These pretty striped leg warmers will keep your legs warm and improve your mood on a chilly day

CHRISTA SWANEPOEL

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

1 ball each ELLE PURE GOLD 4 ply (100 g)

in Honey, Midnight, Chilli, Clover and Ivory

3,.5 mm needles

ABBREVIATIONS

p – purl

ssk – slip foll 2 sts knitwise on right hand needle, insert left hand needle at front of these 2 sts and knit tog

k – knit

k2tog – knit 2 sts together

WS – wrong side

dec – decrease

KNITTING INFORMATION

Alternate colours as you wish and knit both leg warmers the same.

METHOD

With 3.25 mm needles cast on 78 sts.

1st row: (k1, p1) to end.

2nd row: (k1, p1) to end.

These 2 rows constitute the 1×1 rib.

Work in 1×1 rib for 5 cm, ending with a WS row.

Next row: k.

Next row: p.

These 2 rows constitute st st (stocking stitch).

Work in st st for about 4 cm, ending with a WS row.

Next row (dec row): (k2tog) to last st, ssk.

Continue in st st and work dec row every

4.5 cm 11 times. 54 ste.

Continue in st st for 2.5 cm.

Work in 1×1 rib for 5 cm.

Cast off loosely.

Sew up edge neatly.