Could I feasibly knit baby leg warmers using double pointed needles?

[Hopefully]

I've never used DPNs before, but am a vaguely reasonable knitter. If I bought some sock yarn and used fine DPNs, could I knit something that would be a vague approximation of babylegs?

I'm talking about knitting in the round using 5 needles, btw.

Yes, I would say definitely that you could.

Brilliant, i'll give it a shot once I've finished current project (wool longies for DS)!

I've just knitted some using normal needles. You just knit two rectangles and fold them over and sew up the sides.

Can I bump this to ask can you knit children's legwarmers on circular needles? Or are they too small

I don't know for sure, but I reckon they'd be too small to do on circular needles - don;t you need the 'circle' to be a smaller/the same circumference than the piece you're working on? I may be wrong, haven't worked with circulars them before.

I have started them (had to restart because I made them far too massive for skinny DS's legs!), and they are looking lovely! I now want to knit some with some handpainted sock yarn or something equally lovely.

I have totally got back into knitting all of a sudden, and have just put in my request for a Ravelry invite. I'm so over-excited about discovering knitting again! I'm a complete novice (lots of scarves and toys knitted, but not a lot else), but I love it! Want to knit a jumper for DP, but might wait till I've had a bit more practise....

Good for you Hopefully. Hopefully your invite will come through very quickly. Don't forget to join the Mumsknitters group, will you?

Tatty, yes, circular needles won't do with small projects, you need double pointeds for that (3 double pointeds will do, but you will get a bit of a ridge on the sides) or just do as onFriday does and knit them flat and make little seam up the side.

There's a Mumsknitters group!? I sense a new addiction coming on...

You can use a circular with the Magic Loop technique for small items, or two pairs of circular needles - plenty of info on this on the web. I can't do with DPNs - too much like wrestling with a hedgehog

All the best people are there . Beware though, because the addiction factor on Ravelry is greater, bigger and meaner than that of MN, which I can now take or leave

tiktok, try using three needles for all but socks, it does make it more manageable.

Magic loop? I hadn't heard of that, I'll explore further, tho for now I might just take short cut of knitting flat and sewing up. I can't get on with DPNs at all.

Hopefully, you'll love Ravelry, I've only just joined but you just want to roll around in it there are so many gorgeous projects and patterns there (am singingtree on there btw, my old mnet name)

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No, Pruners.

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Would you not be better off with a small knitting loom or large Dolly?

Hopefully,can you give us an idea of what size double pointed needles (4 or 5 in total)and how many stitches you used for what length legwarmers? How old is your dd - would love to make some for mine (nearly 11m) and crawling now!Also bit of a beginner but have graet collection of unused yarn...

Hopefully - I've successfully made baby legwarmers on DPNs, they're no bother once you get going - Magic Loop is good technique too if you have circulars. I'd share my pattern, but it's basically "measure baby's thigh, do tiny tension square to work out how many stitches per inch, cast on appropriate number of stitches, knit until desired length achieved (with a few rows of rib at each end), cast off, repeat for other leg", so kind of obvious really.
If you're game for trying a new technique, baby leg warmers seem like an ideal project to try out knitting in the round (by whatever method) - no heels or toes to tangle with . And it's not just the sewing up you'd be avoiding - if you knit stocking stitch in the round, you never have to purl!
Have fun on Ravelry

I have crocheted babylegs if that helps!

Can't knit though, and DPN's scare me!

Eeeky I made a note of it somewhere, I'll find it for you when DS stops whinging (teeth? ear infection? hungry? tired? need a poo? Just learn to speak and tell me what's wrong!!!! DS is only 6 months so speaking may be somewhat optimistic...)