Mammy Made Crochet Longies - Small

I love seeing little babies in wool longies, I think they look seriously cute. I've never been brave enough to use them as longies, they are always just used as wool pants for us over a pocket nappy or a fitted and a wrap but they do make waterproof longies if you lanolise them. I used to have a pair that I'd made from a pattern I found online, I can't remember which one it was now but it wasn't perfect for us. I decided to make my own pattern, making the gusset wider and the legs a little tighter. I also made the rise higher. Then I decided I wanted to change the seam from on the side to being centred at the back, just to make it look a bit neater. That took me aaages but it was worth it because now I have a pattern that fits my two kids perfectly! Here is my pattern that I came up with :)

Mammy Made Crochet Longies - Small

This size will fit approximately 0-6months.

Measurements:

Waist – 16” (unstretched)

Rise – 16” (unstretched)

Inside leg – 7”

Length – 14”

You will need:

4mm crochet hook

100% wool (if you want to lanolise them - make sure the wool is not machine washable! If you want to use them as wool pants that are not waterproof you can use cheaper acrylic DK yarn)

wool needle

Waistband:
1. using 4mm hook and 100% wool, ch5, sc in 2^nd ch from hook and across (4sc), ch1, turn and sc in bklps only until you have 65 rows altogether including foundation row, join the waistband into a ring with a slip stitch under 2loops at the bottom of the first row, being careful not to twist the ring, this will leave a v shape at the top of the waistband which will need stitching up at the end.
2. ch1, turn, sc in same st and next 2sts, 2sc in next st (I counted each row as a new stitch so the 2scs went into the row with only one loop not two, this makes the holes for the drawstring) *sc in 3sts, 2scs in next st*, rep from *-* around, join with slst in 1^st sc (80)

3. ch1, turn, sc around, join with slst in first sc (80)

4. ch1, turn, sc around, join with slst in first sc (80)


Body:
5-10. repeat row 3
11. ch3, turn, dc in st at base of ch and next 12sts, hdc in 7sts, sc in 40sts, hdc in 7sts, dc in12sts, 2dc in last st, join with sl st in top of ch3 (82)

12. ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc around till last 2sts, sc2tog, join with slst in first sc (80)
13-14. ch1, turn, sc around, join with slst in first sc

15. repeat row 11

16-35. repeat rows 12-15, 5 times

36. ch1, turn, sc2tog, sc around till last 2sts, sc2tog, join with slst in first sc, bind off

Gusset:
37. with back of st facing, count back 5sts, join yarn, ch1, sc in same st and in next 8sts - you want the previous rows bind off to be right in the centre of the gusset (9)
38-44. ch1, turn, sc across
45. bind off, leaving a long tail, stitch the gusset to the middle 9sts on the opposite side of pants, check to make sure both legs have 31 stitches each

Legs:
46. with back of st facing, join yarn in middle of gusset, ch1, sc in same st and all around, join with sl st in 1st sc (42)
47-83. ch1, turn, sc around, join with sl st in first sc

Cuffs:

84. ch1, turn, *sc in 1st, sc2tog* rep till end, join with slst in first sc (28)

85. ch3, turn, sk st at base of ch3, dc around, join with sl st in top of ch3 (28)

86. ch1, turn, *bpdc, fpdc*, rep around, join with slst in first st, bind off, weave in ends

Drawstring:
87. chain enough to go twice round waist, slst in 2^nd ch from hook and across, bind off, weave in ends.

Remember not to wash your 100% wool longies in the washing machine. They will need to be handwashed in lukewarm water and left to airdry flat to keep them in the best condition. If you are planning on using them over cloth nappies, they will need to be lanolised before use.

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