I couldn’t stand seeing the holes in my husband’s pajama pants any longer, so I got to work in the swing room.
Sorry, no modeled photos – my husband is camera shy!
Background
The 7/2018 issue of Ottobre is the “family” issue, which means it includes menswear as well as women’s clothing. These issues also sometimes include maternity patterns. This particular pattern is for men’s pajama pants with an elastic waist and side seam pockets. Very plain and simple, but it is exactly what I was looking for right now.
Materials
I used a double napped cotton flannel from Fabric Mart, purchased during their recent Columbus Day weekend sale. I’m really happy with it, it is very sturdy and a good neutral tone plaid.
I used 1” elastic from Amazon for the waist.
Fit and Construction
I cut a size 52. Ottobre drafts for a 6’ tall man. I believe this is a good 2” taller than what Burda drafts for. My husband is 5’4” sp to start I shortened the legs 4”. During fitting I discovered I needed to shorten them an additional 2.5”. (He told me “I told you I was short! You don’t believe me!” 😂)
After fitting I also lowered the front rise by 1.5”. My husband has a bit of a belly and prefers to wear his pants lower in the front. I noticed they hung much better after this adjustment.
I cut out the pocket pieces as well, but my husband said he didn’t want them so I left them out. Made it even easier for me!
Conclusion
When asked how they felt my husband said “they’re comfy!” He also noticed they’re much warmer and thicker than his old RTW pants. He wears stuff into the ground (seriously, he has some pieces of clothing that are around 25 years old) so I fully anticipate him getting full use out of his new pants!
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