Hope everyone who is affected by the winter storm is fine. The “bomb cyclone” that caused an extreme and rapid temperature drop last week was so terrible and life threatening. No, I wasn’t affected (thank god) but if I would have, this pair of cable knit leg warmers will be in very good use to at least keep my legs warm even if I am at indoor. Please grab the free knitting pattern to knit them for yourself or for your loved ones.
I knitted this pair of leg warmers a while ago and I wore them during my winter vacation in Japan. I received lots of compliments from passersby asking where I bought this stylish ombre effect cable knit leg warmers from. I chuckled and feel proud of myself to have designed and knitted them.
It doesn’t take very long to complete this pair of leg warmers, at least they are so much faster than a pullover knit project. A ball of Lion Brand Scarfie is all the yarn you need, you will need to match the ombre tone for both pieces of the leg warmers but the effort is rewarding after they are done. If you find it troublesome, you can always use other equivalent yarn to knit.
The leg warmers are knitted in round with 5.5mm circular needle, you do not need to do any seaming after completed the knitting part. However, there is some important note in the pattern that you need to pay attention at, especially when there is a cable stitch at between the last stitch of previous round and firs stitch on next round. No worry, I have that explained clearly and if you still have difficulty in understanding, please let me know.
Hi! These are beautiful and I’d like to make a pair! I’d like to do them with a smaller needle (size 7), but will need to increase the pattern repeats. Can you add one pattern repeat or do you have to do two?
Thanks!
Hi Madsci, you will need to make a test gauge (bigger than 4″ x 4″ ) to check your knitting tension, measure and mark your test gauge 4″ x 4″ and count the amount of stitch and rows in it. Do some calculations of the number of stitches and rows you need to achieve the final dimension of the leg warmer, from there you will know how many repeats you will need to add to the pattern. Hope this helps.
I love these but wish they were crochet!
I love the cabling but my leg warmers are way too long as written. I dont see the long ribbing of Round 13-24 (12 rounds) in the top picture, the pattern doesn’t match the original work. 91 rounds is way too long at this gauge unless you want over the knee leg warmers and the scarfie color shift to repeat from A – B – A.
The pattern is correct as it is my original design and I wrote this pattern based on what I have knitted. Please note that the long ribbing is at the top of the leg warmers in the picture thus the pattern matches the original work. Perhaps your tension is a little too loose to produce a longer leg warmer, please check your gauge again before continuing your knitting as I feel bad for you to undo what you have done after completed the whole project.
So cute! love the ombre effect too. And over the boot looks great. Thank you for the pattern.