This pattern is the result of years of knitting pants for customers, friends, and family. When I began cloth diapering my daughter Kylie in 2004 it was my love of knitted pants that motivated me to learn to knit. After knitting hundreds of pairs of pants I made plenty of adjustments to create what I feel is the best pair of knitted pants, ever. Even though all my kids have been out of diapers for years, knitted pants remain among my favorite things to knit. I hope you will enjoy knitting this pattern as much as I do.

Skills Needed

• Long Tail Cast On
• Knit and Purl stitches
• Knitting in the round
• Short Rows (Pattern includes detailed instructions)
• Increase
• Kitchener Stitch
• Magic Loop (Pattern includes detailed instructions)

Materials Needed

• Worsted Weight 100% Wool yarn (if to be used with cloth diapers). If not being used over cloth diapers, any fiber content will work. Yardage needed is 150 - 400. 50 - 75 yards can optionally be a contrasting color for the waistband and leg cuffs.

• Size US7 circular knitting needles in both 16” and 40” (or size needed for you to obtain gauge). US 3-5 16” circular for knitting the waistband. For the newborn size, you may need DPN’s or a 40” circular for working the waistband.

• 4 stitch markers (best to have 2 different colors)

• Darning needle

• 2 small pieces of scrap yarn