Did you know that knitted short shorts are the new shawl? These stylish suckers start with a wide hem followed by short row butt shaping and increases. Then, the legs are divided and worked back and forth as decreases form little side slits for optimum leg exposure. Finally, thighlight your thighs with a contrasting I-cord bind off and thread an I-cord drawstring through the waistband so your new short shorts don’t fall off when practicing your jump rope moves. You’re going to want a dozen more pairs of Sports in different colors as soon as you bind off!

Sizes
26 (28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48)“ / 66 (71, 76, 81, 86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122)cm measured around waistband.
Sample size 32” / 81cm is shown on a 34” / 86cm waist circumference for 2” / 5cm of negative ease.

Yarn
Worsted weight

Yardage
Color A - 130 (140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240)yds / 119 (128, 137, 146, 155, 165, 174, 183, 192, 201, 210, 219)m
Color B - 340 (360, 380, 400, 420, 440, 460, 480, 500, 520, 540, 560)yds / 311 (329, 347, 366, 384, 402, 421, 439, 457, 475, 494, 512)m

Shown in
Quince & Co. Lark
Color A - Honey
Color B - Iceland

Needles
32” US 5 / 3.75mm circular.
32” US 6 / 4mm circular

Notions
2 stitch markers, waste yarn, tapestry needle

Gauge
20 sts & 32 rnds = 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch with US 6 / 4mm needles

Errata
In Both Legs instructions for the 34” size, there should be 101 sts after repeating Rows 21 & 22 twice more.

Repeat last 2 rows twice more. 81 86, 91, 96, 101, 106, 111, 118, 123, 128, 133, 138 sts. Break color B.

Set-up Row 2 of Left Leg should read…
Set Up Row 2 (WS): K4, p43 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, 63, 65, 69, 71, CO 12 sts using the cable CO method, place next 83 88, 93, 98, 103, 108, 113, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140 sts onto waste yarn, p38 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 52, 55, 58, 61, 62, 65, CO 10 sts using the cable CO method.

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