I ended up starting with Jalie 2914, a men's pattern for gymnastics longs. It had the tapered legs I was looking for and was not too high waisted. I cut off the legs at the ankles and added a cuff.
I borrowed the waistband and pocket details from Burda 5/2011 #128.
I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. I made the pockets out of a white sports mesh, which peeks out a little bit. I'll have to fix that up before next winter and I need to replace the drawstring with one that doesn't slip out quite so easily.
Now I can spend my pattern pennies on a more complicated design...I've been inspired by some Marfy projects popping up in the blogs, so a Marfy order may just be part of my near future.
6 comments:
These are lovely and I wholeheartedly agree with saving the precious pattern pennies for something more difficult than (basically) track pants! The pockets are a really nice shape.
Comfort plus! They're lovely :)
I love the snug fit from this pattern. Nothing worse than baggy trackie pants.
I agree it is difficult to spend money on basics but I find these patterns tend to get the most use! Your pants are a great fit so your decision was very much justified!
I just spent the bucks on the anima pattern, but it was my birthday gift to myself. Instead of replacing the drawstring just put a line of stitching over the back seamline over the drawstring. It will still work fine but not slip out. :)
Great tip Sue! I will do this.
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