GARTER STITCH PANTS/OVERALLS

LEFT LEG:
Sz 3 needles: Using cable cast on, cast on 36 sts; work 1" (8 rows) in twisted rib.
Change to Sz 5 needles and work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 5 ridges.

Beg of 6th ridge (RS): K 17, work short row wrapping 18th st; turn and knit back (do not knit the wrapped stitch after turn).
Work 1 complete ridge edge to edge.
Beg of 7th ridge (RS): K 16, work short row wrapping 17th stitch; turn
and knit back. Work 1 complete ridge.
Continue working short rows followed by a complete ridge 8 more times, ending by wrapping 9th stitch. (A complete ridge will follow the last short row.) There should be 15 ridges on left side of leg and 25 ridges on right side of leg. Change to sz 3 needle and work 8 rows (1") in twisted ribbing. Bind off.

RIGHT LEG:
Sz 3 needles: Using cable cast on, cast on 36 sts; work 1" (8 rows) in
twisted ribbing
Change to Sz 5 needles and work in garter stitch for 5 ridges
Beg of 2nd row of 6th ridge (WS): Work short rows and complete ridges between each short row as for left leg on the WS. Beg by wrapping the 18th stitch and end by wrapping the 9th stitch on the last short row followed by one row across wrong side.
There should be 15 ridges on right side of leg and 25 ridges on left side of leg. Change to sz 3 needle and work 8 rows (1") in twisted ribbing. Bind off.

Join legs thru the 5th ridge; join center front and center back.
Crochet a length and thread through waistband to tie at waist.

To make "BIB" for overalls:
Pickup and knit 14 sts centered on the top of the front waistband. Garter
stitch 9 ridges. To make "suspenders": On RS K3, place on holder; bind off next 8 sts; K the last 2 sts (3 sts on right needle). Work I-cord for 4 ½-5". Work the 3 sts on holder in I-cord for 4 ½ - 5". Cross "suspenders" and attach to top of back waistband.

Working short rows:
Garter stitch short rows: Knit 17 sts; slip 18th stitch purlwise to right
needle; yarn forward as if to purl; slip 18th stitch to left needle. Turn.
Knit back the 17 stitches; knit one complete ridge ignoring the wrap
(When working short rows in garter stitch, the wrap is ignored, unlike the wrap in stst short rows.) Knitting Around, Elizabeth Zimmermann, p. 186.

Hint: When using a crochet hook to pick up and knit stitches, leave the
stitches on the crochet hook and slip the sts off the handle end of the
crochet hook purlwise to knitting needle. (From Carol Anderson, Cottage Creations, The Wonderful Wallaby.)