When the West Coast of Canada enters Scorpio, it gets cold fast. The damp chill air of the island makes one glad to have a fire stove, tea and warm cozy leg warmers on hand to add extra warmth and layers. Scorpio leg warmers were inspired by a desire to have a thick, and soft leg warmer that I could wear in the darker months of the year both around the house and while wandering the Winter ocean shore. It's a sister design to my “Earth Mama Leg Warmers" pattern, offering a bit more weight. The body ribbing helps the leg warmer hug your leg while the larger gauge ribbing at the bottom allows it to drape over your boot easily. It's a very quick knit, making it ideal for gift knitting. Sizes S (M, L) [Medium size featured in photos] To Fit 30 - 35 cm (35-40 cm, 40- 45cm) calf circumference 12 - 14" (14 - 16", 16 - 18") circumference All sizes are approximately 39.5 cm / 15.5" in total length after blocking. Note on sizing and length: These leg warmers are a generous size, and can be worn over other layers of clothing (like long socks, rights or slim fitting pants). If you are unsure on sizing, consider that they fit on the larger size and how you are most likely to want to wear them (next to your skin or over layers of other clothing). If you're interested in customizing the length to make them shorter or longer, note that each repetition of the cable pattern increases the overall length by about 3 cm (1.25 inches). To add length, add in more repetitions of the cable pattern. To shorten it, decrease the number of repetitions.
Materials:
5 mm / 8 US 60 cm / 24 inch circular needles (long enough to do magic loop) or DPNs 5.5 mm / 9 US 60 cm / 24 inch circular needles (long enough to do magic loop) or DPNs Stitch Marker 2 (2, 3) skeins of Malabrigo's Mecha (shown in colourway "Orujo" or approx 220 (240, 270) meters of bulky weight yarn. \* note, I used an entire skein for each medium sized leg warmer. Purchase an extra skein if you wish to alter length or swatch Techniques Used: CO - Cast On Pm - Place marker K - Knit P -Purl Pf&b- Purl Front and Back (increase I stitch) P2tog - Purl 2 Together C6F - Cable 6 Forward C6B - Cable 6 Back LT - Left Twist RT - Right Twist BO - Bind Off Gauge: 14 sts x 20 rows = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette
Directions (Top Down) :
With 5 mm/ US 8 needles, CO 44 (50, 56) sts, dividing evenly on each side of your circulars. PM. K1, P1 ribbing for 10 Rows Switch to 5.5 mm / US 9 needles Set Up Row: P 1, pf&b, p until end of round. 45 (51, 57) sts total Begin Body of Cable Pattern: Row 1: K2, p1, k2, p2, k12, p2, k2, p1, \*k2, p1 \*; rep from \* until end of round. Row 2: K2, p1, LT, p2, k12, p2, RT, p1, \*k2, p1 \*; rep from \* until end of round. Row 3: Repeat Row 1. Row 4: K2, p1, LT, p2, C6F, C6B, p2, RT, p1, \*k2, p1 \*; rep from \* until end of round. Row 5: Repeat Row 1. Row 6: Repeat Row 2. Repeat Rows 1-6 9 more times for a total of 10 repetitions total. Next Row: P 1, p 2tog, p until end of round. 46 (50, 56) sts total Bottom Ribbing: K1, p1 ribbing for 12 rows. BO & Block Pattern Copyright 2015 Natalie Raedwulf. All rights reserved. Pattern is for personal, non-commercial use only. For pattern support, email n.raedwulf@gmail.com www.facebook.com/wolfandfaunknits www.instagram.com/wolfandfaunknits
