Slouchy Legwarmers

 

Slouchy Leg Warmers

Fun new pattern!  I've shown these legwarmers on my 2 year old daughter, but the pattern includes instructions for making these for anyone!  I'm going to be making a pair for myself soon!

Toddler Popcorn Ballerina Leg Warmers

My daughter is a dancer.  Specifically, Jazz, Tap and Ballet.  She absolutely LOVES to go to dance class, and I think a big part of that is getting dressed up!  It's starting to get chilly here, and I started to get worried about my daughters little legs in those little tights at class.  How about some ballet pink leg warmers?!  This time, I textured them up for a bit of fun.  :)

My daughter who dances is out of town this week (visiting her Grandma) so I asked my 2 year old to fill her shoes.  Literally.  I'll post some pictures later when my Dancing Daughter is home and in full ballerina gear.  :)

Toddler Popcorn Ballerina Pink Leg Warmers

Materials:

*H Hook

*Caron Simply Soft yarn in Soft Pink

Stitches Used:

Ch=Chain

Sl st=Slip Stitch

DC=Double Crochet

PS=Popcorn Stitch (explained in the pattern)

Ch 20.  Join with sl st to first chain.

R1-R2: Ch 3.  DC around.  Join with sl st to top of ch 3.

R3: Ch 3. *1 DC, 1 PS* Repeat to last PS.  Join with sl st in top of ch 3.

R4: Ch 3, treat as first DC and create PS.  *DC in securing ch stitch of PS from previous round.  PS in DC from previous round.*  Repeat to last stitch.  DC.  Sl st in top of first PS.

R5: Ch 3 (counts as DC) *1 PS, 1 DC* Repeat around.  Sl st in top of first DC.

R6-R10: Repeat rounds 4 and 5.

R11: DC around.  Ch 2.

R12: DC around.  Tie off and weave in ends.

How-To Tuesday: Double Crochet & Slip stitch + Bonus Pattern!

Ah, another Tuesday!  I hope you're all sharing the blog with your friends and thinking about what you're going to do with your cute legwarmers!  ;)  Ready for another lesson in the art of crochet?

Double Crochet - DC

You're going to start crocheting into the 3rd chain from the hook.

Insert hook in the 3rd chain from the hook

Yarn over

Pull up one loop (leaving 3 loops on the hook)

Yarn over again

Pull up 2 loops (leaving 2 loops on the hook)

Yarn over again

Pull up 2 loops (leaving one loop on the hook) Double crochet is finished!

Slip Stitch - Sl st

A slip stitch is very easy.  I made a video tutorial, but I can explain it very easily as well.  Insert your hook where the stitch is to be made.  Yarn over and pull through both loops, leaving only 1 loop on hook.  Slip stitch done.  :)

How about a super-duper easy pattern for the little girl in your life?

Toddler Girl's Striped Legwarmers

Materials:

*H Hook

*Red Heart Yarn in Black and Orange (or whatever colors you'd like to stripe!)

*scissors

Begin with color 1 (For me, that was black)

Ch 25.  Join with sl st in first ch.

R1: Ch 2.  DC in each ch around.  Join with sl st in top of first DC.  Tie off, snip end.

R2-R13: Change colors.  Ch 2.  DC in each ch around.  Join with sl st in top of first DC. Tie off, snip end.

**TIP** When changing colors, you get a lot of little loose ends that can be super annoying to weave in at the end.  I have an easy fix for that.  You can cover them up as you go along by crocheting over them!  Make your first round of DC and join, as directed.   After you snip off the end, lay that end on top of your row.  As you crochet, you'll stitch right over the end, hiding it and holding it in place.  :)

Leg Warmers

Super cute legwarmers with shell edging detail!  These are so fun to wear and they are WARM!  Ha ha!  The weather has been a little kooky lately.  Just 2 weeks ago we were running the A/C and then one morning we just woke up and needed the heater on!  No in-between (otherwise known as "autumn" or "fall"), straight from hot to cold.  Now, YOU need a pair of legwarmers!!

This project didn't take me long at all.  You could easily whip these up while watching a movie... like I did.  ;)

Check it out! We've been featured on Social Salutations: Friday, I'm in Love!

Super Cute, Fun & Easy Leg Warmers

Materials needed:

*H hook

*Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Coffee

*Coordinating buttons - I used 6, 3 on each legwarmer.  This could be cute with one button in each shell, going all the way down...  or even without buttons!  It's up to you!

Stitches Used:

ch=chain

DC=double crochet

SC=single crochet

Sl st=slip stitch

Ch 47

R1: DC in 3rd ch from hook and each ch across.  Ch 2, turn.

R2-22: DC in each stitch across.  Ch 2, turn.

R23: DC in each stitch across.  Turn work.

R24: 5 DC in 2nd stitch (shell).  *Skip 2 stitches, SC, Skip 1 stitch, 5 DC in stitch (shell).* Repeat *-* to end of last shell. (9 shells made).  Sl st in last stitch.  Tie off & weave in ends.

Repeat to make second leg warmer.