Mini Hudson Pants

I was standing in my sewing room a few weeks ago pondering my weekend plans when the Mini Hudson Pants release announcement hit my email. Weekend sewing plans made! It isn't often that I wait with anticipation for a pattern to come out. I tend to hang back and see what others do with it, and where it fits into our wardrobes. I have been watching the Ture Bias Website for the Mini Hudsons to come out for a few weeks. First, because I have been meaning to make L some loosey-goosey knit pants for years. At first I was thinking self drafted Haraam pants, but in December I don't have that kind of time. Second, because a mini version of an adult pattern is a fantastic idea. At 8 bucks I didn't have to think twice about buying the pattern the second it came out.

PATTERN: This is my first Ture Bias Pattern, and it is just as professional as I had hoped. The Mini Hudson Pants are accurately drawn, and expertly illustrated. The finishing is all done with cuffs avoiding pesky double needle top stitching which I have given up on long ago. The waistband calls for some zig zag top stitching on the elastic, which went off without a hitch on subsequent pants.

FABRIC: I realize I've been on a chambray kick lately and I am very sorry if that bores anyone cause I can't get enough of it. I now realize this medium heather blue knit is the stretchy equivalent of chambray. I got it at a now closed local fabric shop. I should have bought the whole bolt, I forget that kids grow, and you can reuse the same fabric in different sizes. This is wonderfully comfy and I've been making the kids things with snippets of it for a few years. This was the last big chunk.

FIT/SIZE: L measured as a 5 exactly. For this pair I went with it, but now that I am more familiar with the fit I'll bump up to a 6 so she gets a bit more wear out of them.

ALTERATIONS: There is pretty much no scenario where my sewing machine will make buttonholes in knit, so I skipped that part. The drawstring is another fun place to mix up the colors, so i'm gonna try to find another way for next time (found a way around buttonhole problem, will discuss when the second and third pairs are out from under the Christmas tree).

L is also wearing an Old Navy Cardi, her favorite t-shirt from Silk Oak, she added the flourish of the Macy's holiday light show button, and Chukka boots.

This is about the most practical thing I've made in a while. I pride myself in only making things the kids actually wear, but a woven button back dress (my specialty) is tough for a little kid to get on alone. These pants are a more stylish (fashion forward) version of leggings which we wear everyday. I've already got two more (his & hers) pairs of these started (maybe you saw them on Instagram), and will most definitely make more, because unlike those woven dresses, or jeans...

...these pants can move.

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