Tuesday, May 6, 2008

PART SIX: the legs, final installment

Ok sorry for the long delay, here is the final installment, the legs

SOAKER

Place the held stitches from one side onto a 30cm circular or DPNs in size 4mm. pick up 5 stitches along the side of the gusset, placing a stitch marker after the first 3, this will become the start and finish of your rounds.

work 1 row in stocking stitch.

row 2: k2,p2 to end

repeat row 2 another 11 times

cast off loosly

repeat for second leg.

SHORTIES

Place the held stitches from one side onto a 30cm circular or DPNs in size. pick up 6 stitches along the side of the gusset, placing a stitch marker after the first 3, this will become the start and finish of your rounds.

work in stocking stitch continue till the work measures [5-8-11-14]cm (or personal deisred length of shorties less aprox 3cm)

Begin cuff.

cuff row 1 - k1 *p1, k1* to end
cuff row 2 - *p1, k1* to end

repeat rows 1 and 2, 4 times

cast of loosely.


LONGIES

Place the held stitches from one side onto a 30cm circular or DPNs in size. pick up 6 stitches along the side of the gusset, placing a stitch marker after the first 3, this will become the start and finish of your rounds.

work in stocking stitch continue till the work measures [15-20-25-30]cm (or personal desired length of shorties less aprox 3cm)

Begin cuff.

cuff row 1 - k1 *p1, k1* to end
cuff row 2 - *p1, k1* to end

repeat rows 1 and 2, 4 times

cast of loosely.


FINISHING

run in all threads, add elasstic and cording where needed and wash,block and lanolise.

3 comments:

kathok said...

Candice, I've finished!!! I posted a piccie in your thread on Woolaholics.

Feedback for the last part: I think there is a typo for the leg length comments, you wrote this (or personal deisred length of shorties less aprox 3cm)for every different leg option.
easily
Leg length for my 10 month old DD in a medium was 21cm total including the cuff (18.5cm to start of cuff). And this is a little long for growth.
There are also a few spelling errors but I'm sure you will pick these up once it is in a word processing program. Sorry, that was the teacher in me aching for my little red pen LOL

BTW the crotch on these longies is fantastic! I'm still not happy with my CO on the waistband though so will probably knit that from a cast on edge and kitchener st it together with the body.

Lucky-1 said...

Candice after you pick yourself up off the floor from shock... I have posted some photos over on my blog.

Thanks so much for allowing me to knit them. I enjoyed the journey learning how to knit soakers.

Kathok did offer more advice than me....only due to the fact I hadn't knitted them before this time.

Lucky-1 said...

Oh yeah the crotch sits lovely on my teddy;)