Knit Leg Warmers - First knit project

It's been a while, but I guess I finally made something that I feel is worth blogging/finally feel like blogging.

This took me a while because I'm super slow and kept putting the piece down, but I knit some leg warmers.

(please ignore the random patch on the right leg. I ran out of yarn)

I found this pattern for the legwarmers, but I had to change it up a bit since I didn't have double pointed needles. Basically, I knitted a rectangle (well more like a trapezoid but shh), and then sewed a side together to made it a tube shape.

I wanted to make them longer than the pattern and have go past up my knee, and so I thought I should try the large size version and cast on 64 stitches on the needles. Well, let's just say, it is kind of on the large side; it might fit better if I wear these over jeans or something, but I also made the second warmer based off the medium size so I don't know how that will go. Yay for inconsistencies. (Can you tell, I'm really good at gauging sizes and whatnot -sarcasm-.) But nonetheless, I now have one large and one medium sized leg warmer. 

This was my first knitting project, so it was really slow and rough, but I really liked the yarn I used (which, I cannot tell you what it is because I lost the sheet that said what brand it was). I used US size 8 needles.

So, I followed the pattern and knit2, purl 2 for each row to make a ~3 in. rib.

The main difference was working the body. I was confused about this because the pattern said to just knit all around, but to me it looked like the stockinette stitch where you alternate knitting and purling rows. I contacted the person who made the pattern and asked. She told me that since she used the double pointed needles, she just had to knit each round for the stitch to look like that.

Since I just used regular needles, I alternated knitting and purling rows and decreased on the knit rows. I continued to knit and purl and decreased up until I had 48 stitches like the pattern, and then proceeded to knit and purl until I thought the length was long enough and over my knees. Then I binded off the needles and sewed the long side together to form the tube shape. (I completely forgot to take a picture before I sewed it together both times).

This whole process probably would have been a lot easier with the double pointed needles, but for a first knitting attempt, I guess it wasn't too shabby. It does look a little bit derpy and my projects never look as nice as the pictures that make me want to make it, but I have a working pair of leg warmers. Granted they are a bit big for one leg, but it will do. One of these days I hope to make another pair, and maybe try double pointed needles so it'll look better. Mine kind of have a line where I sewed the piece together, and it kind of has awkward spots especially where I sewed the decreased rows I think, but this may also just be my bad sewing job.

As of right now, I honestly can't say if I like sewing or crocheting better, but now I can do a tiny bit of both :]