After trolling YouTube for stitch ideas, I found the “diamond lace” or figure 8 stitch and figured I would give it a try to make a pair of legwarmers. They worked up simply and quickly and look great, both on and off. I used some ribbon (3/8” Offray 100% Polyester in Violet/Purple), laced thru the first row of figure 8 stitch at the top, to hold them in place. I did consider using elastic thread here for an invisible look, but like the effect the ribbon gives for a splash of added color.

I plan on making up a pattern for wrist warmers/fingerless mitts that compliments these so I might be able to give the set away. I have a friend who is willing to test this pattern, so hopefully I can have this available to everyone someday. =0)

As a stay at home mother, I don’t get a ton of time to work on my projects. Example: this month long project probably took me only 10 hours (tops) to create, perfect, write down, and duplicate for the 2nd legwarmer