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child's legwarmer pattern?

Does anyone know where I can get a pattern for a little girl's (age 5) legwarmers? I'm finding all kinds of stuff for adults, but no little kids.

My sister's little girl was wearing her Wonderful Wallaby at the family Thanksgiving party yesterday and one of my SILs spotted it. When she found out I made it for Jess (SIL thought I bought it at Kohl's) she asked if I could make one of her neices some ballet legwarmers-- I guess it's as had to find those as it is to find the pattern. She got me some nice soft pink yarn for it already, so I'm trying real hard to find a pattern that will work. The little girl is in FLA, so I can't easily get a leg measurement and go from there.

I'm thinking plain ribbing (1x1 or 2x2) will be work well, don't need anything fancy. What I have is smooth worsted weight.

Thanks!

-Amanda

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Amanda Tikkanen
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Hi Amanda!

Have a look here:

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it will be of some help at least for the size.I have the same problem as you have when I am making stuff for children. I can't measure my nephew, since he lives very long from me and I have no children to "use" as models! All the best!

Anna Maria

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Anna MCM

On 27 Nov 2005 06:32:23 -0800, "Amanda Tikkanen" spewed forth :

Find a sample child, measure it's ankle, do the math. Don't bother with shaping, kids don't have much.

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Wooly

Hi Amanda,

I've looked at the site that Anna Maria posted and it would be perfect. I've just discovered the jiffy yarn and love it. It's real cheap compared to some of the others that I've seen and works up really nice.

Hugs,

Nora

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norabalcer

"Amanda Tikkanen" skrev i melding news: snipped-for-privacy@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...

I found this pattern on a Norwegian page, and have translated it:

LEGWARMERS:(ribbed) Age 2/4, 6/8, 10/12

Length 20, 25, 30

yarn Karisma superwash (Garnstudio) 100% wool.

50g= 110m.

You need: 100g, 100g, 150g

Gauge:

24 st x 34,

needles 2,5mm stockinette = 10cm x10cm(4"x4")

REMARK!!: the gauge is measured on needle 2,5 stockinette,

but when you knit, you use the same yarn, another pattern but NEEDLES

3!!!!

Use dp needles 3mm, knit in the round

(if you have a very short round needle, you might use it.

MY remark, they say round needle, but with those thin legs,

I would rather use DP needles!!)( OR: knit flat and sew together)

Pattern: *k2 P2*

Cast on 52, 68, 80,

Knit the pattern to right length (20,25,30 cm)

Cast off: knit over knit st., purl over purl stitch.

Good luck! I took the pattern from here, but there is no good picture of the legwarmers, mostly a poncho in another yarn.

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Aud

Here are a couple of other places too. Hopefully one of them from Anna Maria and myself will be what you're looking for... or at least give you a general idea for a starting point. :o)

Gemini

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MRH

Amanda congrats on your knitting being so popular ,, Ask kids mother to measure her ankle and the calf of her leg and the height wanted, guague ,,, cast on enough stiches for the widest part , and knit 1 p 1 for 2 cm , now change to k3, p3 , and decrese stiches on the p lines for narrower ankle, end with 2 cm of k1 p1 , mirjam [who wears the same pattern ]

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Thanks everyone who helped!

I had a brain fart early on, then realized I could check with my sister for sizing info. Jess stood in for a 5-yo ballerina (Jess is almost 5) and I got some measurements off her. They're soft and light pink-- just the thing for dancing.

-Amanda

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Amanda Tikkanen

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