Marte Helgetun

Button Shorts

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This button shorts, I’ve been thinking about for several years, and I finally cracked the code. It is strongly inspired by the button skirt in the book “Strikketid”. The great thing about shorts is that they are equally suitable for boys as well as girls

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Button Shorts

SIZES AND MEASUREMENTS
Sizes: 1 (2) 4 (6) years
Waist: 43 (48) 51 (55) cm
Full length: 24 (26) 28 (30) cm

YARN AND YARN AMOUNTS
Lunt + Lett by Marte Helgetun
2 (3) 3 (4) balls of Lunt nr. 05 Leire
2 (2) 3 (3) balls of Lett nr. 05 Leire
The shorts are knitted with one strand of each quality

ACCESSORIES
6 antique silver star buttons, 15 mm
Elastic band for the waist

NEEDLES AND GAUGE
40 cm circular needle, size 3.5 mm
60 cm circular needle, sizes 3.5 mm and 4 mm
22 stitches of textured stitch pattern on size 4 mm needle with
one strand of each quality = 10 cm