Monday, November 19, 2012

Cartwheel Legwarmers


Yarn: 100 g DK (LanaGold Solids 220 m / 100 g)
Needle: 4 mm (US 6) Circular needle or DPNS
Gauge: 17 st x 22 rows make 10 x 10 cm in stockinette stitch

Cbl2: knit 2 tog, but do not drop sts from left needle; insert right needle between sts just worked together and k into first st again; drop both sts from left needle.
Cbl6: place 3 stitches on a cable needle behind the knitting, knit 3 stitches, knit 3 stitches from the cable needle.

 

Cast on 48 st, place marker and join for working in the round.
Knit 15 rounds of k2p2 rib. Begin cables:
Round1: cbl2, p2, k6, p2, cbl2, p2, *k2p2*
Round2 and every even round: k2, p2, k6, p2, k2, p2, *k2p2*
Round3: cbl2, p2, cbl6, p2, cbl2, p2 *k2p2*
Round5: cbl2, p2, k6, p2, cbl2, p2, *k2p2*
Round7: cbl2, p2, cbl6, p2, cbl2, p2 *k2p2*
Round9: cbl2, p2, k6, p2, cbl2, p2, *k2p2*
Round11: cbl2, p2, k6, p2, cbl2, p2, *k2p2*
Round13: cbl2, p2, k6, p2, cbl2, p2, *k2p2*
Round15: cbl2, p2, cbl6, p2, cbl2, p2 *k2p2*
Repeat rounds 3-16 three more times and then one more time rounds 3-8.
Knit 15 rounds of k2p2 rib. Cast off ribwise - knitwise the knit stitches and purlwise the purl stitches.


Knit one more legwarmer. Wear them with style ... :)


... but don't forget to have FUN! 

 


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