Loveheart pants

Sizes: 1 (2) 4 (6) 8 years Gauge: 26 sts in stockinette stitch on 3 mm needles = 10 cm Recommended needles: 2.5 mm and 3 mm circular needles (and double-pointed needles if you do not use magic loop for the legs) Waist circumference: 54 (58) 62 (65) 73 cm Length from croch to ancle: 23 (30) 36 (43) 51 cm Total length: 42 (50) 56 (64) 72 cm Suggested yarn: Rauma Tumi, Dale Lille Lerke, Filcolana Merci, Sandnes Sunday **together with** Alpakka følgetråd Using e.g. Rauma Tumi or Dale Lille Lerke: Color 1 (background color): 150 (200) 200 (250) 300 grams Color 2 (hearts): 50 grams Using Sandnes Sunday together with Alpaca companion thread: Color 1 – Sunday: 100 (100) 150 (150) 150 grams Color 1 – Alpaca companion thread: 50 (50) 100 (100) 100 grams Color 2 – Sunday: 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 grams Color 2 – Alpaca companion thread: 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 grams Overview The trousers are worked from the top down. First, a waistband is knitted, with elastic inserted inside. The back is then worked slightly higher, after which the trousers are knitted in the round in stockinette stitch and the heart pattern is established. A gusset is then worked, before the legs are knitted separately.