Ooh-La-Leggings!

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It's fall....YAY!!!! Time to wear all things knit and show off your wares!  In keeping with that I have a great new pattern for you that's quick and easy and shows that you can keep a little surprise up your sleeve....ahem...skirt ;0)  Are ya ready?  OK....

Ooh-La-Leggings!!!

 

 Oh, such a nice conservative girl in her stripy leggings and comfy sweater....BUT WAIT!

 Surprise!!!! Saucy! 

So here's the recipe:

Finished size:  OSFA

Yarn: Approx. 600 metres (I have long legs) or sock-weight yarn.  I used 2 skeins of Noro Silk Garden Sock #269

Needles: a set of size 3mm double pointed needles

Notions: 

·      1 stitch markers

·      1 tapestry needle for weaving in ends

Gauge:  Don't worry too much as you're going to try them as you go.

Let’s get crackalackin’!

So we're working with two pattern repeats.

Pattern 'A' as follows:

• round 1: *YO, SSK, P2* to end of round
• rounds 2, 3 and 4: *K2, P2* to end of round
• round 5: *K2tog, YO, P2* to end of round
• round 6, 7 and 8: *K2, P2* to end of round

 Pattern 'B' (increase) as follows:

• round 1: *YO, SSK, P2* to end of round
• rounds 2, 3 and 4: *K2, P2* to end of round
• round 5: *K2tog, YO, P2* to end of round
• round 6 and 7: *K2, P2* to end of round
• round 8: KFB 4 times then *K2, P2*  to end of round 

Regardless of what size you are you are going to cast on 56 stitches and do 7 rows of k2, p2 rib.

Then you're going to commence with the eyelet rib lace according to how your leg is shaped.  The following picture indicates where i did my increases:

Written out that looked like:

• Cast on 56 stitches and join in the round
• k2, p2 rib for 7 rounds
• Pattern A 5 times
• Pattern B 4 times
• Pattern A 9 times
• Pattern B 3 times
• Pattern A 3 times 
• Pattern B 1 time
• k2, p2 rib for 7 rounds
• bind off loosely

 

Don't worry....you can try it on as you go!  And of course it's smooth sailing for the second one (unless your legs are vastly different!).

Finish up with 7 more rows of k2, p2 rib....bind off loosely and  le viola!  Yer done!

FYI....I got this FABULOUS!!!!!!! garter belt from I C France on ebay for less than $20 and i heart it real bad!

Have fun and peace on your heads!

Felix-Marie