Nøtteliten pants
The picture shows sizes 1-3 months and 1 year.
Materials: Sandnes Alpakka, Smart
3,3,4,4 balls of main colour and 1 ball of pattern colour
Needle 4 mm (US6) or the needle needed to obtain gauge 2 stitch markers.
Gauge 22 sts * 24 rows = 10 * 10 cm in stockinette st
The pants are knit top-down, higher in the back and without seams. The only assembly needed is sewing the opening between the legs together.
Size 1-3 months , 6-9 months , 1 year , 2 years
Waist 46 cm 48 cm 50 cm 56 cm
Bum 62 cm 66 cm 70 cm 76 cm
Length 36 cm 42 cm 46 cm 52 cm
The length is measured from from the middle of the rib and down to the middle of the rib, since it is supposed to be folded.
Pattern
Loosely cast on 112, 116, 124, 148 sts with main colour. Make sure that the cast on is elastic. Place marker to mark 1 sts.
The rib is knit extra long and with two eyelet patterns for ribbons so it can be folded. When the child grows you can unfold the rib and use only the top ribbon
If you want a standard rib just skip the extra rows.
Knit rib 2 knit, 2 purl until work measures 2 cm. Knit the first eyelet pattern.
*K 2, yo, p2tog* continue from * to * through the round.
Keep on knitting rib 2 knit, 2 purl until work measures 12 cm.
*K 2, yo, p2tog* continue from * to * through the round.
Knit rib 2 knit, 2 purl until work measures 14 cm.
Turn the work and knit in the opposite direction. Place marker to mark mid front, knit 56,58, 62, 74, place marker to mark mid back, knit to marker.
Increase evenly in the next round until you have 130, 143, 156, 169 sts.
The pants are knit higher in the back.
Knit 13 sts, Turn. Purl 26 sts. Turn. Knit 39 sts. Turn. Purl 52 sts.
Keep on turning as you knit/purl 13 sts every time. Keep on knitting until you have 52, 52, 78, 78 sts after turning.
Knit stockinette sts in the rounds until work measures 20, 23, 22, 23 cm mid front.
*Increase 1 sts on each side of the marker mid front, knit 2 rounds* Repeat 3,3,5,5 times = 138, 151, 166, 179 sts
The work should now measure 24,27,28,29 cm mid front
Separate for legs.
Bind of 2,2,3,3 sts, knit until 2,2,3,3 sts before marker. Bind of 4, 4, 6, 6 sts, knit until 2,3,3,4 sts before first marker. Bind of 2,3,3,4 sts.
You should now have 65, 71, 79, 85 sts for each leg.
Plage a marker at beginning of round = inside of leg.
Keep on knitting until leg measures 2 cm. Decrease evenly until you have 65, 65, 79, 79 sts. Decrease 0,1,0,1 sts on each side of the marker on every 3, 2, 9, 3.5 cm until leg measures 5, 8, 11, 16 cm.
Knit chart 21 rows
Decrease evenly on row 17 until you have 65, 65, 72, 72.
Decrease evenly on row 21 until you have 52, 56, 60, 64 masker
Knit one round
Knit rib 2 knit, 2 purl until rib measures 10 cm.
Cast of loosely.
Sew together openings between legs
Put ribbons in the eyelet pattern
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