I finished my leg warmers (aka as the renamed "boot toppers") on a day we hit 42F degrees. After a week where we had two days of -10F temps with the windchill.
Go figure.
But I'm ready for the next blast, should we get one this late in the winter. And with it being the Midwest, it's not out of the realm of possibility.
I adore these cables.
And if the snow is too high, reverse the cuff and bring the warmer up past the knee.
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US 13 - 9.0 mm (for the cable piece)
US 11 - 8.0 mm (for the leg shaft)
Yarn
Plymouth Yarn De Aire
How much?
4 skeins = 436.0 yards (398.7 meters), 400 grams
Colorway
Manhattan
Purchased at
Jimmy Beans Wool in Reno, Nevada
Notes
The cabled band is sewn together with mattress stitch for a sturdier seam.
Stitches picked up around the edge - 70 total, adjust to 68 stitches.
Shaft of the leg is 2x2 ribbing, size 11US dpns. Knit to 6” in length.
Cable pattern used:
Cast on 28 stitches
Borders
Odd rows: K2, P2
Even rows: P2, K2
Knit Stitch – K
Purl-P
Reverse Stockinette Stitch-St st
Cable 8 Back (C8B)- slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and hold at back of work, knit next 4 sts from left hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle.
Cable 8 Front (C8F)- slip next 4 sts onto cable needle and hold at front of work, knit next 4 sts from left hand needle, then knit sts from cable needle
Skill: Intermediate
Cast On: Panel of 20 sts on a background of reverse St st.
Row 1
(Right side): k20.
Row 2
P20.
Row 3
k4, C8F twice.
Row 4
P20.
Row 5
k20.
Row 6
p20.
Row 7
k20.
Row 8
P20.
Row 9
C8B twice, k4.
Row 10
P20.
Row 11
k20.
Row 12
P20.
Repeat rows 1-12 until you have reached your desired length.
Saturday, February 07, 2015
Sunday, February 01, 2015
Cozy Kick
We've been under a Winter Storm Warning since yesterday 7 pm, and it doesn't look like it will lift until tonight around 9 pm. Seriously big snow this time, prediction is between 10" to 12"+. We'll see what happens...
Meanwhile, I have been on a bit of a cozy kick lately. It helps use up the half skeins of lovely wool I've had in my stash for a while now. The latest mug cozy/cover is for a friend. I made it to match the fingerless mitts I knit her early last year. It's based on several different hat patterns I've used in the past few yars.
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Needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm double-points
Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted
How much?
0.25 skeins = 52.5 yards (48.0 meters), 25 grams
Colorway
Loro barranquero
Purchased at
Knit & Knot in Bettendorf, Iowa
Meanwhile, I have been on a bit of a cozy kick lately. It helps use up the half skeins of lovely wool I've had in my stash for a while now. The latest mug cozy/cover is for a friend. I made it to match the fingerless mitts I knit her early last year. It's based on several different hat patterns I've used in the past few yars.
* * *
Needles
US 8 - 5.0 mm double-points
Yarn
Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted
How much?
0.25 skeins = 52.5 yards (48.0 meters), 25 grams
Colorway
Loro barranquero
Purchased at
Knit & Knot in Bettendorf, Iowa
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