How to Knit Daisy Cutes

These baby/toddler legwarmers are perfect for your little one's legs- even in the summer! Slip them on in the cool mornings, pull them off when it gets warmer. Knit in the round on double pointed needles, they work up fairly quickly. These make great baby shower gifts also!

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• double-pointed knitting needles size 7 (or size needed to obtain gauge)
• double-pointed knitting needles size 5 (or two sizes smaller than larger needles)
• 1 main color of yarn (A) (shown in blue)
• scraps of white, yellow, and green yarn
• tapestry needle
• scissors
• crochet hook size F or G

1. 
   Casting on is a basic knitting technique

   First, take time to check your gauge. These legwarmers are knit in the round with a 6st=1 inch gauge. With small sized knitting needles, cast on 36 sts. Work in a k1,p1 rib for 7 rows. Continuing in rib, increase 4 sts evenly around 8th row.

2. Switch to larger knitting needles. Work in stockinette stitch for 4.5 inches. Purl for 1.5 inches.

3. 
   Notice the contrast between the knit and purl stitches before the ribbing

   You will continue to use your large knitting needles, working a k2,p2 rib for 1.5 inches. Bind off.

4. 
   The rib bends over the elastic to cover the purled stitches

   Tie a square knot with one piece of elastic, pulling tightly so the knot does not come undone. Slip this over the k2,p2 rib. Using a tapestry needle, stitch the binded off edge to the first purled row, folding over and hiding the elastic.

5. Next, you need to crochet 3 daisies as follows: With crochet hook and yellow, ch 3, slst to form loop. Work 6 dbl crochet in the loop, slst to join. With white, slst to the top of one dbl crochet, ch 3 in the same loop, ch 3 into the same loop, and slst to the next loop. You have one petal. Continue in this manner until you have 6 petals. Cut yarn, leaving 12-inch tails. If these are a baby shower gift, you may want to crochet a few more daisies to use as wrapping decorations.

6. 
   A pair of Daisy Cutes baby legwarmers

   With tapestry needle, stitch the daisies to the legwarmer body using the tails. With green, stitch winding stems to each daisy. Weave in all loose ends, and your little now one has her own pair of DAISY CUTES!

Tips & Warnings

• Always take time to check your gauge.
• Get creative with your embellishments. Try butterflies, ladybugs, other flowers, etc. You can even experiment with beads for added bling!
• If you are making these for a baby shower gift, crochet a few more flowers to use when wrapping.
• Make sure you weave in all loose ends, and throw them away promptly so your little one won't find pieces of string and try to eat them.
• Never leave your scissors unattended.

Resources

• Knit Your Own Robeez Baby Shoes
• Hundreds of Free Knitting Patterns
• Hundreds of Free Crochet Patterns

[kittykat3]

on 2/27/2009 Cute. 5*.

[katecrittendon]

on 2/22/2009 Oh my, there's a reason they call them "cutes". These are absolutely adorable. 5*