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In Case You Want to Knit Some Lounge Pants

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knit pants patternI’ve only ever knit pants for babies (there’s a pattern in my book Quick and Easy Baby Knits). But this time of year, when it’s just starting to get cold, I start to feel like I’m going to want to be completely covered in knits really soon, and that includes wanting some knit pants.

This pattern, the Joost Pants from Lion Brand Yarn and designed by Vladimir Teriokhin, looks like a great, straightforward pattern. Rated easy+, the pattern is mostly Stockinette Stitch worked in the round from the top down, with a casing folded over and sewn down to hold a drawstring.

Worked in Jeans yarn, they look super comfy and like they wouldn’t take too long to knit even though pants are definitely a big project.

Have you ever knit pants? I’d love to hear about it!

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  1. I had knit camouflage pants for my youngest daughter years ago. I’m not sure but I think the pattern was a Lion Brand pattern. She found them while cleaning out and gave them to her daughter. My granddaughter wore them until they no longer fit and gave them back to me!

Have you read?

A Blanket Knitting Pattern Where Yarn Selection is Everything

Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]