HAND MADE - RUKODELKY: Knitted Shorts With Cable Design

Couple of weeks ago, my daughter asked me to knit her a pair of shorts. I took her to a computer and we looked at many images. I wanted to get some kind of idea, what approximate style she would like. And what color would satisfy her eye. I ordered fairly nice wool - merino - via on-line store and while I was waiting for our yarn to arrive I was designing these shorts in my head. I was practically knitting shorts even in my dreams.

When I started to knit the first (right) half of the shorts, I was writing the pattern down. Then I adjusted the pattern for the second (left) half as "a mirror image".

Should you use the pattern to knit these shorts, I would like to hear from you via comments - I hope you will not find any errors in the written pattern.

Please, this pattern is for your personal use only.

And YES, it is OK to share the link with the world. Happy knitting :-)

Material:

Sock Yarn of super fine thickness #1 - three colors of your choice (dark gray-Pattons "Kroy - Gentry Gray", medium colored gray- Knit Picks "Thunderhead", light gray - KnitPicks "Dove Heather")
long needles size #3 and #4
place markers
cable needle
couple different sizes of hooks - (I used #D for BO, and #I for waist tie)
yarn needle for sewing
scissors

Finished pair of knitted shorts from merino wool

Abbreviations:

CO - cast on

st(s) - stitch(es)

K - knit

P - purl

pm - place marker

slm - slip marker from the left needle onto the right needle
BO - bind off

Cable#1 - *(slip 2 sts on cable needle and place in the back of the knit, K2 next sts, K2 from cable needle, slip 2 sts on cable needle and place in the front of the knit, K2 next sts, K2 from cable needle)* - repeat from * to * one more time

Cable#2 - *(slip 2 sts on cable needle and place in the front of the knit, K2 next sts, K2 from cable needle; slip 2 sts on cable needle and place in the back of the knit, K2 next sts, K2 from cable needle)* - repeat from * to * one more time

Gauge:
2" x 2" = 14 sts x 18 rows

Size:
28"waist (unstretched) - 36" (stretched)
length 10"

Step-by-Step Directions:
This pattern consists of two parts - a right side and a left side. The left side is a mirror to the right side.

Right side of the leg is above, left one is below the right - obviously :-)

RIGHT SIDE

dark gray yarn

Row 1 CO 110 sts

Row 2-11 *[K1, P1]* - repeat from * to * entire row

light gray yarn

Row 12 K20, pm, K3, pm, K16, pm, K3, pm, K68

Row 13 P68, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P20

Row 14 K20, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K68

Row 15 P68, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P20

Row 16 K20, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K68

Row 17 P68, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P20

Row 18 BO 3 sts, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K68

Row 19 BO3, P64, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P17

medium colored gray yarn

Row 20 BO2, K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K65

Row 21 BO2, P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P15

Row 22 BO1, K13, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K63

Row 23 BO1, P61, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 24 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 25 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 26 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 27 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 28 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 29 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 30 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 31 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 32 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 33 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 34 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 35 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 36 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 37 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 38 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 39 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 40 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 41 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 42 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 43 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 44 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 45 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 46 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 47 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 48 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 49 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 50 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 51 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 52 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 53 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 54 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 55 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 56 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 57 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 58 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 59 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 60 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 61 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 62 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 63 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 64 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 65 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 66 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 67 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 68 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 69 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 70 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 71 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 72 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62

Row 73 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

Row 74 K14, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K62
Row 75 P62, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P14

dark gray yarn
Row 76 K98
Row 77-87 *[K1, P1]* - repeat from * to * entire row
Row 88 BO

LEFT SIDE

dark gray yarn

Row 1 CO 110 sts

Row 2-11 *[K1, P1]* - repeat from * to * entire row

light gray yarn

Row 12 K68, pm, K3, pm, K16, pm, K3, pm, K20

Row 13 P20, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P68

Row 14 K68, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K20

Row 15 P20, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P68

Row 16 K68, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K20

Row 17 P20, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P68

Row 18 BO 3 sts, K64, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K20

Row 19 BO3, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P65

medium colored gray yarn

Row 20 BO2, K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K17

Row 21 BO2, P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P63

Row 22 BO1, K61, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K15

Row 23 BO1, P13, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 24 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 25 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 26 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 27 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 28 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 29 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 30 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 31 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 32 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 33 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 34 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 35 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 36 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 37 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 38 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 39 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 40 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 41 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 42 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 43 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 44 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 45 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 46 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 47 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 48 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 49 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 50 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 51 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 52 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 53 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 54 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 55 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 56 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 57 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 58 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 59 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 60 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 61 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 62 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 63 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 64 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 65 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 66 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 67 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 68 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 69 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 70 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#1, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 71 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 72 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K16, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14

Row 73 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

Row 74 K62, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, Cable#2, slm, P1, K1, P1, slm, K14
Row 75 P14, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P16, slm, K1, P1, K1, slm, P62

dark gray yarn
Row 76 K98
Row 77-87 *[K1, P1]* - repeat from * to * entire row
Row 88 BO

Legs halves are folded with the right side up, here

Finishing:
Fold each part in half with wrong side up and sew the bottom of the leg. When done sew both peaces together. Then triple the dark gray yarn and crochet a long chain (this will be your tie string) that you will weave through the middle of the waist band of the shorts. Weave in all your lose ends.

HAND MADE - RUKODELKY

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