The Wide Pants

The Katharine Knitwear Collection is inspired by the iconic style of Katharine Hepburn. She was a pioneer for pants for women, and miles away from most other style icons at the time. These pants are wide legged with a comfy fit and a high waist.

Construction
Worked from the waist down with one strand in each quality held together. Separate into front piece and back piece to make pockets before joining in the round again.

Sizes
XS (S) M (L) XL (XXL) XXXL

Yarn
Pickles Merino Tweed, 300 (350) 400 (450) 500 (550) 600 g
Pickles Soft Fuzz, 300 (350) 400 (450) 500 (550) 600 g

Needles
40cm | 16” and 80 cm | 32” circular needles US 6 and 7

Gauge per 10 cm | 4”
Stockinette on US 6: 18 sts / 28 rows
Stockinette on US 7: 16 sts / 24 rows

Measurements, lying flat
Waist (not stretched): 30 (32) 36 (42) 47 (52) 55 cm | 12 (12.6) 14.2 (16.5) 18.5 (20.5) 21.8”
Length: 104 (106) 108 (110) 112 (114) 116 cm | 41 (41.8) 42.8 (43.3) 44 (45) 45.6”

Choice of yarns
Pickles Merino Tweed | 380 m / 415 yds / 100 g
A fragile and beautiful yarn with specks in different colours.

Other options:
Isager Tweed | 400 m / 437 yds / 100 g
Lang Donegal Merino | 380 m / 415 yds / 100 g

Pickles Soft Fuzz | 195 m/ 213 y / 50 g
A fluffy and ultra-yielding yarn that is just as beautiful used as a second strand as it is on its own.

Other options:
- Rauma Alpakka Lin | 175 g / 191 yds / 50 g
- Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk  | 140 m/ 153 yds / 25 g

Skill level
elementary | easy | experienced | expert