Grab this FREE leg warmer knitting pattern. It has a full cable stitch that creates extra thickness and bold styling.

About:

Available Sizes: One
Size: 12″ – 15” {30cm – 38cm} Calf Circumference
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
PDF Bonus: Checklist, Ad-Free Video

Techniques:

Knit in the Round
Knit & Purl Stitches
Cable Stitch

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 185 – 195 yards {470 – 479 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Circular Needles with a 16” {40cm} Cable, or DPN’s
Extras: Stitch Markers, Cable Needle

Yarn Substitutes:

Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky

Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.

Details:

Measurements: 6″ Wide x 14″ {13cm x 35cm}

Gauge: 14 STS & 15 rounds per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below

Weight: 10.6oz {300g}

Notes:

Not reversible.
Knit bottom up, however you can wear them either way.
Knit using the rib & cable knit stitches.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
When knitting in the round you’re always knitting the right side of your work.
I knit mine using HiyaHiya interchangeable needles with 3 1/2” {9cm} tips.
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.

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.

Click here to watch the “C4F” video tutorial.

Pattern, Knit in the Round:

CO 40 STS, PM, join in the round

Rounds 1-5: *K3, P2*

Rounds 6-7: *K4, P1*

Rounds 8: *C4F, P1*

Rounds 9-14: *K4, P1*

Rounds 15: *C4F, P1*

Repeat rounds 9-15, 4 more times.

Round 44: *K4, P1*

Rounds 45-48: *K3, P2*

Round 49: BO in the *K3, P2* pattern

End:

Weave in the ends.

No blocking necessary.

Knit the second the same as the first.

Abbreviations:

* – * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
C4F – cable4front {Transfer 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold it in the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches and then knit the 2 stitches off the cable needle}
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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