Ruffled Kids Leg Warmers

I am getting a little frantic in my mind about where I am with my gift making, but I do this every year!  On top of Christmas there are 5 birthdays coming up, yikes!  I am making a resolution with myself that I am going to get a head start on gift making, starting this winter – I say this every year too, but this year I am going to do it!!  I  think some of the frantic feeling comes with the fact that most of the gifts need to be mailed and therefore I need to get them done earlier.  I haven’t even figured out what I am going to make Stella this year – nothing has really come to me, but I know it will – I can feel is fostering in my brain.

I love tights, long socks, leggings and I remember leg warmers from days gone by and think I will eventually make myself a pair (another winter project). I have made a couple of kids leg warmers and wanted to make another pair for a present and when this pattern presented itself – the light went on.  The original pattern called for it to be knitted on double pointed needles, which I will avoid at almost all cost – so I re-did this pattern to be knitted on straight needles.

Ruffled Kids Leg Warmers

K leg warmer done

Items Needed

1 skein medium weight yarn (you will not use the whole skein)
Size 7 needles
Darning needles

Gauge: 5 stitches and 7 rows per inch stockinette stitch.

Size: 6 – 12 months (12-18 months, 18-24 months, 2 – 4 years, 4-6 years, 6-8 years, 8-10 years)

Calf circumference: 6.5 (7.5, 8,9, 9, 9.5, 9.5) inches

Ankle Circumference: 4 (5, 5.5, 6.5, 6.5, 7, 7) inches

Length: 5 (6, 6.5, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9) inches

The pair I made was for 6 – 8 years of age

1. Cast on 28 (32, 36, 40, 40, 44, 44) stitches.

2. Work in 2×2 ribbing for 1 inch (K2, P2).

K Leg warmers ribbing

3. Next row increase: *K7 (8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 11), M1.  Repeat from * across row. 32 (36, 40, 44, 44, 48, 48) stitches.

4. Work in stockinette stitch (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) for 1.5 (2.5, 3, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5) inches.  Start with a purl row and end with a purl row.

K leg warmer stockinette done

5. Next row: *K6 (7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10), k2tog (knit 2 together). Repeat from * across row. 28 (32, 36, 40, 40, 44, 44) stitches.

6. Purl

7. Next row: *K5 (6, 7, 8, 8, 9,9), K2tog. Repeat from * across row.  24 (28, 32, 36, 36, 40, 40) stitches.

8. Purl

9. Next row: *K4 (5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8), K2tog. Repeat from * across row. 20 (24, 28, 32, 32, 36, 36) stitches.

10. Purl

K leg warmer decrease

11. Work in 2×2 ribbing for 1/2 inch (K2, P2).

K leg warmer 2nd ribbing

12. Purl

13. Kfb in every stitch across row. 40 (48, 56, 64, 64, 72, 72) stitches.  Here is a great demo on Kfb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILcTB5hc0XM

14. Purl

15. Kfb in every stitch across row. 80 (96, 112, 128, 128, 144, 144) stitches.

16. Purl 1 row.

17. Knit 1 row.

18 Bind off.

K leg warmer need to sew up

19. Sew up the seam and weave in all ends.

K leg warmers seam

And you are done!

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