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| Legwarmer worn with jeans and boots. |
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| Close-up of the lace pattern and ribbing. |
You can now link to the pattern on Ravelry too! Enjoy!
16 comments:
These are beautiful Emaly! I'll definitely be knitting a pair when I get some free time... Hope things are going well :)
Sandi
Thanks! I have another pair to post in a few weeks...
Love your leg warmers!! Just wondered what the term K ( twisted) means? I have not seen that in a pattern before. Are you actually twisting the stitch on the needle before you knit it? Thanks for helping out! Good luck with creating new patterns
deb
Thanks Deb! I may have used unusual terminology...I meant to twist the knit stitch for the rib. To do a twisted knit stitch, you knit into the back loop of the stitch, rather than the front. The purl stitch is done normally. A twisted rib is much tighter and neater looking than a regular rib, at least with my knitting. Let me know if you still need more clarification. Emaly
Awesome Emaly for the clarification. Just wondering the yardage of the skeins/balls . I am in Canada and will look for wool with the similar gauge but just wondered about yardage so I buy enough:).
Thanks again!!
The yarn I used had 230 yards/ball, and I used just shy of 2 balls. I approximated that the legwarmers took 450 yards, but it might not be quite that much.
Can you tell me which size of needle you used for this yarn?
Thanks!
I used #3 needles, 3.25mm.
The pattern is beautiful. Would you have any suggestions as to changes required to make the leg warmers more of a medium size?
To make a medium size you could add on a repeat or two of the stitch pattern, to make it wider. Or the easiest way would be to increase the yarn and needle size. If you do that I would definitely check the gauge before you start to make sure you aren't going too big! Hope that helps! Emaly
Thanks Emaly for your quick reply and suggestions. I think I will go with adding a repeat to the pattern at this time. Wish me luck!!
Thanks Emaly for the quick response and the suggestions provided. Since I already have purchased the wool, I will opt for the addition of a repeat of the pattern. Wish me luck! Be well.
In the 10th row I loose 3 stitches and end up with 69 instead of 72. Is this correct?
I really wish I could help more! I just worked through the pattern again and came out with 72 stitches after every row. The k2tog and ssk results in a decrease of 2 stitches, same as the (sl1, k2tog, psso). And there are 2 yarn-overs (increases) for every set of 2 decreases. Are you sure you aren’t losing some of the yarn-overs as you work around the row?
Hi Emaly! Thanks for the pattern!
I was wondering about the number of stitches too. In Row 8 and Row 10, your instructions say to "end last repeat ssk instead of (sl1, k2tog, psso)". You only need 2 stitches to do a ssk, however (sl1, k2tog, psso) is a 3-stitch maneuver. So we're missing the instruction on the one stitche before the ssk if that's the end of the round. Right? Thank you!
In row 8 and 10, the rows start with a k2tog, so combined with the ssk at the end of the rows you still lose 2 stitches. Does that make sense? I promise that the pattern is correct!
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