Afternoon Playdate

TROUSERS – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE

Each leg is worked separately with double pointed needles before putting them together and casting on stitches for the crutch. The piece is continued in the round with short circular needle. Front and back pieces are worked back and forth.

LEG

Cast on (40) 44-48-48-56 (60-64) stitches with double pointed needles size 2.5 mm and Flora. Knit 1 round. Then work rib (= knit 2, purl 2). When the piece measures 5 cm, change to double pointed needles size 3 mm and continue with stocking stitch.
Insert 1 marker at the beginning of the round. Allow the marker to follow your work onwards; it marks the inside of the leg and will be used when increasing later. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When the piece measures (8) 7-7-7-6 (8-10) cm, increase 1 stitch on each side of the marker – read INCREASE TIP (= 2 stitches increased).
Increase like this every (5) 2-2-2-3 (4-5) cm a total of (2) 6-9-10-9 (8-7) times = (44) 56-66-68-74 (76-78) stitches.
Work stocking stitch until the piece measures (16) 18-25-26-31 (39-42) cm.
Move the marker (22) 28-33-34-37 (38-39)) stitches (= outside of leg). Allow the marker to follow your work onwards; it marks the outside of the leg and will be used when decreasing later. Cut the strand.
Work the other leg in the same way.

JUMP SUIT

Now place both legs on circular needle size 3 mm and continue in the round as follows:
Cast on (4) 4-4-6-6 (8-8) stitches, work the stitches from the one leg, cast on (4) 4-4-6-6 (8-8) stitches and work the stitches from the other leg = (96) 120-140-148-160 (168-172) stitches. The round starts mid-back, between the first (4) 4-4-6-6 (8-8) stitches.
Continue in the round with stocking stitch.
When the piece measures 2 cm from where the legs were joined, decrease (0) 1-1-1-1 (1-1) stitch on each side of both markers – read DECREASE TIP. Decrease like this every (0) 8-3-6-4 (8-10) cm a total of (0) 2-5-3-4 (3-2) times = (96) 112-120-136-144 (156-164) stitches.
Work stocking stitch until the piece measures (11) 13-14-17-18 (19-20) cm from the join.
Now work an elevation at the back as follows:
Knit (7) 7-9-9-9 (9-9), turn, tighten the strand and purl (14) 14-18-18-18 (18-18) stitches, turn, tighten the strand and knit (20) 20-26-26-26 (26-26) stitches, turn, tighten the strand and purl (26) 26-34-34-34 (34-34) stitches back. Continue like this, working (6) 6-8-8-8 (8-8) more stitches each time you turn and until you have worked over a total of (50) 50-66-66-82 (82-82) stitches. Turn, work to beginning of the round (= mid back).
Knit 1 round and adjust the number of stitches to (95) 115-120-140-145 (160-165) stitches (i.e. increase (0) 3-0-4-1 (4-1) stitches and decrease (1) 0-0-0-0 (0-0) stitch).

To make sure the front piece and back piece are placed correctly, the start of the round is now displaced as follows:
Move size premature: Knit until 1 stitch remains on round, now round starts here.
Move size 0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years: Knit 1, now round starts here.
Change to short circular needle size 2.5 mm.
Work as follows in all sizes: Work rib (= purl 2, knit 3) over all stitches. When the rib measures 4 cm, cast off stitches as follows:
Purl 2, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3, work 1 stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, cast off the next (19) 24-24-34-34 (39-39) stitches, work 2 stitches in garter stitch, continue with rib over the next (33) 38-43-43-48 (53-58) stitches, work 2 stitches in garter stitch (= front piece), cast off the next (19) 24-24-34-34 (39-39) stitches, work 1 stitch in garter stitch and work rib over the remaining (8) 13-13-13-13 (13-13) stitches.

BACK PIECE

= (20) 25-25-25-25 (25-25) stitches. Continue back and forth with rib and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures (2) 3-3-4-4 (5-5) cm from the division. The next row is worked as follows:
Work 1 stitch in garter stitch, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3, 1 stitch in garter stitch, cast off the next (0) 5-5-5-5 (5-5) stitches, work 1 stitch in garter stitch, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3 and 1 stitch in garter stitch = 10 stitches left for each shoulder strap.

SHOULDER STRAP

Continue with rib and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side, back and forth until the strap measures approx. 18-24 cm (or to desired length). Cast off and repeat on the other side.

FRONT PIECE

= (37) 42-47-47-52 (57-62) stitches. Continue back and forth with rib and 2 edge stitches in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures (4) 6-7-9-10 (11-12) cm, work 2 buttonholes from the right side as follows:
Work 2 stitches in garter stitch, knit 3, purl 2, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over, work as before until there are 10 stitches left, knit 2 together, 1 yarn over, knit 1, purl 2, knit 3, 2 stitches in garter stitch.
When the piece measures (5) 7-8-10-11 (12-13) cm, change to circular needle size 2.5 mm and work 2 ridges over all stitches. Cast off.