Jamie's knee warmer in lopi wool : knitted flat

knee warmer in lopi wool : flat 

to fit knee size approx  15" /11"

(measured around leg, above and below knee)

VERY warm but itchy without the long johns

it's knitted in single rib (to give it some stretch)
and has shirring elastic threaded through afterwards
(to keep it stretchy)

materials

1x100g ball lopi wool (100g=100m)
1 pair needles 5.5mm (uk 5 us 9)
tapestry needle to sew up
spool of shirring elastic/thread 

 tension  : stretch to fit 

originally 60sts = 12.25" 

               44sts  = 9.75"

               80 rows = 15"

on knee  60sts = 15.5" 

               44sts  = 12"

               80 rows = 15"

to fit knee size (above/below) approx 15"/11" round 

abbreviations
k1  =      knit 1 stitch
p1    =      purl 1 stitch
k2tog   =     knit 2 stitches together
p2tog      =   purl 2 stitches together
k2tog tbl     =    k2tog Through Back Loop
   (google "k2tog tbl youtube" )
p2tog tbl       =     p2tog Through Back Loop

worked flat 
sewn together at the sides
34 rows of 60st

8 decrease rows at the centre 

losing 2 stitches each row 
then 34 rows of 44sts 

pattern

row 1 row 2 ……. row 33 row 34 row 35 row 36 row 37 row 38 row 39 row 40 row 41 row 42 row 43 row 44 ……. row 75 row 76

cast on 60 sts and work in single rib k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end rib18   k2togtbl  rib 21    k2tog      rib17 rib17   p2tog     rib 19    p2togtbl   rib18 rib18   k2togtbl  rib 17    k2tog      rib17 rib17   p2tog     rib 15    p2togtbl   rib18 rib18   k2togtbl  rib 13    k2tog      rib17 rib17   p2tog     rib 11    p2togtbl   rib18 rib18   k2togtbl  rib  9     k2tog      rib17 rib17   p2tog      rib  7    p2togtbl   rib18 k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end k1 p1 to end cast off 44 stitches

stitches  60 60 60 60 58 56 54 52 50 48 46 44 44 44 44 44

finishing

fold side edges together and sew up

turn inside out and, using a tapestry needle,
 thread shirring elastic through stitches

(tried knitting it in, but didn't work very well)