Leggur leg warmers in the Roses version, worn over hiking boots — warm brown with a band of stone blue roses and green leaves on black below the twisted-rib top (shown in the original colours — this kit has chocolate heather, a little darker, for the hazel). The sweater is not part of the pattern.

The same Leggur pattern in its Stripe version, worn by a woman on steps: bottle green with an orange top band — sold as a separate kit. Her long black knit is not part of the pattern.

Léttlopi 0867 Chocolate Heather (in place of 1401 hazel) — 3 balls in the Leggur kit

Léttlopi 0059 Black — 1 ball in the Leggur kit

Léttlopi 9421 Celery Green Heather — 1 ball in the Leggur kit

Léttlopi 9418 Stone Blue Heather — 1 ball in the Leggur kit

Leggur — Rose Band Leg Warmers Knitting Kit

$52.90

Top-down Léttlopi leg warmers with a band of roses · chocolate heather, black, celery green and stone blue · one colour replaced (see below) · S/M and L/XL

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6 balls of Léttlopi in 4 colours
Lopi 27, no. 21 — Védís Jónsdóttir
Sizes S/M and L/XL

All the yarn for the pair in one parcel — 6 balls of Léttlopi, enough for either size, plus the English pattern (PDF)
Léttlopi on 4.5 mm double-pointed needles — 18 stitches to 10 cm
Two sizes, S/M and L/XL
One replacement colour, clearly marked: chocolate heather for hazel

Overview

What's in the kit

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Description

Leggur — leg. Védís Jónsdóttir’s leg warmers from Ístex’s Lopi 27 in the Roses version: knitted from the top down in Léttlopi, with a twisted-rib top, a band of stone blue roses and celery green leaves on black just below it, and a small flare over the instep. The pattern’s hazel (1401) is no longer made; this kit has 0867 chocolate heather in its place — a little darker and less red than the leg warmers in the photo.

Included

Icelandic Léttlopi wool yarn — 6 balls, enough for a pair in either size
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 0867 Chocolate Heather (in place of 1401 hazel) — 3 (3)
B 0059 Black — 1 (1)
C 9421 Celery Green Heather — 1 (1)
D 9418 Stone Blue Heather — 1 (1)

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. On 4.5 mm needles comes a 13-round band of stone blue roses and celery green leaves on black, then chocolate heather for 5 (6) cm. 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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Returns — unused kits in original condition; see our return policy.

Leggur — Rose Band Leg Warmers Knitting Kit

$52.90

Why you'll love it

A band of roses13 rounds of stone blue roses and celery green leaves on black, just below the top rib.
Twisted ribRib knitted through the back loop at the top and at the lower edge.
Shaped to the legDecreases at the back of the leg and a small flare at the centre front, over the instep.
Your choicePrefer another brown for the replaced hazel? Pick it in the colour picker, at no charge.

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Good to know

Leggur — your questions, answered

Why is one colour different from the pattern?

Hazel (1401) is no longer made by Ístex. This kit has chocolate heather (0867) in its place — knit it wherever the pattern says

Which size should I knit?

Two sizes, S/M and L/XL — 56 (60) stitches at the top and 44 (48) at the ankle. The pattern prints no circumferences; by the gauge that is about 31 (33) cm round the upper leg and 24 (27) cm round the ankle (our calculation). You knit 32 (34) cm before the instep shaping, or as long as you need.

Will I have yarn left over?

The kit holds what the pattern asks for a pair, the same for both sizes: 3 balls of chocolate heather and one each of black, celery green and stone blue — 6 balls in all.

How does the rose band work in size L/XL?

60 stitches is not a multiple of the 8-stitch repeat, so the chart adds a 4-stitch panel for L/XL — two small blue crosses with green dots above and below, on black — worked once, at the back of the leg where the round begins. The chart marks where to start (“Beg (L/XL)”); the text doesn’t explain it.

Are there slips in the pattern?

A few. “Rep dec every 6th rnd 6 times” means six decrease rounds in all, counting the first — that is what gives 44 (48) stitches. “Rep from *to* ones. Rep inc ones more” means once, and once more: three increase rounds in all, giving 50 (54) stitches. The pattern doesn’t say which colour to use from the decreases down to the lower rib: keep going in the main colour, as in the photos.

Is the sweater in the photo part of the pattern?

No — only the leg warmers are.

What does the kit with needles include?

3.5 mm (US 4) and 4.5 mm (US 7) double-pointed needles — ADDI, as named in the pattern. The stitch marker is not included.

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