Bobbled Cable Leg Warmers
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[edit] Bobbled Cable Leg Warmers
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By: Lisa Dayringer
[edit] Needles
US sizes 7 & 9 double pointed needles
[edit] Yarn
300 yards of US worsted weight yarn
[edit] Gauge
with smaller needles, 10sts & 12 rows = 2" in k3, p2 rib
[edit] Finished Size
approx 14.5" tall ankle 7" circumference top 9" circumference middle 13" circumference
[edit] To make smaller or larger around
Cast on a multiple of 5
Row 13 must be a multiple of 11
Rows 14-21, add/subtract 1 repeat for each multiple of 11 added/subtracted on row 13
Row 22 must be a multiple of 5
[edit] Abbreviations
cb3 = slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle and hold in back, k 2 from left needle, k 3 from cable needle
[edit] Pattern
Cast on 45st with smaller needles, join in round
Row 1-12: *k3, p2* repeat to end of round
Row 13: p, increasing 32 stitches distributed evenly (77sts)
Switch to larger needles
Row 14: kl, p2, *cb3, p2, k2, p2* repeat from * to * 5 more times, cb3, p2, kl
Rows 15-17: kl, p2, *k5, p2, k2, p2* repeat from * to * 5 more times, k5, p2, kl
Row 18: kl, p2, *k2, (k, p, k, p, k) in same st, slip 2nd-5th sts from right needle over the 1st st and off the right needle, p2, k2, p2* repeat from * to * 5 more times, (k, p, k, p, k) in same st, slip 2nd-5th sts from right needle over the 1st st on the right needle, p2, kl
Rows 19-21 repeat row 15
Repeat rows 14-21 six times (give or take depending on how long your legs are), end with row 14
Switch to smaller needles
Row 22: p, dec 22x evenly spaced (55sts)
Row 23-34: k3, p2 around
Bind off
