For this project I wanted to tackle two fears: pants and knits. You know what? Neither are all that scary. Kind of a let down, honestly… but in a good way. In fact, these pants were WAY easier than the Simplicity 1589 blouse I attempted in early June.
I chose view B because I liked the length and the cool leg bands and because it used the knit fabric. The goal was more study pants and less something to wear out like it’s modeled on the pattern envelope.
Here’s my final project:
Pardon the dirty mirror. They’re a little big - I haven’t quite gotten the hang of taking my measurements by myself and I haven’t brought myself to asking someone to help me yet. I made these in a size 12, but I think next time I’d make a 10 or maybe even an 8.
They came together pretty quickly. I did almost sew the two front pieces together instead of a front piece with a back piece, but I got kidnapped to go to dinner before I sewed the seam and when I got back, I realized my mistake and repinned the pieces.
The insides look a little shabby since I don’t actually have a serger and I was rushing toward the end. My machine was also doing this weird thing where it’d sew the zig-zag stitch just fine most of the time but then would occasionally skip a stitch… I changed the tension, but that didn’t really fix the problem. I think I should have used a stretch needle rather than a ballpoint needle. Oh well.
Overall, I enjoyed this project. I’m less scared of knits, but ready to finish a project and feel comfortable wearing it in public. Soon!
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