Traveling Vine Legwarmers

No matter how your body is shaped we all struggle with finding clothes that fit in the way we want. As makers we have an advantage. We can love our curves and angles, creating clothing that flatters our bodies in exactly the way we would like.

This pattern is going to give you the tools to create leg warmers with a custom fit. As you work your way through the set-up instructions, you will be guided to make decisions on width, length, and the number of pattern repeats. Traveling Vine is worked in the round from calf to ankle and is appropriate for fingering through worsted weight yarns only. Heavier weight yarns will be too bulky. The Traveling Vine panel pattern is adapted from a stitch pattern found in 250 Japanese Kitting Stitches: The Original Pattern Bible by Hitomi Shida. 

Skills: Basic computation skills, yo, ssk, k2tog, k3tog, k tbl, work in the round

Materials:

Fingering, sport, DK, or worsted weight yarn, (approximately 806, 733, 594, 515 yds) Amount will vary.

Double pointed needles in an appropriate size for your yarn

16” (40 cm) circular needles in an appropriate size for your yarn

1 crochet hook approximately the same size as the knitting needles

Tapestry needle

Gauge

The gauge for this project will vary depending on the yarn used. A gauge swatch must be knit for this pattern. All of your calculations for a custom fit will be based on the swatch.