Faolan Legwarmers by Kate Gagnon Osborn

Faolan Legwarmers

Knitting
January 2015
Sport (12 wpi) ?
24 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
in Lace pattern
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
477 yards (436 m)
10.75” (27.25 cm) bottom cuff circumference, 12.75” (32.5 cm) top cuff circumference, 17” (43.25 cm) length.
English

Pattern is available as part of the Little Things Collection, in both hard copy and ebook. Price for either hard copy OR digital book PDF is $15. Hard copies can be purchased via Kelbourne Woolens here, or from one of the Kelbourne Woolens/Fibre Company stockists. Digital PDF can be purchased via ravelry here.

The Faolan legwarmers are worked from the bottom up in one piece. After the bottom ribbing is worked, increases are worked for the leg. For a shorter legwarmer, you may chose to work fewer repeats of the charts.

YARN The Fibre Company Road to China Light (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere; 159 yds/50 gm skein): agate, 3 skeins.
GAUGE 24 sts + 34 rnds = 4” (10 cm) in Faolan Chart patterns on larger ndls, after blocking.
NEEDLES 1 set US 1 (2.25 mm) dpns, 1 set US 2 (2.75 mm) dpns.
NOTIONS 1 stitch marker, tapestry needle.
SIZE 10.75” (27.25 cm) bottom cuff circumference, 12.75” (32.5 cm) top cuff circumference, 17” (43.25 cm) length.
SPECIAL SKILLS Working lace from charts.