But when I got to about 6 inches long and had her try it on, I swear it was as if I were knitting a leg warmer for an elephant! Has that ever happened to you? The piece looks completely fine and then BAM! it's twice the size you thought it was. So, frog I did and then cast on this one: ahhh, happiness and joy.
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| Maxima in Peach Melba |
I finished these just in time for Saturday's dance class and the weather has just turned cool again.
As we know, leg warmers aren't just for dancing ... they make a fun fashion statement, too. My final review of Maxima: great for accessories as the variegated colors work well on small projects and the fabric knitted up is super soft and very cozy. I have enough left over for another pair of leg warmers or maybe I'll knit a matching cowl? Too much?
Was it the yarn that simply stretched too much in the case of the two tone purples? Glad you didn't get too far along before you had to frog, love the peach colorway.
ReplyDeleteThose leg warmers look great! The color is so fun!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about the first leg warmer mishap, good thing it is just a simple tube and isn't too heartbreaking to frog. But seriously, you have to make something else with those two colors, they look so pretty together. The final pair look super cute!
ReplyDeleteThose leg warmers are so cute, I really do love how they turned out. They look perfect for dancing, and they go really well with the boots. I'm glad you found a good project for the variegated yarn!
ReplyDeleteThey look so cute on Miranda! Such a cheery color!
ReplyDeleteAhh too cute! I'm a sucker for ballerina-shoe pictures. :)
ReplyDeleteI love how the maxima warmers turned out! A matching cowl is def not too much, go for it!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures ^_^
ReplyDeleteThey look super cozy.
oooh those are so cute!! perhaps a matching set of legwarmers for yourself? unless of course, DD would find that "uncool", then of course a cowl is perfect! ;)
ReplyDeleteI love the "action" shots! I don't think the cowl is over kill, if she agrees :).
ReplyDeleteOkay...NOW Miranda looks like the card I made her. Tell the truth...is that what really inspired wanting leg warmers???
ReplyDelete:-) xoxo
The leg warmers turned out fantastic! I love them (and it looks like she does too!)
ReplyDeleteOh, they turned out fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter looks great in them! And yes, recently I finished 75% of a sweater, (in my defense, with a rather odd construction that made it difficult to tell where you were in the pattern), when I realized my modifications to upsize it had upsized it to about me plus three-quarters of me. Sigh. A long dip into the frog pond...but it's on track again now.
ReplyDeleteComing from this part of the world (where bright colours seem to be what everyone wears!) they don't look too vibrant at all. Beautiful colour, and a nice dash of colour on a muted wardrobe! They're very lovely.
ReplyDeleteooh, her legwarmers look fantastic!! that's a shame the first one was coming out too big, but at least you found out before both were cast off, that's always a pain.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great pop of color for your beautiful daughter! I love how she wore them w/her Uggs too.
ReplyDeleteI love the two-toned purple. I hope you didn't get that far when you had to frog; glad you had a back up plan that worked out.
they turned out awesome! i love legwarmers! I would make the cowl, but you know me... i'm cowl obsessed!
ReplyDeleteThey turned out so beautiful! I love them--so cheery! Makes me want a pair!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter has been bugging me for a pair as well. Those came out really pretty. I've added this pattern to my Queue.
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