Sturdy pair of Traveling pants

We all need a sturdy pair of traveling pants. Do these pants in a shade of blue for denim, brown or black for leather, tan for khakis or even silver to seem like chain mail. Your imagination is the limit. 

materials

Less than 1 Skein Red heart super saver in your preferred color(s)

4.5 mm hook

Stitch marker if desired

Yarn needle for tucking tails 

Scissors, or preferred tool, for cutting yarn

Stitches that may be used, US terms:

  • Ch – Chain
  • Sl st – slip stitch
  • SC – single crochet 
  • HDC – half double crochet
  • DC – Double crochet
  • TR – Treble crochet
  • Inc – increase, 2 stitches in same space
  • Dec – decrease, sc 2 stitches together (invisible or not doesn’t matter)
  • BLO – back loop only
  • FLO – front loop only
  • BO – bobble stitch, yo and pull through 4 times, yo and pull through all 4 stitches on hook
  • FO isn’t a stitch but means finish off. 
  • Sk isn’t a stitch but means skip
  • MR also isn’t a stitch but refers to the Magic Ring (optional)

Notes

Notes 

  • You may use invisible decreases or standard decreases; the change will be minimal.
  • I work in continuous rounds but if you are more comfortable with joining at the end of the round and chaining up then go for it! The change would be minimal, make this comfortable for yourself. 
  • Change the colors! Are your pants blue, purple, green? Change your color to suit. Make it yours. Think of this pattern like a very basic recipe, change the spices to suit your taste. 
  • Change the yarn type if you want. If you use thicker yarn then use a bigger hook, thinner yarn use a smaller hook, be aware that the final size of your character will change. (try to stick with one hook size larger than your doll base) 
  • Red words are customization tips/ideas, take them or leave them 
  • I recommend reading through the pattern once before you begin. You don’t have to read every single stitch count, just get a feel for the general layout and any notes to see how you may want to customize. 

Pants

Pants 4.5 mm  In your preferred color

 Pant leg, make 2, only finish off first pant leg

 

CH 20, attach to join a ring, CH 1 (you could start with a foundation row instead, just be sure to count it as row 1)

20

1-17

SC 20 (if you made your dude shorter or taller , be sure to remove or add equivalent rows as the legs here, or his pants won’t fit) FO first pant leg, short tail, weave in. Make a second pant leg and then continue below. 

20

18

Attach the 2nd pant leg to the first pant leg with 4 SC. Do not crochet into these stitches, they will be in between the legs. 

36

19

SC 14, Inc x 6, (this is for his bottom) SC 14 

40

20

SC 14, (Inc, SC 2) x 5, SC 15

45

21-24

SC 45

45

25

SC 9, Dec, SC 2, Dec, SC 3, Dec, SC 8, dec, SC 3, dec, SC 2, dec, SC 2, Dec 

38

36

SC 38, FO, weave in tail. You can add lacing for a fun traditional look by threading yarn of the same color or another color near the top as if you are lacing up the pants, or even along the sides of the legs in Xs. Go wild with it, make it yours.