#34 Romper by Loren Cherensky

#34 Romper

Knitting
May 2007
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in k2, p2 rib (slightly stretched) using size 8 (5mm) needles.
US 8 - 5.0 mm
1260 yards (1152 m)
Bust (closed) 32"/78.5cm
English
This pattern is available from store.vogueknitting.com for $5.00.

Pattern description from Knit.1, Summer 2007: “Cook up a shorts order. Loren Cherensky’s cheeky k2, p2 ribbed romper - in Knit One, Crochet Too’s recycled ‘2nd time Cotton’ - plates up knitted-on button plackets, collar and leg bands.”

Stuff:

  • 7 skeins in #142 Glacier of 2nd Time Cotton by Knit One, Crochet Too, Inc., 3½oz/100g skeins, each approx 180yd/165m (recycled cotton/acrylic)
  • One pair size 8 5mm) needles or size to get the gauge
  • Six 5/8” / 15mm buttons

The Measurements:

  • X-Small/Small
  • Bust (closed) 32”/78.5cm
  • Length 31”/78.5cm
  • Upper arm 13”/33cm

Note:* K first and last st of every row for selvage sts.