Since my first sighting of Emmy in Hosh Pants I’ve known I haaaaad to make them. I’ve finally checked that box. And they were so quick and fun that I’m dying to make more. 3 pattern pieces. 6 pieces of fabric. Done. I like fast sewing.
These are made with a red lace print stretch twill. There’s a light glitter finish on them (because red lace print wasn’t enough?) but it’s subtle even in person. I mean, in the face of of red lace print even glitter is a bit taken aback. There’s not much drape to this fabric, but I didn’t prewash it so I’m interested to see how much of the body is a result of whatever glitter spray-y stuff they put on it.
I was hoping to photograph these flat this morning but M ran off in them. It’s a good thing she has an extra set of clothes at school because I’m not expecting these to last all day given that the buttonhole elastic I was sure I had could not be found yesterday. And not being able to find it is exactly like not having it, so I cleverly looped the ends of a piece of 1/4 inch elastic and threaded it through – and after an hour or two in them she wanted to change because my brilliant stopgap measure wasn’t so comfy.
SO. I say make Hosh pants. But make sure you have buttonhole elastic. As far as sizing, this is a size 5 on my 75% height/weight 4 yo who’ll turn 5 in April. She’s definitely got some room to grow up-up-up as they do. There’s no side seam on these pants but there happens to be a fold that looks like one here in M’s “ski jumper prep” pose.
Lookie! It’s KCW Day 1 and I’m posting something! In the morning, no less. I made these yesterday afternoon because… I could. And I’m so glad I did. Infinite warm fuzzy feelings for me when I see her “you made something for me?!?” face. Such fantastic motivation. Back to work I go! This pattern was provided by LouBeeClothing after I asked ever so politely to please review it for the blog with my very own opinions attached.
Lisabeth says
You can just cut slits in regular elastic. So much easier, cheaper, and more custom. They’ll fray a bit, but I’ve had pants made that way in rotation for three years and going strong.
Stacy of KSW (@stacyofksw) says
these are perfect! I wish I had a pair in my size, that print is fantastic