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Crafty friends ( Paganess) following the success of knitted knee caps for her grandma my niece has requested a pair of legwarmers. Anybody got a pattern they might scan/email/recommend? Please and thank you.
Kentishlady
Many free
patterns on www.ravelry.com
Paganess
Measure the
ankle & calf, knit 3" rib for the ankle stocking stitch the rest and a
couple of inches rib at the top. Use
round needles, or 4 double pointed x x
Mr
Python I
think knitting you own kneecaps is taking self medication and treatment too
far...
Bentonbag
The niece is
in Australia so ankle and calf measuring may prove problematic. Should I just do a tube or should the calf be
a bit bigger than the ankle? I'm
thinking of using the same number of stitches as for the knee caps but without
the bendy bit in the middle. I had
thought about using double ended to save sewing up but I'm never sure when to
change onto a new needle - and circulars are so much easier to handle.
Paganess
Totally agree
about the circular needles, I got bamboo ones from Tynemouth market, so much
easier on the hands! I would say the top
definitely needs to be bigger than the ankle, but that does depend on how
swollen the ladies ankles are xx
Bentonbag
She's 29 and
a yoga teacher - I don't think swollen ankles are a problem for her (yet)
Kentishlady
This is for
dancing leg warmers. size 7 double-pointed needles.
48 stitches in the round, stocking stitch, with 1
inch of 2×2 ribbing on each end. Cast
off loosely. Double knit yarn. Can be done on circular needle. Think size 7 is 4.5 in the modern needle. I
don't knit very often since I started crochet!
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