Une
knit in Berroco Air™

Skill level: Intermediate

SIZE
One size fits most.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width – 12”.
Length – 21”.

MATERIALS
BERROCO AIR (50 grs), 4 balls #3143 Oxide.
Straight knitting needles, sizes 8 and 10 OR SIZE TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
Crochet hook, size 6.00 mm (J).
1 Cable needle (cn).
1 Pair of fleece or felt slip-on shoes in adult size.
Matching sewing thread.

GAUGE
14 sts = 4”;  23 rows = 4” in St st on size 10 needles.
TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME TO CHECK GAUGE.

CABLE PATTERN (worked over 16 sts)
Row 1 and all WS rows:
  K2, p12, k2.
Row 2:  P2, k12, p2.
Row 4:  P2, sl 4 sts to cn and hold in BACK, k4, k4 from cn, k4, p2.
Row 6:  Rep Row 2.
Row 8:  P2, k4, sl 4 sts to cn and hold in FRONT, k4, k4 from cn, p2. Rep these 8 rows for Cable Pat.

LEGWARMER (Make 2)
With larger needles, cast on 14 sts.  With a second ball of yarn, cast on another 14 sts.  Work both sides at once with separate balls of yarn.
Row 1 (RS):  Knit.
Row 2:  Purl 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, p to end.
Row 3:  Knit 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, k to end – 16 sts each side.
Row 4:  Purl 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, purl to end.
Row 5:  K2, k2 tog, k to end of 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, k to last 4 sts, SSK, k2 – 17 sts each side.
Row 6:  Purl 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, purl to end.
Row 7:  Knit 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, knit to end – 19 sts each side.
Row 8:  Purl 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, purl to end.
Row 9:  K2, k2 tog, k to end of 1st side;  at beg of 2nd side, cast on 2 sts, k to last 4 sts, SSK, k2 – 20 sts each side.
Row 10:  Purl 1st side, cast on 16 sts, fasten off 2nd ball of yarn and purl remaining side with 1st ball – 56 sts.
Next Row (RS):  K20, place marker, k16, place marker, k20.
Establish Cable Pat:  Row 1 (WS):  P to 1st marker, work Row 1 of Cable Pat to next marker, p to end.
Row 2:  K to 1st marker, work Row 2 of Cable Pat to next marker, k to end.  Work even in pat as established for 3 rows, end on WS.
Dec Row (RS):  K to 4 sts before 1st marker, SSK, k2, work Cable Pat to next marker, k2, k2 tog, k to end – 54 sts.  Rep this dec every other RS row once more – 52 sts.  Discontinue Dec Row and work even in pat as established until piece measures 15” from beg, end on RS.  Change to smaller needles.
Dec Row (WS):  P18, drop marker, k2, (p3, p2 tog) twice, p2, k2, drop marker, p18 – 50 sts.  Work in ribbing as follows:
Row 1 (RS):  K2, * p2, k2, rep from * across.
Row 2:  P2, * k2, p2, rep from * across.  Rep these 2 rows until ribbing measures 6”, end on WS.  Bind off all sts loosely in ribbing.

FINISHING
Sew back seam, reversing seam over top 4” of ribbing for foldback.  With RS facing, using crochet hook, beg at back seam, work in Reverse sc around entire lower edge of legwarmer.  Using sewing thread, sew lower edge of legwarmer to shoe, matching back seam with center of heel. 

 

 

  Every effort has been made to ensure that directions contained in this website are accurate and complete, however, we cannot be responsible for variance of individual knitters, human or typographical errors.  


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