Childhood memories … these shorts were worn as a second layer, under the then so very short, supposedly cute dresses. This meant, in the summer: cotton with elastic in the waist AND legs to keep the thing in place = PINCHY! In the winter: Wool. Perfect fit, but SCRATCHY!

Thanks to contemporary times, those shorts today are less necessary and - with the new yarns - much more enjoyable.

The pattern is a hand-me-down German family pattern that I modified so that I can knit it in rounds.

(I may provide a written pattern at some point.)

I’ve made these shorts many times in recent years. They are popular as “soakers”, and then - later on without diapers - as play shorts for toddlers. Because of the construction, these shorts are very stretchy, so they grow with the child for quite some time.

Size can be adjusted, but yes … I need to write down the pattern …

The yarn: Berroco Remix Light shines again. In the past I’ve used sock yarn (still a favorite), KnitPicks Brava, even some varieties of “I Love This Yarn”.
The Remix Light “Old Jeans” really makes it look like jeans, it feels super soft, I just love it! I knitted on size 2 needles for this project. Another observation on this yarn is the broad variety of stitch density this yarn takes!

I used “Old Jeans” for this one, but I can imagine a really cute girl’s version in “Cameo Pink”. I’m also tinkering with the idea of using up my leftover Remix Light to make a striped “Old Glory” version with the “Old Jeans”, “Strawberry”, and “Birch”. It is not obvious with the sample, but just knitting stripes automatically makes a very nice “V” pattern.

Final note: I started this project with leftover yarn from my Derecho. It turns out that I still have yarn left! The toddler shorts only weigh 1.6 oz!