Crochet knee warmers

 

Hi, I don't know how many of you have this problem, but my knees tend to get colder than the rest of the body and achy during winters. I do have joint problem and so I made this pair of warmers for me, specifically to keep my knees warm. I'm sure there might be many of you who have the same problem and this pattern might be useful for you. 

These warmers can be made in any size. 

Watch the video tutorial here

Materials:

Light worsted weight/DK weight yarn approximately 80 to 90 meters

G/4 mm crochet hook

Measuring tape

Yarn needle

Size:

Any size

Abbreviations/stitches Used:

[ ] - repeat instructions within parenthesis as a set as many times as directed

ch - chain

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet (UK - double crochet)

hdc - half double crochet (UK - half treble)

dc - double crochet (UK - treble)

fpdc - front post double crochet

Note: 

You can use any yarn and a suitable hook

The warmer is worked from bottom up.

Instruction (make 2)

Ribbing

First I want you to take a measuring tape and wrap it around the part of your leg that is just below the knee. This is the measurement that you need to make your warmers.

Ch 15

Note: The width of the ribbing is a little less than 3 inches. If you are using yarn and hook different than the one mentioned here, then you can adjust your chains to achieve an approximate width of 2.75 to 3 inches. 

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in the 2nd ch from hook, sc in rest of the chs across. Turn. (14 sts) 

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in the front loops of each st across. Turn. (14 sts) 

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in the back loops of each st across. Turn. (14 sts) 

Repeat rows 2 and 3 until the length is about 1 to 2 inches (depending on the stretch) less than the circumference of your leg right below the knee. The length of my ribbing was 12 inches and my actual circumference was 13 inches.

Fold into half with the right side in and join the 2 ends together by working sc sts through the sts on both the ends. 

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Pull the right side out and start working around the circumference of the ribbing.

Round 1:  Ch 1, hdc around the edge of the ribbing working 1 st in each ridge and 1 st in the space between 2 ridges which means that you will be working 1 st in each row of the ribbing. Join at the end with a sl st to the 1st st at the beginning. Whatever your stitch count is maintain it throughout the rest of the rounds.

Round 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st around. Join with a sl st to the 1st st at the beginning of round. 

Repeat round 2 until the total height is about 6 inches.

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Round 1:  Ch 1, dc in each st around. Join with a sl st to 1st st.

Round 2:  Ch 1, repeat [fpdc in next st, dc in next st] around. Join with a sl st to 1st st.

Round 3:  Ch 1, repeat [fpdc in fpdc, dc in dc] around. Join and cut off yarn. Weave in the loose ends.