​Relief Knit Legwarmers

You’ll need:

About 200g of 100% acryl yarn;

Circle knitting needles 6;

Stitch markers.

Size:

Length: 40 cm,

Width: 27 cm,

Rib diameter at bottom part: 13 cm.

Stitches control: 24 sts x 16 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 48 sts. Turn to knitting around. Place marker in the connecting place. Make 5 cm with 2 x 2 rib.

Turn to relief pattern and work 10 cm due to the following scheme:

1^st row: * 2 knit sts, 1 knit st through lower loop, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

2^nd row: * purl2tog, 1 yarn over, 1 knit st, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

3^rd row: * 3 knit sts, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

4^th row: * 1 knit st, 1 yarn over, 2 knit sts through lower loop, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

After that, start making increases: 1 st x 8 from both sides of marker in every 4^th row. You should get 64 sts.

Continue work due to the relief pattern, which is previously described for 30 cm more. Then, start making decrease: 1 st x 2 in every 2^nd row. There are 60 sts left. Make rib for 10 cm.