This was a lot of fun to make. This pattern doesn’t leave any room for hemming though, so if you are going to attempt to use it make sure you leave a lot of room at the bottom for the hem. The whole two front panels are doubled so that the pockets are those two pieces sandwiched together. It’s a good ideal, but it makes the front hem twice as thick as the back which is something to consider when buying a zipper. You don’t want to get too heavy duty of a zipper or it will cause the front to look stiff. Make sure to use a polyester, small or medium tooth zipper.
Also, this pattern isn’t very snug around the waste. I used a size smaller back panel by cutting a size small with regard to the sides and used my regular size for the top area of the pattern piece. This made the garment wider at the top, but snug toward the bottom. If I left the pattern as is it would just be a tube with no contour. If that’s the look you are going for just stick to the instructions and standard pattern cut out.
Next time I will make this out of grey and black fleece, and one from sweat shirt material and a hood.
Also, this pattern isn’t very snug around the waste. I used a size smaller back panel by cutting a size small with regard to the sides and used my regular size for the top area of the pattern piece. This made the garment wider at the top, but snug toward the bottom. If I left the pattern as is it would just be a tube with no contour. If that’s the look you are going for just stick to the instructions and standard pattern cut out.
Next time I will make this out of grey and black fleece, and one from sweat shirt material and a hood.