Which explains my excitement in discovering that I had a project that was finished ages ago but never got blogged about *laughs* It's not the most exciting one in the world, but it is finished and that counts ;)
My brown legwarmers. Yeah, exciting, I know *laughs*
I made up the pattern, if you can call it a pattern - ribbing, stocking stitch and more ribbing:
I'm actually pretty pleased with them, they look pretty dull (especially thanks to the yarn of overwhelming sameness) but they're cosy which is the whole point. And they used up my leftover Rowan Pure Wool Aran, which took up an absurd amount of space.
I made them of a length that I could either wear them ruched up, or unruched but with the top ribbing folded over.
I tried to take pictures, but the colour was all over the place and annoyed me, so here is the ruched look in black and white *laughs* Honestly, it's bad enough that the top two pictures don't have the same colour, I couldn't cope with a third variation!
Anyway, for no doubt more interesting and colourful Friday finishes, head over to Tami's, Natural Suburbia and Wisdom Begins in Wonder
Nice! I wear my black legwarmers ALL the time! I'm sure you'll get lots of use out of them!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I think brown is hard to photograph particularly when it has a reddish tone.
ReplyDeleteA very timely make as we're in for a cold snap, so these will keep you warm. I keep meaning to make some, hopefully, you've given me the incentive.
ReplyDeleteI also keep thinking about making leg warmers. They look so cute peeking out the top of a pair of boots.
ReplyDeleteThey're cute! Plus, brown means they'll match practically anything.
ReplyDeleteI feel warmer just looking at that legwarmer on your leg :) My workplace is very drafty and I noticed just the other day how much warmer I was in boots rather than shoes ... so maybe leg warmers? I have some grey yarn taking up absurd amounts of space :)
ReplyDeleteFridays with FOs make me sad too. But, I can't possibly keep up. These leg warmers are cute. I bet they're handy to have around for skirt/tights wearing in cold weather.
ReplyDeleteFO Fridays without FOs make me sad, too...and the stupid part is that I *have* a FO but it was finished at 11:30pm last night and perhaps needs to be washed before I blog about it. Or not. It's coming next week :)
ReplyDeleteLooks cozy. I need to make myself some.
ReplyDeleteThey do look super cosy though, and even with simple knitting...it makes a pattern all the same :)
ReplyDeleteI love leg warmers. I still have a pair from the 80's. My daughter wore them to retro day. Eek, how can I be old enough that what was stylish growing up is now retro. Love the brown. It's a great shade.
ReplyDeleteMakes me wish I lived in a colder climate so I could make things like this for everyone :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice :) I love leg warmers. Functional and snazzy!
ReplyDeleteLOVE them! And totally need some today as it's freeeeeeeeeezing! Brrrr!
ReplyDeleteIt can be tricky to capture the true coloe of yarn. Hey, whatever keeps you warm, yeah?
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