Vasarely embraces summer wear’s best qualities: light, stylish, and playful. These shorts are knit sideways using shadow knitting and create a bit of an optical illusion! Victor Vasarely is regarded as the father of illusion Op Art which utilizes straight lines to create shapes, texture, and curve. Black frames speckled yarn creating a multicolored tapestry. This is the perfect project to destash your DK yarns alongside a solid base. These shorts are ready to mesmerize with an elastic waistband and pockets.

Designed to be worn with 2” negative ease at the waist.

Overall Construction: Right & Left Fronts are worked from the side seam out. Increases and decreases on both edges. Right & Left Backs are worked from the side seam out. Increases and decreases on both edges. Pockets are knit sideways from the side seam. Pockets are seamed to sides prior to short construction. Waistband is picked up and knit after seaming then seamed in place. Hem detail is picked up and knit. Waistband elastic is inserted into the foldover waistband, then sewn. Drawstring is double knit.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4, 5) 6, 7, 8, 9
Waist: 20 (24, 28, 32, 36) 40, 44, 48, 52” / 50 (60, 70, 80, 90) 100, 110, 120, 130 cm
Hip: 37.5 (40, 42.5, 46, 49.5) 50, 52, 53, 55.5” / 94 (100, 106.5, 115, 124) 125, 130, 132.5, 139 cm
Thigh: 18.75 (20.75, 22.75, 24.75, 26.75) 27.75, 28.75, 29.75, 31.75” / 47 (52, 57, 62, 67) 69.5, 72, 74.5, 79.5 cm
Inseam: 6” / 15 cm
Outseam: 15.5 (15.5, 15.5, 16, 16.5) 16.5, 16.75, 17.25, 17.5” / 39 (39, 39, 40, 41.5) 41.5, 42, 43, 44 cm
Rise: 9.5 (9.5, 9.5, 10, 10.5) 10.5, 10.75, 11.25, 11.5” / 24 (24, 24, 25, 26.5) 26.5, 27, 28, 29 cm

Stockinette Gauge: 22.5 sts & 39 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 x 10 cm square on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles knit flat, washed and dried.
Shadow Stripe Gauge: 20 sts & 38 rows = 4 x 4” / 10 cm x 10 cm square on US 3 / 3.25 mm needles knit flat, washed and dried.
Notions: Removable stitch markers, tapestry needle, 1.5” / 4 cm wide elastic, sewing machine, needle & thread if sewing elastic by hand.
Needles: US 3 / 3.25 mm 32” / 81.5 cm.
Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Yarn Used: Amano Yarns in Sami (DK, 100% Organic Peruvian Cotton, 164 yds/150 m) shown in Coconut Charcoal, and Inti (DK, 100% Peruvian Pima Cotton, 309 yds/283 m) shown in Tropical Storme.

Yardage
MC: Coconut Charcoal 698 (763, 827, 902, 997) 1016, 1068, 1120, 1200 yds / 638 (698, 756, 825, 912) 929, 977, 1024, 1097 m
CC: Tropical Storme 526 (575, 623, 680, 752) 766, 805, 844, 927 yds / 481 (526, 570, 622, 688) 700, 736, 772, 848 m