Grab this FREE leg warmer knitting pattern. These are knit flat and include a video showing you how to sew up the seam. :)

About:

Available Sizes: One

Size: 12″ – 15″ {30cm – 38cm} 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}

Knit & Purl Stitches

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Worsted

Yardage: 340 – 350 yards {311 – 320 meters}

Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland

Needle Size: US 9 {5.5mm} Knitting Needles

Details:

Measurements: 6″ Wide x 17″ {15cm x 43cm}

Gauge: 14 STS & 31 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below

Weight: 7.1oz {200g}

Notes:

Reversible.

Knit from the bottom up.

Knit using the rib & garter stitch.

Video:

Click here to watch the “How to Switch Needle Size” video tutorial.

Click here to watch the “How to Seam the Garter Stitch” video tutorial.

Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:

CO 40 STS

Rows 1-5: *K2, P2*, approx. 1” {3cm}

Rows 6 and up: Knit in garter stitch to desired length, minus 1” {3cm}

Next 4 rows: *K2, P2* {Optional: Switched to size US 5 {3.75mm} needles to get a tighter stitch to help keep them up.}

Last row: BO, loosely, in the K2, P2 pattern, this will give it some elasticity.

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}

P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}

STS – stitches

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