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Materials

…Yarn
Drops Loves You 7, classic 8/4 cotton, yarn group A (sport weight), color 23 (plum);
200 (250, 300, 350, 450, 550) g / 7.1 (8.8, 10.6, 12.3, 15.9, 19.4) oz
680 (850, 1020, 1190, 1530, 1870) m / 744 (930, 1115, 1301, 1673, 2045) yd

…Hook(s)
3.0 mm
3.5 mm

…Other
Yarn Needle, Scissors, Measuring Tape, Stitch Markers

Gauge

Waistband (3 mm hook, hdc blo)
21 sts x 13 rows = 10 x 10 cm
Body (3.5 mm hook, V-stitch)
15 dc sts x 8 rows = 10 x 10 cm

Finished Measurements

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)
Waist Circumference
55 (62, 71, 80, 89, 98) cm / 21.7 (24.4, 28.0, 31.5, 35.0, 38.6) in
Hips Circumference
72 (79, 90, 101, 111, 122) cm / 28.3 (31.1, 35.4, 39.8, 43.7, 48.0) in
Length
29 (32, 35, 38, 41, 44) cm / 11.4 (12.6, 13.8, 15.0, 16.1, 17.3) in

Size Guide

XS (S, M, L, XL, 2XL)
Waist
59.75, (65.5, 73.5, 84, 94, 104) cm / 23.5, (25.8, 29, 33, 37, 41) in
Hips
84.5, (90, 99, 109, 119, 133) cm / 33.3, (35.4, 39, 43, 46.9, 52.4) in

Specialty Stitch

Double Crochet V Stitch - Explained in the pattern.

Stitch Key (US terms)

ch = chain
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
hdc blo = half double crochet back loop only
RS = right side
sk = skip
slst = slip stitch
sp = space
st = stitch
sts = stitches
WS = wrong side

Notes

This pattern includes a full video tutorial linked on the front page for steps that are easier to show than tell.

You’ll start with the waistband, then work the hips in joined rounds, followed by the crotch and legs—also worked in joined rounds. At the end, you’ll weave a crocheted chain through the waistband to help secure the shorts at your waist.

Ch 3 counts as a stitch.