Lessons in Legwarmers

So, the 4 year old refuses to wear pants to school and they eat outside. ?? While trying to talk her into some pants to cover her little legs she suggested that it would be fashionably better to wear a pair of legwarmers. (again, she's 4!)

Me: I don't know where to buy legwarmers that would fit your little legs...let's maybe just try the pants on?

Her: {looks disdainfully at the plaid uniform pants} How about if we buy yarn and you can knit me a pair????

I am not an overly lenient parent, but I do admit to picking my battles. We were at Hobby Lobby one day soon after, buying project supplies for the 10 year old, and passed the yarn isle. They both want to meander down the isle and the 4 year old comes up with a nice soft light pink bamboo and announces that this is the yarn for the legwarmers. UGH!

This is what we ended up with:

The problem is that 1) This particular bamboo isn't very stretchy 2) she wanted them above her knee which she neglected to mention before they were finished and 3) Did I mention she was 4 and picked out light pink???

We tried again with a darker blue using Comfort Solids by Berroco with the knowledge going in that she wanted them long enough to cover her knees and the dark blue would not show all the dirt from the playground.

I used Jenny's Super Stretchy Bindoff and ended up dropping two stitches but didn't notice till I was finished and had weaved in the ends. UGH! During the binding off the yarn slipped off and obviously I didn't pick it up right. Note to self: Learn to tink the JSSBO. What's a girl to do?

This particular girl goes to the LYS to see if someone there can help! Took three people and I still ended up with a knot and a loop but just gave up and wove that in. The (she's had a birthday between the pink and blue legwarmers) 5 year old loves them and all is right with the world especially since she isn't required to perpetrate a 5 year old fashion faux paux by wearing plaid pants to school. Whew...disaster averted.