I knitted leg warmers from this arm warmer pattern
http://wineandneedles.blogspot.com/2004/12/wrist-warmer-pattern.html
Only I added an extra rib and cable on the side to make them bigger and didn't do a thumb hole. I did the ribbing on top about three times as long as the wrist warmers called for and with a smaller needle size . My problem is that the leg warmers don't stay up very well. Though I'm not really into ribbons, I'm wondering if putting one on the top would keep these babies up? Or would elastic be a better bet? I have never worked with elastic before, but I'm thinking I could sew a strip on the inside of the top ribbing and put elastic in there? Would that work, or is there another way to do elastic? Any suggestions would help!! THANKS!
2007-03-28 08:05:53 · 3 answers · asked by Be Still and know He's God 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Using elastic thread is a good solution, you can just stitch it through the ribbing. I would do more than on row, however. Remember to make the elastic at least a half inch shorter than your leg, to make sure it holds.
I love the idea of the ribbons, as it would be a great embellishment, but I do not think it will hold securely.
2007-03-28 08:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by mliz55 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Another way to do elastic is to rip back the same number of rows on each legwarmer and purl one row.
Re-knit the rest of your ribbing on a needle one size smaller.
Do not bind off. Instead, fold the edge under and sew the live stitches to the row of purl bumps on the wrong side (the inside of your legwarmer).
Run a piece of wide elastic inside the hem before you finish sewing it up.
2007-03-28 15:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by editorgrrl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Buy thin elastic thread, thin as in it looks like yarn or thread, and get it in the closest matching color possible. Weave the elastic into the ribbing on the inside of the legwarmers in a consistent manner, as if you were weaving in the ends of yarn. Weave for about a total of one inch and they should stay up! This is what various "Better Homes and Gardens" "Reader's Digest" type of knitting books suggest to do to liven up your old sweaters with saggy sleeves!
If you don't like ribbons that much sticking them on your legwarmers almost guarantees you won't wear them, and where's the fun in that?!?
Good luck!
2007-03-28 17:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by Hallie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋