Butt Knits&trade Cable Back Shorties/Longies
A knitting pattern for shorties or longies with a beautiful cable at the center back. All of our patterns can be knit in worsted weight or heavy worsted weight yarn and made as shorties or longies.
Pictured knit with Peace Fleece wool yarn.
- Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
- Gusseted crotch for greater mobility and comfort
- Instructions for working legs one at a time or both at the same time using the magic loop method
- Two methods for short rows - no wrapping!
- Four cuff options
Gauge:
- Worsted Weight Yarn: 5 sts.= 1” on sz. US 6 needles
- Heavy Worsted Weight Yarn: 5 sts. = 1” on sz. US 7 needles
Needles and Notions:
- Worsted Weight Yarn: US size 4 16”
circulars, US size 6 16” circulars - Heavy Worsted Weight Yarn: US size 6 16” circulars, US size 7 16” circulars
- Or 40”- 47” circular needle cable for magic loop method.
- Six (6) stitch markers of at least two different colors or styles – you need to be able to tell them apart.
- Set of DPN’s (double point needles)
