Holiday Swirl Legwarmers Knitting Pattern

Holiday Swirl Legwarmers Knitting Pattern in your favourite Candy Cane colours perfect for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Canada Day!

These are knit flat in a super fun swirl pattern that just screams festive!

Holiday Swirl Legwarmers

I totally had to jump on the swirl knitting bandwagon!  I mean how could you not, the results are just so completely delicious!

I made a swirly candy corn hat a while back, and loved it so much, swirls have been swirling in my design space since then.

Holiday Swirl Legwarmers Knitting Pattern

Notes

Rated: Easy

Finished legwarmer is 15″ long with a 8.5″ circumference.

Gauge: In swirl pattern 14 sts and 24 rows = 4″

Skills Used

• Cast On
• Knit
• Purl
• K2tog ( knit two together)
• P2tog ( purl two together)
• KFB (knit in front and back)
• Bind Off

Materials

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• Worsted Weight ( category 4) yarn in red and white
• Size 5 mm knitting needles (US 8)
• Scissors
• Darning needle

KFB = Knit front and back – this is a very easy increase, where you turn one stitch into two ( necessary for making a bauble shape ).  Knit the next stitch on the left-hand needle, without slipping off the old stitch.  Proceed to knit into the back of that same stitch, and complete the stitch as usual  (KFB)

K2tog = Knit two together – a very simple decrease, where you turn two stitches into one.  Insert your right-hand needle into the next two stitches on your left-hand needle, and knit them both together. (K2tog)

P2tog = Purl two together – a very simple decrease, where you turn two stitches into one.  Insert your right-hand needle into the next two stitches on your left-hand needle, as if to purl, and purl them both together. (P2tog)

Directions

With white yarn, cast on  60 stitches:

• Row 1: Knit.
• Row 2: Purl 1st two stitches together (tog), purl to the last stitch. KFB in the last stitch.
• Row 3: Knit.
• Row 4: Purl 1st two stitches together (tog), purl to the last stitch. KFB in the last stitch.
• Row 5: Knit.
• Row 6: Purl 1st two stitches together (tog), purl to the last stitch. KFB in the last stitch.
  Cut the white yarn, and join the red yarn.
• Row 7: Purl.
• Row 8: Knit 1st two stitches tog, knit to last stitch, KFB in the last stitch.
• Row 9: Purl.
• Row 10: Knit 1st two stitches tog, knit to last stitch, KFB in the last stitch.
• Row 11: Purl.
• Row 12: Knit 1st two stitches tog, knit to last stitch, KFB in the last stitch.

Cut the red yarn, and rejoin the white yarn, and repeat rows 1-12 3 more times, alternating red and white yarn.

Bind off.

For the top cuff, with red yarn pick up 40 stitches along one of the short edges of the completed piece.

Work in 2×2 ribbing ( Knit 2, Purl 2 across) for 4 rows.  Bind off and secure last stitch.

Repeat for bottom cuff.

Stitch the long sides ( the cast on and bind off edges) together, and weave in any ends.

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