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Grab this free leg warmer knitting pattern. It’s a beginner pattern that can be knit flat or knit in the round.
About:
Available Sizes: Five
Sizes: 6” – 16” {15cm – 40cm} Calf Circumference
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Beginner
PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly
Bonus: Video
Techniques:
Knit Flat {Back & Forth} OR Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Materials:
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 45 – 125 yards {41 – 114 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
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
Yarn Substitutes:
Phildar Phil Alaska
Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.
Details:
Gauge: 9.5 STS & 15 rounds per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Notes:
Reversible.
Knit bottom up, however you can wear them either way.
Knit using the rib stitch.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
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.
Video:
Click here to watch the “Tools You Need to Knit Leg Warmers in the Round” video tutorial.
Click here to watch the “How to Knit Leg Warmers in the Round” video tutorial.
Size Chart:
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
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}
Pattern, Knit in the Round:
CO STS using the size chart above, PM, join in the round.
All rounds: *K2, P2*
Last round: BO in pattern.
End:
Weave in the ends.
No blocking necessary.
Knit the second the same as the first.
Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:
CO STS using the size chart above
Round 1: *K2, P2*
All other rounds: knit the knits & purl the purls
Last round: BO in 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.
Abbreviations:
* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
KITR – knit in the round
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
PM – place marker
STS – stitches
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