Method

Well, one thing I’ve learned is that row gauge can lie like F! Especially when it comes to large lengths of knitted fabric. Admittedly, I should have accounted for gravity and Merino’s propensity to stretch somewhat, but hey ho!

The length that was in question was for the hip gusset. It grew so much that it sagged around the crotch area - ok if you want to carry your wallet, keys, phone etc in there… but not me!

I wasn’t prepared to live with saggy pants, so I cut off about a third of the length in the gusset, transferred the live sts to needles and knit a few rows upwards, followed by the ribbing.

Fitting
Generally, I wanted a loose pair of lounge pants rather than actual leggings. When I initially took my body measurements, I added an extra 3cm to 6cm of ease here and there. When I chopped and re-knitted the gusset, I removed some of that ease, as I decided that I didn’t need as much as 6cm around the hips. I did that by hand knitting a series of decreases evenly across a few rows.

Construction
I machine knit the leggings, sewed the leg seams together, sewed the left and right gusset seams together then hand knit all the ribbings in the round.
LK150 TD: 6.0, 4ply yarns held double.
2x2 ribbing: 3mm needles, yarn held double.

Verdict
What fun!! They are SO comfy, they’re great to lounge around in, do yoga in, or even backyard tennis! I want to make another pair!