How cute is this Sweet Pea?! Yup, THAT cute! This is Lauren, sister to Chef Samuel I featured on the food blog for his Taco Dogs lunch at the R Family Cafe. Lauren provided the entertainment that day for her family by showing off her ballet skills. A dancer this cute and talented needs the perfect hand-knitted leg warmers to keep her pink tootsies pink, warm, and cozy, and this was one set I created for her.
This pattern is also available as a free Ravelry download.
Lauren's Ballet Princess Pink Leg Warmers
Copyright 2015 by Glenna Anderson Muse
Easy care, hard-working ballet pink leg warmers for girls, sized 4-8, knitted in worsted weight Berroco Comfort "Ballet Pink" yarn that can be machine washed and dried. One stretchy size for girls' sized 4-8. Pattern worked from the bottom to top.
Size:
One stretchy size fits most girls sized 4-8
Abbreviations:
BO = bind off
CO = cast on
K = knit
KFB = knit both in the front and back of the stitch to increase.
Materials:
1 skein Berroco Comfort #9710 "Ballet Pink"
Size 8 double pointed needles or needles needed to accomplish gauge
Optional: Size 10 double pointed needles or two sizes larger than needles used to work the piece
Yarn Needle
Optional embellishment: 18" of coordinating 1/4" coordinating fabric ribbon
1 sewing needle
Sewing thread matching the ribbon for bows (sewn to leg warmers)
Gauge:
18 stitches x 24 rows = 4 inches
Pattern notes:
Using the larger set of needles to CO and BO creates stretchier, more comfortable openings for the leg warmers.
Directions:
With larger needles, CO 28 stitches. Place marker between last stitch of first row and first stitch of second row. Join to knit in the round.
Change to smaller needles.
Row A: *K1, P1*. Repeat from * to * around row.
Repeat row 1 until piece measures 2 inches from CO edge.
Change to stockinette (knitting every stitch) and knit until total length is 4 inches.
Increase:
Row 1: KFB, K13, KFB, K13 (30) stitches .
Rows 2-6: Knit all stitches
Row 7: KFB, K14, KFB, K14 (32) stitches
Rows 8-12: Knit all stitches
Row 13: KFB, K15, KFB, K15 (34) stitches
Knit all stitches until length measures 9 inches.
Row A: *K1, P1*. Repeat from * to * around row.
Repeat row A until piece measures11 inches from CO edge. (Two inches of ribbing.)
BO in stitch (knitting the "v"'s and purling the "bars" as you BO). Cut tail. With yarn needle, draw tail through last stitch. Secure tightly and weave in all loose ends.
To accent. Tie two equal sized bows (double knotted). Sew one to top of each leg warmer as shown in photo above.
