If you’re in a place where it gets pretty cold in the winter, you know that a pair of legwarmers is just the thing. For these legwarmers, I used mainly leftovers from mini skeins used for another project, and I just knit until I ran out of yarn!
The legwarmers are worked from the bottom up, starting with a tubular cast on and rib. Increases are done as you knit to reach the calf circumference needed. Another piece of ribbing and a tubular bind off are the finishing touch.

NOTE: This is the free version of my (upcoming) Leftover Legwarmers pattern. The paid pattern provides a recipe, so you can make legwarmers that fit you perfectly, out of just the yarn you have at hand. This free version is only available in one size.

Yarn used: Knitter’s Kitchen Merino/Nylon DK (75% merino, 25% nylon), 225 meters / 246 yards per 100g.
Any DK weight yarn can be used.
Alternatively, fingering weight yarn (approximately 400 m / 440 yards per 100g) can be held double.

Amount used for sample:
The sample is knit for a size 25 cm / 9.75 inch ankle & 40 cm / 15.75 inch calf, and is 58 cm / 22.75 inches in length.
MC (for ribbing): 32g / 72 meters / 79 yards used.
CC: 15 different colors used, varying between 8-14g / 18-32 meters / 19-34 yards of each.
In total, I used 210 g / 473 meters / 517 yards of DK weight yarn for both legwarmers, of which approximately 180 g / 405 meters / 442 yards of CC yarn.

Needles: 3 mm / US 2 for ribbing, 3,5 mm / US 4 for leg. Circulars for magic loop method or double pointed needles.
Change needles if necessary to get gauge.

Gauge: Sample uses gauge of 23 sts & 34 rows to 10 cm / 4 inches on bigger needles in stockinette stitch worked in the round.

Size: One size (see paid pattern for customizable size instructions), to fit:
Ankle circumference 25 cm / 9.75 inches,
Calf circumference 40 cm / 15.75 inches.
Calf circumference is intended to fit with 10 cm / 4 inches of negative ease, in order to stay in place; actual circumference of legwarmer at the largest point is 30 cm / 11.75 inches.

The length worked here is 58 cm / 22.75 inches, ensuring that the legwarmer can be scrunched together for additional warmth. Make sure to make the legwarmer at least 40 cm / 15.75 inches long, in order to be able to work all increase rnds.

Please note that this free version of the pattern has NOT been tech edited. The paid for version will have more information, and will be tech edited as well.

DANSK

Garn brugt: Knitter’s Kitchen Merino/Nylon DK (75% merino, 25% nylon), 225 meter per 100g.
Brug ethvert garn med ca same løbelængde/tykkelse.

Mængde brugt til versionen i opskriften:
Fv1 (til rib): 32g / 72 m brugt.
Fv2 (benet): 15 forskellige farver, fordelt over portioner på 8-14g /18-32 meter hver.
I alt blev der brugt 210g / 473 meter af det nævnte garn til begge benvarmere, hvoraf ca 180g / 405 meter i Fv2.

Pinde: 3 mm til rib, 3,5 mm til benet. Rundpinde til Magic Loop metoden, eller strømpepinde.
Skift evt til anden pind for at få strikkefastheden til at passe.

Strikkefasthed: 23 masker & 34 pinde over 10 cm i glatstrik på tykkeste pinde, strikket rundt.

Størrelse: One size (se betalt opskrift for tilpasning efter egne mål), som passer til:
Ankel omkreds 25 cm,
Læg omkreds 40 cm.
Der anbefales ca 10 cm negativt bevægelsesrum (negative ease) omkring læggen, for at sikre sig at benvarmeren bliver hængende. Den færdige benvarmer måler derfor 30 cm omkring læggen.

Længden på min version er 58 cm, hvilket sikrer at benvarmeren kan krølles let sammen og give ekstra varme. Det er op til dig hvor lange de skal være, men sørg for de måler mindst 40 cm, for at få plads til udtagningerne.

Note: Denne gratis version af opskriften er IKKE blevet korrekturlæst, hvorfor fejl kan forekomme. Den betalte version vil være korrekturlæst og testet.