Drawstring Baby Pants: Dot Matthews (bythehook)

[bythehook]

Drawstring Baby Pants
© 5/20/04 Dorothy “Dot” Matthews. All rights reserved.
Originally published at http://patbythehook.blogdrive.com

This pattern is intended for personal use only. You may do what you want with the items you make, as long as you give Dot credit as the designer, with the following restrictions: you may not sell your items online and you may not sell to retail or wholesale stores or businesses. You are welcome to direct people to this pattern by posting a link to it. This pattern may not be posted on any other site or distributed in any other manner.

Materials:
I and H hook
red heart soft baby

Size:
Waist=18 inches
waist to crotch = 8 ½ inches

WAISTBAND RIBBING:
with H hook

Row 1: ch 6, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 4 chs. ch 1, turn (5 sts)

Row 2: working in back loops only, sc in next 5 sts. ch 1, turn(5 sts)

Rows 3 – 60: Repeat row 2

Row 61: joinn to first row by slip stitch through back loop and free loops of beginning ch. Be careful not to twist waist band.

BODY from waist to top of legs:

change to I hook
Row 1: working in rounds now, ch 1 turn, sc in ends of rows around. Join in first sc. (60 sts total)

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first st), 1 dc in ea sc around, Join in top of ch 3. (60 sts total)

Rows 3 thru 11: Ch 3, 1 dc in ea dc around. Join in top of ch 3. (60 sts total)

FIRST LEG:

Row 1: ch 3 (counts as first st), dc in next 29 dc's, join in top of ch 3. (30 sts total)
note: leave remaining dc's unworked…we'll use those later

Rows 2 – 10: ch 3, dc in next 29 sts, join in top of ch 3.

Row 11: ch 3, decrease over next 2 dc around, dc in last dc, join in top of ch 3.

LEG RIBBING:
Change to H hook

Row 1: ch 5, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 4 chs. sl st in same space as chain, sl st in next st.

Row 2: Turn (do not ch) sk sl sts, sc in back loop only of next 4 sts. ch 1 turn

Row 3: sc in back loops only of next 4 sts, sl st in next 2 sts,

Row 4: turn, sc in back loop only of next 4 scs. Repeat row 3 and 4 around leg, sl st seam together. fasten off and weave in ends

SECOND LEG:
switch to I hook

Join yarn through both loops of first and last stitch of first leg, (working in unworked stitches)

Row 1: Ch 3, dc in each dc around. Join in top of ch 3.

Rows 2 – 11: work same as rows 2-11 on first leg.

Now do ribbing same as first leg. Fasten off and weave in ends.

WAIST TIE:

Ch 150, sl st 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Fasten off. Tie know in each end close to ends and cut tail close to knot. Weave tie through waist under ribbing.

[craftlady]

Where can I find a cute crocheted top for girl to go with these? Thank You for the pattern, I'm sure I'll use this pattern alot.

[freckles896]

very cute!!!

[Lisadear]

Love it ... I made four in various baby yarns for my first grandbaby who is expected around September 2010 of this year. VERY well written pattern THANKS!

xxx Lisa xxx

[sjs1216]

I want to make a couple pairs of these.

[mandynel]

I really like this. do you have a pattern for one with the feet? I have a 14 month old and it is really really cold at the moment in SA.