Perfect Patchwork Bloomers by Kate Oates

Perfect Patchwork Bloomers

Knitting
June 2009
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 11 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette
US 9 - 5.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
160 - 185 yards (146 - 169 m)
0-3 months (3-6 months, 6-12 months)
English
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Finished Waist: 19 (20, 21) inches
Gauge: 16 sts and 22 rows per 4 inches in stockinette using size 9 needles
Yarn: Rowan All Seasons Cotton 98 yards/50g 1 skein Jazz #185 (MC), Berroco Comfort 210 yards/100g 1 skein each Buttercup #9712 (CC1) and Chalk #9700 (CC2) or approx 70 (75, 80) yards (MC), 70 (75, 80) yards (CC1) and 21 (23, 25) yards (CC2).
Tools: Size 8 (5 mm) and size 9 (5.5mm) needles
Other: Elastic for waistband, 1” width

A sweet loose knit for warmer weather, these bloomers are a quick gratification. Each leg is knit separately and then seamed. Colorwork is done using intarsia and is written for three colors, though additional colors could easily be added. Appendix includes a visualization of the patchwork leg, though it is written line by line. Elastic is encased in waistband.

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This pattern has been professionally edited; all sizes have been test knit!