My girly girl loves ballet and in the winter her legs are chilly going to and coming home from her lessons. And besides that, I just wanted to make her some cute legwarmers. I found that there are not a lot of worsted weight easy patterns out there. This pattern is very straight-forward and easy to do. And because you use worsted weight yarn, they knit up very quickly.
The Anna Legwarmers
Materials ~ 1 skein worsted weight yarn (apprx 220 yards). I used Cascade Superwash 220. A pair of US6 12" circulars (or US6 dpns).
Sizing ~ the cast on number will fit apprx. ages 4-8 (I am working on expanding the pattern for toddlers)
Using a long-tail cast on, c/o 40 stitches and join in the round, being careful not to twist your stitches.
Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.
Knit in stockinette stitch (K all stitches) for desired length of legwarmer (I did 13" and they work great and even have a little room to grow).
Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.
Cast off. Weave in ends.
So simple and the ribbing is nice and tight but very stretchy so they do not slip down. You can do as I did and add some duplicate stitching, do the entire longies in your favorite ballerina's favorite color, or even do some great stripes.
Hope you have fun knitting these up! And as always, I do not mind at all if you wish to knit these for profit, but please give me credit for the pattern by posting the following on your listing.....
Legwarmer Pattern provided by Holly Pitcock of HandmadeByMama.
The Anna Legwarmers
Materials ~ 1 skein worsted weight yarn (apprx 220 yards). I used Cascade Superwash 220. A pair of US6 12" circulars (or US6 dpns).
Sizing ~ the cast on number will fit apprx. ages 4-8 (I am working on expanding the pattern for toddlers)
Using a long-tail cast on, c/o 40 stitches and join in the round, being careful not to twist your stitches.
Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.
Knit in stockinette stitch (K all stitches) for desired length of legwarmer (I did 13" and they work great and even have a little room to grow).
Knit in 1X1 ribbing (K1, P1) for 14 rows.
Cast off. Weave in ends.
So simple and the ribbing is nice and tight but very stretchy so they do not slip down. You can do as I did and add some duplicate stitching, do the entire longies in your favorite ballerina's favorite color, or even do some great stripes.
Hope you have fun knitting these up! And as always, I do not mind at all if you wish to knit these for profit, but please give me credit for the pattern by posting the following on your listing.....
Legwarmer Pattern provided by Holly Pitcock of HandmadeByMama.
