West Island Shorts Knitting Pattern

Description

 Finished Measurements, (Approximate/if made to gauge):

A (around waistband): 32 (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) [50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62] (64, 66, 68, 70)”/ 81 (86, 91, 97, 102, 107, 112, 117, 122) [127, 132, 137, 142, 147, 152, 157] (163, 168, 173, 178) cm

 

B (length of  waistband): 2”/5 cm

 

C (high waist option): 6”/15 cm

 

D (length to legs): 7 (7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 10, 10, 10) [10, 10, 10, 10, 13, 13, 13] (13, 13, 13, 13)”/ 18 (18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 25, 25, 25) [25, 25, 25, 25, 33, 33, 33] (33, 33, 33, 33) cm

 

E (High waist/Low rise leg): 3.5 (3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5) [4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 5.5, 5.5, 5.5] (5.5, 5.5, 5.5, 5.5)”/ 9 (9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 11, 11, 11) [11, 11, 11, 11, 14, 14, 14] (14, 14, 14, 14) cm

 

F (leg edge): .5’/ 1.27 cm

 

G (around leg opening): 21 (22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31) [32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40] (42, 43, 44, 46)”/ 53 (56, 61, 64, 66, 69, 74, 76, 79) [81, 86, 89, 91, 97, 100, 102] (107, 109, 112, 117) cm

 

Gauge: 26 sts x 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in St st, blocked with smaller ndls, 20 sts x 32 rows = 4” (10 cm) in Woven st, blocked with larger ndls.

 

G E A R

Needles: US Size 6* [4 mm] 16” circ ndls, US Size 10* [6 mm] 32”/ 80 cm circ ndls. *or size needed to obtain gauge. 

 

Yarn: Sport, 5 ply, 12 wpi, 2, Fine

 

Yardage: Approx: 450 (508, 566, 624, 682, 740, 798, 856, 914) [972, 1030, 1088, 1146, 1204, 1262, 1320] (1378, 1436, 1494, 1610) yards/ 411 (466, 518, 570, 624, 677, 730, 783, 836) [889, 940, 995, 1048, 1101, 1154, 1207] (1260, 1313, 1366, 1472) meters.

 

Notions: 4 stitch markers (1 BOR), yarn needle stitch holders or scrap yarn, crochet hook