PANTS

Purl Soho’s Cygnet, 70% undyed white cashmere and 30% natural-color baby alpaca. Each skein of this fingering weight yarn is 164 yards/ 50 grams.

• Pants: 2 (2, 3, 3) skeins; approximately 200 (270, 370, 492) yards required. We used the color Silver Stone, shown above left.
• Shorts: 1 (2, 2, 2) skein(s); approximately 155 (200, 255, 310) yards required.

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Purl Soho’s Santolina, 70% organically grown cotton, 20% bamboo, and 10% hemp. Each skein of this fingering weight yarn is 328 yards/ 100 grams

• Pants: 1 (1, 2, 2) skein(s); approximately 200 (270, 370, 492) yards required.
• Shorts: 1 skein; approximately 155 (200, 255, 310) yards required. We used the color Heirloom White, shown above right.

You will also need…

US 2 (3 mm), 16-inch circular needles
For Pants Only: A set of US 2 double pointed needles
A set of US 1 (2.5 mm) double pointed needles
Spare 16-inch circular needles, size US 2 or smaller
Stitch markers, including one unique
Scrap yarn for provisional cast on
A safety pin

NOTE: If you want to use Magic Loop, swap the 16-inch circular and double pointed needles for 32-inch or longer circular needles!

GAUGE
28 stitches and 37 rounds = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES
0-3 months (3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-18 months)

• Finished Waist Circumference: 14¾ (16½, 18¾, 20½) inches
• Finished Total Length of Shorts: 7 (8, 9, 10) inches
• Finished Total Length of Pants: 11½ (14½, 17½, 20½) inches
• Finished Inseam of Pants: 5½ (7½, 9½, 11½) inches
• Finished Ankle Circumference of Pants: 4 (4¼, 4¾, 5¼) inches, unstretched

Sample: We knit both the Pants and the Shorts in the 3-6 months size.

NOTES
CONSTRUCTION
Both the Pants and Shorts are knit in the round from the top down. You’ll start at the Waist with the Drawstring Channel, then knit the Hips area, and then divide the stitches for the two Legs, binding off at center front and back for the crotch. For Pants, you’ll shape each Leg down to Cuff, and for Shorts, you’ll immediately work the Cuff.

PROVISIONAL CAST ON
For assistance, including how to put live stitches back onto needles, please visit our Provisional Cast-On: A Two-Step Method Tutorial.

Designed by Purl Soho founder and co-owner, Joelle Hoverson.