Wanted knitting knowledge

[yoanbob]

Hello,
we have seen these very cute leg warmer type things that we would like for sprout.
they are quite expensive and I have wool and a willing great grandma, but she cant knit without a pattern.
I was wondering if any of you clever ladies and gents could come up with a pattern for me.
here are some links to the leggings.

Thanks

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[zazen999]

http://www.knitzi.com/freedownloads/Pickles.pdf

I googled little leg warmer knitting patterns and found this. For older kids, but she could perhaps reduce the number of stitches.

That mamalicious linkie is so cute!

[yoanbob]

thanks for that,

yes ultra cute arnt they

[SarzWix]

What about a sock pattern, but substitute another rib for the foot part?

[shirlthegirl43]

Hmm, not seen patterns for those but will have a check online.

Would think that so long as you use double or triple rib then you would have sufficient stretch - then stocking stitch I guess for the 'leg' bit though the whole lot in rib should be fine too. Gentle increasing should take care of the wider top for the leg. Might have a play - can't remember how long a mini sprog's leg is though

Although they look pretty cool, I suspect they will come off fairly quickly when sprog reaches crawling stage - I remember the boys babygrows got very long in the leg at that stage

[MaureenHall]

http://ymymmytm.blogspot.com/2008/03/kanoko-pants.html
Free Knitting Patterns Baby Leggings
I found these for you. The first one is quite chunky and the second one is plain but you could do it in stripes if you wanted to

[shirlthegirl43]

Beaten to the search!

[shirlthegirl43]

Here's another pattern!

http://addcraftaholic.blogspot.com/2...size-8-us.html

[yoanbob]

Thanks everyone, she doesnt have a 4 needle set or circular needles, dont sock patterns use those?

as for coming off when crawling, yes no doubt they would, (very funny mental pic!)but I was thinking of using them with a sling, as we havnt got a pram, I thought it might keep the cold off thet bit of leg that always shows between sock and pants when babes are in slings.

[shirlthegirl43]

Thanks everyone, she doesnt have a 4 needle set or circular needles, dont sock patterns use those?

as for coming off when crawling, yes no doubt they would, (very funny mental pic!)but I was thinking of using them with a sling, as we havnt got a pram, I thought it might keep the cold off thet bit of leg that always shows between sock and pants when babes are in slings.

You don't have to use circular needles - they just remove the need for a seam, makes it a little tricky to work out the 'wrong side' rows is all.

Good idea on the sling thing - they were not hugely popular when ours were little enough to lug about!

[zazen999]

I might buy some yarn and needles and knit some for myself if I spend any longer on here...I remember wearing them to bed for years when we had a house with no heating.

It's brought back alot of memories.

[Pootle]

What size needles will you need? I have several (surplus) circulars and possibly some dpns that I could send you...let me know!

[Birdie Wife]

It would also be really easy to crochet them with a small hook I am well into the ol' crochet atm... and I'm not even middle aged!

[yoanbob]

Pootle, how would I know what size needle I needed? we have double knit wool and we both usually use size 4 needles (I dont know why she does but for me its the only size I have) What is a dpns?
I might even have a go myself with a circular needle.

Birdie wife, both our crochet skills are even worse than our knitting skills, I can do streght line! lol.

[shirlthegirl43]

Double knit weight wool is usually knit on a 4mm needle (old number 8), different wool weights require different thickness of needles. dpns are double pointed needles - they come in sets of 4 or 5 for knitting socks - easier for smaller numbers of needles than circular needles are.

The pattern usually states the wool weight and needle sizes required for a correctly sized garment.