Fashionable knitted leggings have long ceased to be clothing for sports and are an indispensable accessory worn over boots and high heel ankle boots. You probably met openwork or embossed models that replaced the classic plain and striped leggings. You can knit them with needles according to one simple scheme, it is enough to understand the principle itself. The most suitable yarn for work is a half-woolen thread 260 - 360 meters long per 100 gram skein.
In the first case, we knit leggings with knitting needles for fitness. They are distinguished by a conservative, more tight-fitting form, which does not interfere with intense movements and does not constrain them.
For work, we need stocking knitting needles No. 3, 5 and 150 grams of Merino Deluxe yarn. If you have the rest of the threads of the appropriate thickness, you can make striped leggings.
We collect 60 loops on the knitting needles and distribute them into 4 knitting needles. We knit a 3x2 elastic band 40 cm high, then close the loops freely without pulling the edge together. The finished product can be wetted and slightly pulled out.
Leg warmers over shoes are freer. They can be decorated with a cord with pompons or tassels. Models made of melange yarn from the manufacturer “Yarn Art” look very stylish, they are good and without additions.
In order to knit motley leggings with knitting needles, it is advisable to buy two skeins of thread and start work from the stainings of the same color, then the products will surely turn out the same.
For stocking knitting needles No. 4, we collect 68 loops and knit a circular elastic band: 1 front, 3 wrong loops, 12 cm high. Then we switch to the lower number knitting needles and continue working with the front stitch. When the product reaches a length of 40 cm, we again knit an elastic band - this time 3 loops front and 1 wrong. The total length of the leggings should be 50 cm for fifth growth. You can adjust it as you wish by stocking. Unscrew the upper edge connected by an elastic band - and your leg warmers with knitting needles are ready!
Slender long legs will adorn the high woolen leggings of charisma yarn. Their highlight will be the alternation of gum and a simple Irish braid crossed in every sixth row. We knit leggings with knitting needles No. 3. The report of two wrong, two front, two wrong loops and a braid of 4 loops is repeated 12 times in a row. After completing 15 cm in this way, we switch to stocking. We knit eight loops with a braid according to the pattern, in the remaining braids we knit two loops together (98 loops on the needles). So that the leggings fit the leg, in each fourth row we reduce two front loops to the right and left of the braid, until 68 loops remain. After 50 cm, go to the 2x2 elastic, knit another 10 centimeters. In the last row we close the loops freely without tightening. The length and width of the product may vary by one report depending on size.
At first glance, such simple-to-perform leggings can look very original and even extravagant. Here, additions of natural fur and cords of contrasting color, thin, threaded to the edge of the ribbons, will be appropriate. Even if you knit leggings with knitting needles, the upper and lower edges can be crocheted with scallops or an openwork pattern. An addition to modern cardigans and fur coats with shortened sleeves will be fashionable leg warmers this season.