Knee High Legwarmers
These Knee High Legwarmers will certainly keep you warm, but they'll also show off your stylish fashion sense. Colorful legwarmers like these are perfect for the fall season as you can wear them so many ways with high heels, under tall boots or with flats. This is an easy crochet pattern to work up that can look cute in a solid crochet color or a bright variegated yarn like Tequila Sunrise from Red Heart. Get cozy with bright colors this fall.
Crochet Hook4.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(1) Super Fine (27-32 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
- RED HEART® “Heart & Sole® with Aloe”: 4 (5, 5, 6, 7) Balls 3935 Tequila Sunrise.
- Crochet Hook: 4.5mm [US 7].
- Thin flat elastic
- Stitch markers
- Yarn needle
Directions are for size Small; changes for sizes Medium, Large, X-Large and 2X are in parentheses.
Thigh Width: 16 (18, 20, 23, 26)”
Ankle Width: 10 (11, 12, 13, 15)”
Length: 24”
Abbreviations : ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half double crochet; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); tr = triple or treble crochet; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
GAUGE: 18 tr = 4”; 4 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
LEG WARMERS (Make 2)
Ch 75 (82, 89, 103, 117), slip st in first ch to join, taking care not to twist sts. Place marker for beginning of round.
Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as hdc here and throughout), hdc in each ch around, slip st in beginning ch to join. Place marker for beginning of round.
Round 2: Ch 1 (counts as sc here and throughout), sc in each hdc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 4: Ch 4 (counts as tr here and throughout), tr in each sc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each tr around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in each hdc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Round 7: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, slip st in beginning ch.
Rounds 8-11: Repeat Rounds 4-7.
Round 12: Repeat Round 4.
Round 13: Ch 2, hdc in next st, [hdc in next 6 tr, skip next tr] 10 (11, 12, 14, 16) times, hdc in last 3 hdc, slip st in beginning ch – 65 (71, 77, 89, 101).
Round 14: Repeat Round 6.
Round 15: Repeat Round 7.
Round 16: Repeat Round 4.
Round 17: Ch 2, hdc in next st, [hdc in next 5 tr, skip next tr] 10 (11, 12, 14, 16) times, hdc in last 3 hdc, slip st in beginning ch – 55 (60, 65, 75, 85).
Round 18: Repeat Round 6.
Round 19: Repeat Round 7.
Rounds 20-51: Repeat Rounds 6-9 for 8 times.
Round 52: Repeat Round 4.
Round 53: Ch 2, hdc in next st, [hdc in next 4 tr, skip next tr] 10 (11, 12, 14, 16) times, hdc in last 3 hdc, slip st in beginning ch – 45 (49, 53, 61, 69).
Round 54: Repeat Round 6.
Round 55: Repeat Round 7.
Rounds 56-67: Repeat Rounds 4-7 twice.
Rounds 68-70: Repeat Round 7.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Cut 2 lengths of elastic to fit around upper thigh, slightly stretched, to hold Leg Warmer in place. Overlapping ends, sew each piece of elastic into loop. Place one loop on wrong side along thigh edge of each Leg Warmer. Using doubled strand of yarn, stitch over elastic around to make a casing. Knot ends.
Weave in ends. Turn inside out.