Jill's All Season Lace Leg Warmers
These EAsY, lacy, and practical leg warmers are great for any time of year, indoors or out, when you are in need of warmth while wearing a dress, capri pants or even shorts! okay, so this may not make a good fashion statement, BUT they feel soooo good on calves chilled by indoor air conditioning, spring and summer evening breezes, and of course, fall and winter temperatures.
Materials
■Size 4 Double Pointed Needles ■ One 100 gram ball of Knit Picks Brava sport weight yarn, or any sport weight acrylic, wool, or wool blend that is stretchy ■StitchMarker ■TapestryNeedle Gauge: 13 stitches and 16 rows equals 2" in 2x2 ribbing (One size fits most, but width can be adjusted by adding or subtracting seven stitches and length can be adjusted by knitting more or less rows as long as you end on the fourth row of the lace pattern.)
Pattern (make 2!)
Cast on 56 stitches (or any multiple of seven) using a long tail cast-on and join in the round, evenly placing stitches on three needles and placing marker after the first stitch to be knit.
Rounds 1-16:
K2 P2 ribbing Rounds 17- ? (As many pattern repeats as you wish, ending on the fourth round of pattern. I did 20 repeats.) Lace Pattern: Round 1: Knit Round 2: Knit Round 3: (Knit 1, Yarn Over, Purl 1, Purl 3 together, Purl 1, Yarn Over, Knit 1) repeat to end Round 4: Knit e lace pattern with the 56 stitches, place stitches on needles as follows Needle 1: 21 stitches Needle 2:14 stitches Needle 3:21 stitches Final Ribbing Rounds: (Complete 16 rounds) K2 P2 Ribbing
Finishing:
Bind off in pattern. Weave in all ends. Warm up your calves!
I am "jetom" on Ravelry and have been knitting off and on since learning to knit back in junior high school. Yes! They taught knitting as well as sewing and cooking back in the early 1970s in junior high schools in Minnesota where I am from originally. This is the first pattern I've ever written down. It is actually more of an improvisation based on several patterns I experimented with. The resulting legwarmers turned out lacy and stretchy enough, while being practical and hard-wearing. I have cold calves all the time! 1 hope you enjoy it. Please contact me with any questions or problems. I will try to help.
