Easy Leg Warmers Knitting Pattern
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Not quite ready to knit a pair of socks? This easy leg warmers knitting pattern is a great alternative to go with your favorite pair of slippers. Plus, it comes in baby sizes to adult sizes too!
About the Pattern
Available Sizes: Five
Size: 6″ – 16″ (15cm – 40cm) Calf Circumference
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Strength
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
or Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 45 – 125 yards (41 – 114 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Alternative Yarn Substitute Options:
- Lion Brand Hometown Yarn (acrylic option)
- Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick
- Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
- Hobbii Umami
- Rico Designs Creative Twist
- Rowan Big Wool (100% wool)
- Yarn Bee Dream Supreme
- Paint Box Yarns Wool Blend Super Chunky
Check out Yarnsub’s for more yarn substitution
Needles & Notions
Needle Size, Knit Flat: US 11 (8mm) Knitting Needles
Needle Size, KITR: US 11 (8mm) Circular Needles with a 16” (40cm) Cable, or DPNs
Extras: Stitch Marker
Gauge
9.5 STS & 15 rounds per 4” (10cm) square, knit in the pattern below
Measurements
Measurements, Size Large, KITR: 6″ Wide x 14″ (15cm x 35cm)
Weight, size large, KITR: 6.5oz (180g)
Sizes
Calf Size : # of CO STS
XS 6-8” (15-20cm) : CO 16 STS
S 8-10” (20-25cm) : CO 20 STS
M 10-12” (25-30cm) : CO 24 STS
L 12-15” (30-35cm) : CO 28 STS
XL 15-16” (35-40cm) : CO 32 STS
Example: For a 13″ calf you’ll want to cast-on 28 stitches using super bulky yarn. Easily customize these leg warmers to fit any size!
Height = # of Rows to Knit:
29 rows = 08” (20cm)
36 rows = 10” (25cm)
43 rows = 12” (30cm)
50 rows = 14” (35cm)
62 rows = 18” (40cm)
What length should leg warmers be? Well… that depends. lol. If you’re 5’4″, a 12″ leg warmer might work for you. I think 14″ is a pretty safe length for a gift. At 5’9, I like mine about 16″, so there’s lots of slouch. For some reason, slouchy means cozy, so they slouchier the cozier. lol.
Notes
- Not reversible.
- Knit bottom up, however you can wear them either way.
- Knit using the rib & stockinette stitch.
- I knit mine using HiyaHiya interchangeable needles with 3 1/2” (9cm) tips.
- When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.
- CO loosely, making sure your stitches slide easily. Too tight of a stitch will make these difficult to knit in the round. The first couple of rounds will be a little tight, but it gets easier as you go.
- The XS, S and M need to be knitted in the round using the magic loop method, with 24″ (61cm), or larger, cables or DPNs.
- The L and XL can be knitted in the round with 16″ (40cm) cables.
Videos
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
P – purl stitches (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
PM – place marker
STS – stitches
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XS, S, M Patterns, Knit in the Round
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CO STS using the size chart above, PM, join in the round.
Rounds 1-3: *K2, P2*
Round 4: *K*
Repeat round 4 until the leg warmer measures desired length, minus the length for the last few rounds that match the first few rounds.
Last rounds 1-2: *K2, P2*
BO in the K2, P2 pattern.
End:
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knit the second the same as the first.
L, XL Patterns, Knit in the Round
CO STS using the size chart above, PM, join in the round.
Rounds 1-5: *K2, P2*
Round 6: *K*
Repeat round 6 until the leg warmer measures desired length, minus the length for the last few rounds that match the first few rounds.
Last rounds 1-4: *K2, P2*
BO in the K2, P2 pattern.
End:
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knit the second the same as the first.
XS, S, M Pattern, Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Row 1 = wrong side
CO STS using the size chart above, PM, join in the round.
Rows 1-3: *K2, P2* (rib stitch)
Row 4: *K* (stockinette stitch)
Row 5: *P* (stockinette stitch)
Repeat rounds 4-5 until the leg warmer measures desired length, minus the length for the last few rounds that match the first few rounds.
Last rounds 1-2: *K2, P2* (rib stitch)
BO in the K2, P2 pattern.
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End:
Sew side edges together, not the CO & BO edges.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knit the second the same as the first.
L, XL Pattern, Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Row 1 = wrong side
CO STS using the size chart above, PM, join in the round.
Rows 1-5: *K2, P2* (rib stitch)
Row 6: *K* (stockinette stitch)
Row 7: *P* (stockinette stitch)
Repeat rounds 6-7 until the leg warmer measures desired length, minus the length for the last few rounds that match the first few rounds.
Last rounds 1-4: *K2, P2* (rib stitch)
BO in the K2, P2 pattern.
End:
Sew side edges together, not the CO & BO edges.
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knit the second the same as the first.
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