a trio of new legwarmers has been knit for my girl's ever moving, running and kicking limbs. usually these things do come in a matching pair - one to wear on each leg... but this set contains three. each one an improvised pattern of stripes that seemed to design themselves as they were being knit. the final three uniquely striped tubes can be mixed and matched in different combinations — a sweet feature which margaret loves. my goal was to use up some yarn from my stash, specifically a nice unused skein of organic, periwinkle wool. i knew that i'd probably be short on yarn to finish two legwarmers with just that color, so with margaret's help, we pulled a few extra balls of yarn out of the bin... i cast on and just began to play with the yarn and the quantity that i had... changing colors here and there as they took shape... finishing one and beginning another, and then another. knitting these free-form was really such a relaxing pleasure. no rules. nothing to troubleshoot. just fun. perfect for the tomfoolery that finds its way into our days.
my knitting notes posted at ravelry.