Novita Merino DK: Kesäloma (Summer Holiday) knitted shorts
Relaxed shorts for the summer holidays! The leg cuff can be knitted with either a picot edge or a smooth edge. From Novita Merino DK.
Designer
Sari Nordlund
Size(s)
98(110/116)122/128(134) cm
Finished dimensions
waist 60(64)68(72) cm / 23½(25¼)26¾(28¼) in
inner leg length 7(7)9(9) cm / 2¾(2¾)3½(3½) in
Yarn demand
Novita Merino DK (600) Barley or (112) Buttercup 150(150)200(200) g
Needles and other supplies
Circular needles (60 cm / 24 in) and double-pointed needles Novita 3 mm (UK 11 / US 2½) and 3½ mm (US 4) or sizes needed
Finished dimensions
waist 60(64)68(72) cm / 23½(25¼)26¾(28¼) in
inner leg length 7(7)9(9) cm / 2¾(2¾)3½(3½) in
Stitch patterns Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all rows. Stockinette stitch (flat): knit the right side rows and purl the wrong side rows.
Gauge 22 sts and 30 rows in stockinette st with larger needles = 10 cm / 4 in
Note The shorts are knitted from the waist down.
Using the smaller circular needle, cast on 132(140)150(160) sts and place marker for beginning of round (back midpoint). Work stockinette st in the round for 3 cm, then purl 1 round for the fold. Work stockinette st for 1,5 cm. On the last round, place marker for front midpoint at 66(70)75(80) sts from the beginning of round marker.
On the next round, make holes for the drawstrings: work stockinette st to last 6 sts before front midpoint marker, yarn over, k2tog, work stockinette st to marker, slip marker, k4, yarn over, k2tog, work to end.
After you have worked stockinette st for 3 cm after the fold round, switch to the larger needles and work short rows in the back:
Row 1: k4(5)6(7), turn work and yarn over.
Row 2: (WS) slip 1 and tighten the yarn in the back of the work so the loops of the slipped st and yo come over the needle (= double stitch), purl to beginning of round marker, slip marker, p4(5)6(7). Turn work and yarn over.
Row 3: (RS) double stitch, knit to marker, slip marker, knit to double stitch, knit the loops of the double stitch together, k8(9)10(11), turn work and yarn over.
Row 4: (WS) double stitch, purl to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, knit to double stitch, purl the loops of the double stitch together, p8(9)10(11), turn work and yarn over.
Repeat rows 3–4 three more times.
On the next row work stockinette st. Knit the double sts as if to k2tog.
With all sts, work stockinette st in the round until the front measures 17(18)19(20) cm from the fold round.
On the next round, increase 2 sts in the front and back: *k1, increase 1 (knit the strand of yarn between the sts through the back loop), work to last st before marker, increase 1, k1*, repeat *–* once more = 136(144)154(164) sts. Repeat the increases on every 4th round 3(4)4(5) more times = 148(160)170(184) sts.
Left leg
Work to front marker and leave the next 74(80)85(92) sts (right leg) on hold. Place marker for beginning of round (inner end of the leg). Place the 74(80)85(92) left leg sts onto the larger double-pointed needles and work stockinette st in the round.
After 1 cm, decrease 1 st on both sides of the beginning of round: k1, k2tog, work to last 3 sts, skp (= slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass slipped st over), k1. Repeat the decreases on every 2nd(2nd)4th(4th) round 4(4)4(4) more times = 64(70)75(82) sts.
When the leg measures 5(5)7(7) cm, switch to the smaller double-pointed needles and knit either a picot edge or a smooth edge.
Picot edge: *K2tog, yarn over*, repeat *–*, k0(0)1(0). Work stockinette st for 4 rounds, then bind off loosely. Fold the leg cuff at the picot round and sew to WS.
Smooth edge: Purl 1 round for the fold, then work 4 rounds in stockinette st. Bind off loosely. Fold the leg cuff at the fold round and sew to WS.
Knit the right leg in the same manner.
Finishing
Fold the waist at the fold round and sew to WS.
I-cord drawstrings: Cast on 3 sts and knit them. *Do not turn work, slide the sts back to the right end of the needle. Hold yarn in back and k3.* Repeat *–* until the string measures approx. 110(115)120(125) cm. Break yarn and pass it through the sts. Tighten and weave in end. Thread the drawstring through the channel.
Lightly steam the shorts.
Finished dimensions
waist 60(64)68(72) cm / 23½(25¼)26¾(28¼) in
inner leg length 7(7)9(9) cm / 2¾(2¾)3½(3½) in
Stitch patterns Stockinette stitch in the round: knit all rows. Stockinette stitch (flat): knit the right side rows and purl the wrong side rows.
Gauge 22 sts and 30 rows in stockinette st with larger needles = 10 cm / 4 in
Note The shorts are knitted from the waist down.
Using the smaller circular needle, cast on 132(140)150(160) sts and place marker for beginning of round (back midpoint). Work stockinette st in the round for 3 cm, then purl 1 round for the fold. Work stockinette st for 1,5 cm. On the last round, place marker for front midpoint at 66(70)75(80) sts from the beginning of round marker.
On the next round, make holes for the drawstrings: work stockinette st to last 6 sts before front midpoint marker, yarn over, k2tog, work stockinette st to marker, slip marker, k4, yarn over, k2tog, work to end.
After you have worked stockinette st for 3 cm after the fold round, switch to the larger needles and work short rows in the back:
Row 1: k4(5)6(7), turn work and yarn over.
Row 2: (WS) slip 1 and tighten the yarn in the back of the work so the loops of the slipped st and yo come over the needle (= double stitch), purl to beginning of round marker, slip marker, p4(5)6(7). Turn work and yarn over.
Row 3: (RS) double stitch, knit to marker, slip marker, knit to double stitch, knit the loops of the double stitch together, k8(9)10(11), turn work and yarn over.
Row 4: (WS) double stitch, purl to marker, slip marker, purl to marker, slip marker, knit to double stitch, purl the loops of the double stitch together, p8(9)10(11), turn work and yarn over.
Repeat rows 3–4 three more times.
On the next row work stockinette st. Knit the double sts as if to k2tog.
With all sts, work stockinette st in the round until the front measures 17(18)19(20) cm from the fold round.
On the next round, increase 2 sts in the front and back: *k1, increase 1 (knit the strand of yarn between the sts through the back loop), work to last st before marker, increase 1, k1*, repeat *–* once more = 136(144)154(164) sts. Repeat the increases on every 4th round 3(4)4(5) more times = 148(160)170(184) sts.
Left leg
Work to front marker and leave the next 74(80)85(92) sts (right leg) on hold. Place marker for beginning of round (inner end of the leg). Place the 74(80)85(92) left leg sts onto the larger double-pointed needles and work stockinette st in the round.
After 1 cm, decrease 1 st on both sides of the beginning of round: k1, k2tog, work to last 3 sts, skp (= slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass slipped st over), k1. Repeat the decreases on every 2nd(2nd)4th(4th) round 4(4)4(4) more times = 64(70)75(82) sts.
When the leg measures 5(5)7(7) cm, switch to the smaller double-pointed needles and knit either a picot edge or a smooth edge.
Picot edge: *K2tog, yarn over*, repeat *–*, k0(0)1(0). Work stockinette st for 4 rounds, then bind off loosely. Fold the leg cuff at the picot round and sew to WS.
Smooth edge: Purl 1 round for the fold, then work 4 rounds in stockinette st. Bind off loosely. Fold the leg cuff at the fold round and sew to WS.
Knit the right leg in the same manner.
Finishing
Fold the waist at the fold round and sew to WS.
I-cord drawstrings: Cast on 3 sts and knit them. *Do not turn work, slide the sts back to the right end of the needle. Hold yarn in back and k3.* Repeat *–* until the string measures approx. 110(115)120(125) cm. Break yarn and pass it through the sts. Tighten and weave in end. Thread the drawstring through the channel.
Lightly steam the shorts.
