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< Show and Tell ~ An attempt at legwarmers... |
| Phantomess |
 Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:31 pm |
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Christine
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| Orianna |
| Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:14 pm |
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Rehearsing
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Not bad for making them without a pattern! How'd you get them to curve with the shape of your calves? And to stay up? I'm impressed! 
As a better-than-amateur but less-than-expert crocheter, I would give only this advice: if you want them to be warmer, use a smaller stitch to make it more dense. As they are, I can see places where your skin shows through, and that would lead to loss of warmth (or so I assume, never having worn legwarmers. If that's actually a good thing, then please ignore me!). What stitch did you use? I'd guess at least a double, maybe triple, from the spacing... Experiment with single stitch, or maybe a half double, if you'd like them to be warmer. Make a small square of each stitch type to compare them and then use the one you like best.
Heck, for really warm ones, buy some of that yarn that's extra thick and nubby. Mmmm, I have a wonderful blanket made from that, it's soft and very warm! If you want to make a fashion statement, you could even go with eyelash yarn, or that kind that's ultra fuzzy! I've been making myself scarves from the ultra fuzzy yarn, and they're very warm when done, but it can be hard to get used to crocheting with it, since it's so fuzzy you can't see the stitches. You have to loosen your stitches a bit and use a bigger hook, but once you get used to working with it, it's a lot of fun! |
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| Sumalee |
| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 12:10 pm |
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Chorus
Joined: 29 May 2006
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I never saw this post!
They're super cute  I've tried knitting legwarmers before but it just takes *so* long.....And I'm very impatient. But they look good! Oh, and your tendu from fifth is totally correct with a bend knee. It's just called fondu  |
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| Phantomess |
| Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:09 pm |
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Christine
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| actually, i crocheted new ones that are pink and ALOT better than these! I used Orianna's advice and used a smaller stitch. Now.. if my sister hadn't stolen my camera.... |
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| Sumalee |
| Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:43 pm |
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Chorus
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| Right? My nice camera is always...somnewhere. Other than where I need it, of course. |
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