Confetti Chill
Adorable wrist warmers for grown ups! Simple little leggings for toddlers. A WoollyWagtail design
These adorable leggings pull together a toddlers outit and keep out those chilly breezes. They make equally good adult wrist warmers too! I think they are a great quick gift that you can make in an evening. The 'confeti' fringe makes them super special and is a great way to use up the gorgeous ends of yarn in you stash you just couldn't bare to throw away.
Finished size
Length = 20cm, Circumference = 18cm, to fit toddlers or small children's legs or the average female wrist.
Gauge
17 stitches per 10cm, on 6mm cable needles, (in stocking stitch) when blocked.
Materials
6mmcableneedlesorDPNs Leggings / wrist warmers - 50 grams/58 meters 12 ply bulky yarn Fringe - 3 meters contrast yarn (l used). Crochet hook for attaching fringe (any size). Tapestry needle for weaving in ends.
Yarn used in the photo
Paton's Stellar in Rose - 12 ply Bulky Noro Tayio Sock ends that I collected when making another garment giving the wonderful range of colours. I usedcolour-wayS49. All WoollyWagtail patterns are copyrighted and intended for personal home use only. Items made from my patterns may not be sold or auctioned. The pattern may not be reproduced in any format. Thankyou for your understanding and cooperation!
Pattern Notes
CO - Cast On K -Knit P- Purl BO- Bind Off Long Tail Cast On To modify the size - add 5 stitches at a time to maintain the current rib pattern. Knit to desired length. Jeny's surprisingly stretchy bind off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Mtbkyf5
Instructions
CO 26 stitches on 6mm needles using the long tail cast on technique. Join to work in the round being careful not to twist stitches. Place marker. Round 1 - Slip marker (K4, p1) repeat 5 times. K1 Round 2 - K all stitches to the marker. Repeat round 1 and round 2 twenty times or until required length is achieved. Bind off all stitches using Jeny's surprisingly stretchy bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends and block.
To make the fringe
All WoollyWagtail patterns are copyrighted and intended for personal home use only. ltems made from my patterns may not be sold or auctioned. The pattern may not be reproduced in any format. Thankyou for your understanding and cooperation!
Cut 24 lengths of yarn, 10 cm long each. Use 12 pieces for each legging or wrist warmer. Find the top of your legging / wrist warmer - this will be the end that you have bound off on, as it willbe the stretchiest. In the largest section of rib, where you have 5 rows instead of 4 like the rest, find the centre row of stitches. Using your crochet hook place the hook under both legs of the stitch. With a 10 cm piece of yarn folded in half pull the centre under the stitches, pull the yarn through the loop you have created. Tug gently to secure. Repeat in the stitch below 11 more times (12 pieces of fringe in total)
Do the same for the second legging or wrist warmer.
If necessary you can now trim the ends of the fringe to make them all the exact same length. Happy Knitting WoollyWagtail
