I came up with this design with three groups of users in mind - those who like to wear skirts or dresses in winter but need to cover their knees for extra warmth; those who need to keep their knees warm for faster healing after surgery, and those who simply prefer to cover their knees during colder evenings.

These Snuggly Knee Warmers are knitted with amazingly soft and widely available yarn. As usual with my designs, I added some interesting touches for comfortable wearing while providing clever functional solutions.

PATTERN
PDF (English) || difficulty 1/5

MATERIALS
Drops Nepal by Garnstudio (3-ply, 8 wpi aran yarn)
Content: 65% wool, 35% alpaca
yarn parameters: 75 m/50 g (82 yd/1.76 oz)

YARN AMOUNT
approx. 180/210/240 m / 200/230/260 yd

GAUGE
23 sts x 30 rows per 10 cm/4 inches
knitted with 3 mm/US 2.5/UK 11 needles in 1 x 1 ribbing in the round; measured not stretched not blocked

TOOLS
3 mm/US 2.5/UK 11 DPNs or circular needles
Additional pair of needles in similar size for tubular cast-on (TCO)

NOTIONS
scissors, tapestry needle
2 stitch markers (e.g. my MAK)

SIZES
S/M/L
under-knee circumference range
28-32/34-38/40-44 cm
11-12.5/13.5-15/16-17.5 inches
above-knee circumference range
34-38/40-44/46-50 cm
13.5-15/16-17.5/18-19.5 inches

SAMPLE INFO
Modeled in size M; stretched to fit these measurements:
36 cm/14.5 inches under-knee circumference
42 cm/16.5 inches above-knee circumference
color: 0506 Dark grey

CONSTRUCTION
Snuggly Knee Warmers are knitted in the round, bottom-up as one piece. You start with tubular cast-on for 1 x 1 ribbing, then switch to a horizontal ribbing with short rows for the front part while continuing the 1 x 1 ribbing for the back part. Finally, you work the top 1 x 1 ribbing and finish it with tubular bind-off.

INSTRUCTIONS
The pattern includes written instructions with links to photo and video tutorials.