(Print Now) I designed and knit these leg warmers with a vintage yarn. Be sure to choose a yarn and needle size that matches gauge. DK weight on US 5-7 needles or Sport Weight on US 3-5 needles should work. Guage : 6 stitches and 10 rows per inch Yarn : One skein each of three colors. Abbreviations/Explanations M1 : Make one stitch. SS : Stockinette Stitch (*knit one row, purl the next,* repeat). Rib : Knit one stitch. Purl one stitch. Repeat across the row. (Purl one, knit one across the back of the work.) Leg Warmers Knitting Pattern  (make two) CO 56 stitches. K in rib for 14 rows. Next row: Knit 14, m1,k28, m1, k14. Knit 11 rows in SS (starting wi th a purl row, since you just knit a row). K14, m1, k29, m1, k15. Continue increasing every 12th row, following the succession below: K15, m1, k30, m1, k15. K15, m1, k31, m1, k16. K16, m1, k32, m1, k16. K16, m1, k33, m1, k17 K17, m1, k34, m1, k17 K17, m1, k35, m1, k1...