Sweatpants
From a sweater
Posted by Maria
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Made this pants with an XL sweater that my sister was not using any more.
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You Will Need (2 things)
- Sweater
- Needle And Thread Or Sewing Machine
Steps (10 steps, 60 minutes)
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1
Cut under the collar.
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2
Optional. Cut the bottom band. I thought I was going to need it for the waist band but didn't.
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3
I cut the pocket out. Left some pieces of it to make patches on the sweatpants.
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4
Fold the sweater in half and cut straight down.
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5
unfold the two pieces, place the two right sides facing each other and sew the U shape.
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6
sew the extra fabric around to make the patches.
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7
I didn't want my sweatpants to be flare so I used some skinny jeans as pattern to make them fit better and I cut leaving an inch of seam allowance on the sides
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8
sew the sides of the pants. on the wrong sides
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9
Fold about an inch inward for the waist band and use the string from the hoodie.
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10
cut two small wholes on the front of the pants to pull out the string and you are done.