In this stepbystep knitting tutorial and free pattern, Madeline from Knitting House Square shows how to knit a simple and easy set of leg warmers flat!

Flat knitting is where a piece is knit flat, rather than in the round on circular or doublepointed knitting needles, then seamed up the side to create a circular piece.

In this tutorial, we will start by calculating the number of stitches you need to caston based on your measurements. Once we have the caston number we will work a simple caston and repeat pattern for the desired length. Once complete we will castoff and seam the leg warmer into its tube shape.

The full FREE written pattern is available on the Knitting House Square website, which is linked below!

Skills shown in the video:
• Backward loop cast on
• Knit stitch
• Purl stitch
• Castoff
• Mattress stitch for seaming knitwork

Materials
• US 7 (4.5 mm) Straight knitting needles (or a circular knitting needle)
• Aluminum Straight https://amzn.to/4bq6l0a
• Wooden Straight https://amzn.to/3WRqkjW
• Wooden Circular https://amzn.to/4aAZakB (Shown in video)
• Tapestry needle https://amzn.to/4e6FwA7
• minimum 200 yds (183 m) worsted weight yarn (also known as medium weight or #4)

If there is a yarn that you already have that you would like to use for this project I would recommend taking the yarn and splitting it into two yarn balls of equal weight. Then knit each leg warmer out of one ball, and cast off just before you run out. This way you can maximize the leg warmer height you can get from the yarn you have!

• Pink version in video: Loop Petal (discontinued until winter 2024) from Loop in Philadelphia https://www.loopyarn.com/collections/...
• Purple version in video: Big Twist Value Worsted from Joanns in purple https://www.joann.com/solidworsteda...


Gauge: 10 sts x 11 rows = 2” x 2” ribbing pattern unstretched on US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles

Free Pattern on Knitting House Square Website: https://www.knittinghousesquare.com/f...

Video Times
00:00 Introduction
01:54 Materials
04:44 Measurements Needed
06:42 Cast On Calculation
07:35 Yarn Yardage Estimator
08:32 Cast On
12:20 Repeat Pattern
24:25 Cast Off
27:59 Seaming (Mattress Stitch)
35:24 Weaving in the Ends

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