Childhood memories … these shorts were worn as a second layer, under the then so very short, supposedly cute dresses. This meant, in the summer: cotton with elastic in the waist AND legs to keep the thing in place = PINCHY! In the winter: Wool. Perfect fit, but SCRATCHY!
Thanks to contemporary times, those shorts today are less necessary and - with the new yarns - much more enjoyable.
The pattern is a hand-me-down German family pattern that I modified so that I can knit it in rounds.
(I may provide a written pattern at some point.)
I’ve made these shorts many times in recent years. They are popular as “soakers”, and then - later on without diapers - as play shorts for toddlers. Because of the construction, these shorts are very stretchy, so they grow with the child for quite some time.
Size can be adjusted, but yes … I need to write down the pattern …
The yarn: Berroco Remix Light shines again. In the past I’ve used sock yarn (still a favorite), KnitPicks Brava, even some varieties of “I Love This Yarn”.
The Remix Light “Old Jeans” really makes it look like jeans, it feels super soft, I just love it! I knitted on size 2 needles for this project. Another observation on this yarn is the broad variety of stitch density this yarn takes!
I used “Old Jeans” for this one, but I can imagine a really cute girl’s version in “Cameo Pink”. I’m also tinkering with the idea of using up my leftover Remix Light to make a striped “Old Glory” version with the “Old Jeans”, “Strawberry”, and “Birch”. It is not obvious with the sample, but just knitting stripes automatically makes a very nice “V” pattern.
Final note: I started this project with leftover yarn from my Derecho. It turns out that I still have yarn left! The toddler shorts only weigh 1.6 oz!
06-25-2017
I couldn’t resist! (and didn’t try hard)
I had to make the “Old Glory” colored version of the baby shorts.
It shows the construction of the shorts well, and of course the timing is right, with the 4th of July right around the corner.
Also, this is my first published pattern project! Talk about a learning curve …