Pants
Pants
Materials Required:
RIGHT LEG: Cast on 98 (106) sts and work in stockinette st (K1 row, P1 row) until leg section measures 22 inches from beg (both sizes) or 8½ inches less than desired length to crotch including 2 inches for hem ending with a P row.NEXT ROW: START SHAPING: Inc 1 st in 1st st (this end is center front edge); tie a contrasting colored thread at this end, K across row inc 1 st in last st (this end is center back edge): tie another colored thread at this end. Continue in stockinette st inc 1 st every 13th row at front edge 4 times more and at back edge every 5th row 11 times more (both sizes); 115 (123) sts. Work even until section measures 30½ inches or desired length to crotch including hem ending with a P row.NEXT ROW: Bind off 5 sts (both sizes) at beg of row (front edge), K across remaining sts.NEXT ROW: Bind off 9 sts (both sizes) at beg of row (back edge), P across remaining sts.NEXT ROW: Dec 1 st at beg and end of row.NEXT ROW: P across row. Repeat last 2 rows 6 times (both sizes); 87 (95) sts remain on needle.NEXT ROW: SIDE SHAPING: K across 39 (43) sts, K2 tog, place a marker, K2 tog, K across remaining 44 (48) sts.NEXT 5 ROWS: Work even. Continue in this manner dec 1 st each side of marker every 6th row until 67 (75) sts remain. Work even until section measures 11½ (12-inches from bound off sts). Bind off.
LEFT LEG: Work same as right leg reversing all shapings.
FINISHING: Block each section. Weave leg seams tog to bound off sts. Weave center seams tog matching front and back crotch edges. Attach yarn in back seam and work a row of s c all around working 1 s c in each st, join, cut yarn.
CASING: With wrong side of work toward you, attach yarn in loop in back of st under s c row at back seam, * ch 6, skip 5 sts of 3 rows below, sl st in loop in back of next st, ch 6, skip 5 sts of 3 rows above, sl st in loop in back of next st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond. Lace elastic through casing, fasten securely. Turn up a 2 inch hem on each leg and tack in position.