Sweet Treat Leggings
Complete your childs outfit with the wonderfully cute Sweet Treat Leggings. These adorable little knit leg warmers are the best way to keep your childs legs warm in style. Pair them with the Sweat Treat Cardigan for an outfit that youre sure to love. These legwarmers are a quick knit that will complete your childs outfit. You can knit these legwarmers in no time, making them a nice, relaxing pattern that will be a welcome break from your holiday knitting regime.
Knitting Needle Size6 or 4 mm, 8 or 5 mm
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials
- RED HEART® Super Tweed®: 1 ball 7901 Fire.
- Susan Bates® Knitting Needles:5mm [US 8] and 4mm [US 6] double pointed needles
- Cable needle
- stitch markers
- yarn needle
GAUGE: 21 sts = 4” (10 cm) in pattern with larger needles. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
INSTRUCTIONS
Leggings
Finished Circumference: 7 (7½, 8½, 9)” (18 (19, 21.5, 23) cm)
Finished Length: 11 (12½, 15½, 17½)” (28 (32, 39.5, 44.5) cm)
Ribbing
With smaller double pointed needles, cast on 36 (40, 44, 48) sts. Distribute the sts evenly over 4 needles and prepare to work in rounds.
Round 1: *K2, p2; repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat last round until piece measures about 2½ (2½, 3, 3)” (6.5 (6.5, 7.5, 7.5) cm) from beginning.
Body
Change to larger double pointed needles.
Work in Stockinette st until piece measures about 8½ (10, 12½, 14½)” (21.5 (25.5, 32, 37) cm) from beginning.
Ribbing
Change to smaller double pointed needles.
Round 1: *K2, p2; repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat last round for about 2½ (2½, 3, 3)” (6.5 (6.5, 7.5, 7.5) cm).
Bind off loosely in pattern.
