FO Friday: Palisade Pants

I’m back with another finished object, which has been done since mid June, but I hadn’t gotten any photos done until this week. I sewed these up during a week where my anxiety levels were high because I was traveling by plane at the end of it and I hate flying. This project was the absolute perfect distraction since it’s a good blend of a bit of trickiness and some easy sewing. These are the Palisades Pants by Papercut Patterns.

I really love this pattern, they are so comfortable and the show stopper is the pockets on the sides that are actually double pockets with front and back pocket bags on each side. The have a flat front with a faux fly and elastic across the side and back. These are the third pair I’ve made because I wore out one pair, love wearing my other pair, so of course I needed to make them again. I used a Japanese linen and a neutral color so that they go with everything. I cut a straight size 3 and my only modifications are to do a low seat adjustment and for this pair I lengthened the back elastic a touch to make it easier to get them on over my hips. I did choose my size based on my hips and not my waist since the elastic length can easily modify the waist measurement.

My one word of warning with these pants is that those cool pockets means you end up with a lot of fabric for all the pocket bags, so I don’t think I’d go heavier than what I used this time around which is probably around 7oz weight. I may, may, make another pair with a lighter, drapier fabric because I think they’d be fabulous.

A woman stands in front of a door and window, turned slightly towards her left, she's got one hand in her left pocket and the other is resting on her hip. She's wearing a blue scoop neck t-shirt, gray high waisted pants with side pockets that slash down, and brown flip flops. She's smiling, wearing white plastic framed glasses, and has her head tipped slightly to the her right.