Finished!
I found enough time over the weekend to finish the fleece athletic pants. Once we got the fitting done, the rest was easy. All I had to do was take everything apart and sew it for real.
We did discover a few things during the fitting. The waist definitely needed to be full elastic, plus the belt. The belt is mainly there for looks, but the front looks a bit odd at center front without full elastic. Now it is finished properly, and looks much better when worn.
We also discovered that the legs were a bit fuller through the thigh and narrowed a bit too much at the ankle. After telling my husband that the pattern was published in 1994, he remarked that there was, "still a bit of Hammer in these pants". Right. (After a bit of internet searching, Simplicity *did* publish a true MC Hammer pants pattern, complete with his photo on the envelope! Check out this blog post!) I thought so, too, and was able to trim them out in the right places to get more of a straight leg.To finish off the newly modernized legs, I put in the requested side zippers and a coverstitch hem:
Next project: a new pair of trousers for me. I've been working on the muslin off and on for a couple of weeks now. Now that these fleece pants are done, I think I'll work on my own trousers!
Parting Shots: Winter Hike. Saturday I went on a solo hike up Mt. Tom. It looked like the best day to hike this weekend, considering the 6 plus inches of snow we got last night/today. When I got there, I saw a little cloud around the summit. Not good.
Sure enough, when I got to the summit the cloud had not moved. Had it moved, I would have had some great views of Mt. Washington and the other peaks on the other side of Crawford Notch. This is about all I could see from the summit of the Pemi Wilderness which is the view from the true summit, which is to say, nothing. You can see how much snow is encrusted on everything:
Here's a quick peek down the trail, that I came up near the summit. The trees are so close and snow covered, it was almost like going through a tunnel.
6 comments:
I can almost breath in the crisp cold air from those photos. Would have been a wonderful hike.
Love that last photo? Next thing you know you will be telemarking, if you don't already!
Will we see the pants. They certainly evolved into a more complicated project than planned. Look great.
Obviously you are from New Hampshire as I am too. I just want to say that I hope you don't hike by yourself - there are so many stories each year of the hikers who get lost or get into a bad snowstorm.Your life is full of good experiences - I admire you for having enough energy to go hiking - please be careful! We need to see your sewing projects. Betty in NH.
That last photo was gorgeous. I too was a bit worried about you hiking by yourself. After falling in the woods a year ago and breaking my leg (after walking alone in the woods all my life previous to that) I needed to yell for help and be carried out. I also admire your fitness and stamina for hiking - just a bit of motherly-type worry/caution here :)
These are some beautiful photos! Love the one with the trees.
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