Accessorize Your Accessories

I just fell in love with a simple yet functional winter accessory:  boot cuffs!  They are knit up on size 13 needles with a bulky yarn in about an hour!  With all of the orders that I have to fill (which is a good problem to have) it is nice to have an item I can cast on and finish quickly...almost like a meditation break.

The possibilities with these little gems are pretty much endless!  You can choose any color, any fiber, any pattern you want.  Cabled patterns would work well on boot cuffs because they offer great structure, but you could also knit these with a DK alpaca in a lace pattern for something more delicate...insert creative idea here.  

With knee high boots being an accessory of their own worn with jeans, leggings, skirts or dresses a boot cuff adds an accessory for your accessory!  If you choose to wear a dress with bare legs these cuffs will help fill in the gap between leg and boot, giving you a little extra warmth.  They could be as long or short as you prefer, this pair in particular is about 7" long but could easily be converted to an ankle-to-knee leg warmer.  

I love finding new things to knit that offer me creative flexibility and boot cuffs definitely fit the criteria!  Hopefully this trend will be around for winters to come!  Thanks for reading!

Cheers,

Amy L.