Leggur — Bottle Green Leg Warmers Knitting Kit
Top-down Léttlopi leg warmers · bottle green with an apricot top band · one colour replaced (see below) · S/M and L/XL
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- 4 balls of Léttlopi in 2 colours
- Lopi 27, no. 21 — Védís Jónsdóttir
- Sizes S/M and L/XL
Overview
What's in the kit
Leggur — leg. Védís Jónsdóttir’s leg warmers from Ístex’s Lopi 27 in the Stripe version: knitted from the top down in bottle green heather Léttlopi, with a bright twisted-rib top band, decreases at the back of the leg and a small flare over the instep. The pattern’s orange (1410) is no longer made; this kit has 1704 apricot in its place for the top band.
Included
- Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — yarn for the largest size is included, so every size is covered
- Knitting pattern in English (PDF) — emailed right after purchase
- ADDI knitting needles — only if you choose the kit with needles
Léttlopi — 50 g balls · sizes S/M (L/XL), for a pair
A 1704 Apricot (in place of 1410 orange) — 1 (1)
B 1405 Bottle Green Heather — 2 (3)
Sizes — S/M and L/XL, cast on with 56 (60) stitches and decreased to 44 (48) at the ankle. Only the length to the instep shaping is printed; the other figures are our calculation from the gauge.
| S/M | L/XL | |
|---|---|---|
| Round the upper leg | 31 cm 12¼″ |
33 cm 13″ |
| Round the ankle | 24 cm 9½″ |
27 cm 10¾″ |
| Length to the instep shaping | 32 cm 12½″ |
34 cm 13½″ |
| Total length | 38 cm 15″ |
40 cm 15¾″ |
Gauge
18 sts × 24 rows = 10 cm (4″) in stocking stitch on 4.5 mm needles.
Needles used in the pattern (included when you choose the kit with needles)
3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles
Not included
A stitch marker for the centre front.
How it is knitted
Each leg warmer is knitted in the round on double-pointed needles from the top down, with the round starting at the back of the leg. It begins with 5 cm of twisted rib (k1 through the back loop, p1) on 3.5 mm needles. The top rib is apricot; everything below it is bottle green heather, knitted plain for 10 (11) cm on 4.5 mm needles. Two stitches are then decreased at the back of the leg every 6th round, six times, to 44 (48) stitches, and the leg is knitted straight to 32 (34) cm — or as long as you need. Three increase rounds at the centre front make a small flare over the instep, and 3 rounds of twisted rib finish the lower edge. Make two.
Design: Védís Jónsdóttir — pattern from Lopi No. 27 (no. 21), Ístex.
More info — yarn, care, shipping & returns
Genuine Ístex lopi — the same wool Icelanders knit with, spun in Iceland from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. No substitutes.
Care of the finished garment — air out between wears; hand wash cool and dry flat. Full care guide
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US & Canada duties — collected at checkout; nothing to pay on delivery. How it works
Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.
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Why you'll love it
- A bright top band5 cm of twisted rib in apricot above plain bottle green.
- Plain knittingStocking stitch in the round, with no colourwork.
- Shaped to the legDecreases at the back of the leg and a small flare at the centre front, over the instep.
- Your choicePrefer another colour for the top band? Pick it in the colour picker, at no charge.
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