Awesome Leg Warmers are Done!

Over a year ago I bought this beautiful yarn that came with a free legwarmer pattern. I worked at them during the spring and finished them up in June once we moved back to Ohio. I love this pattern.

I used 3 skeins of Plymouth Yarns Trabajos del Peru. I like my legwarmers long. I prefer them to come over the knees; mainly because my knees are injured and I just have always felt that short legwarmers defeat the purpose.

In any case, I finished my reversible ruffled legwarmers on June 2, 2011. Sadly, I have not yet used them in ballet class. Last summer was busy with wedding planning and now I am seven and a half months pregnant! I'm so excited about this, but no ballet right now. Perhaps after the baby is born I will return to the dance studio once or twice a week. :) Until then, I am just happy with the result of my work. Oh, and I have to give props to my awesome husband for taking the picture of me sporting the legwarmers and my pointe shoes!

These Are Awesome

This is my next *big* knitting project. When I first went to the yarn shop down here to check the place out and inquire about classes for me, we saw these legwarmers made in the shop. This week I asked about getting the pattern since I've figured out knitting and purling and it turned out to be a free pattern with yarn purchase. Yay! So I bought 2 skeins of this beautiful red yarn. I think the colors in this are so pretty! There were other colors available in this particular brand and if I am successful making these red ones, I may just make another pair in another color.
I will most likely modify this pattern to make them longer. I like legwarmers that go well beyond the knee. Most legwarmers I've purchased are thigh highs. Ultimately, I want to make lots of knits for dancing. I found a ton of patterns online that are free, too. If only I knew how to do this stuff when I was a teenager. I would have handmade all my danceknits!