You guys know that I worship at the altar of KitschyCoo, so when she asked last week for volunteers to test her new pattern for kiddies underpants I was all over that bad boy.
Amanda’s kids are almost exactly the same age as my middle two – Jamie is about 5 months older than Nairn and Maia is only two weeks younger than Erica – and so we have loads in common when it comes to the kids. Amanda commented a while back that underwear in the UK is poorly designed and sized to the extent that she was becoming frustrated with how uncomfortable Jamie & Maia were in pants and I wholeheartedly related to that. I have to say I completely agree and I’d go as far as to say that poor fitting underwear is why Nairn is staying at nursery this year instead of going to school!
Amanda sent over the pattern, I picked up some cute fabric from Mandors in Glasgow and set out to work. The pattern is extremely easy – the body of the pants is one piece with attached waistband & legbands – but my sewing machine didn’t cope terribly well with stretchy knit fabric so I think I’ll rely on my overlocker next time I make these. I ran up a pair in each size:
Erica (they do fit, she’s just a fidget!)
Nairn
I much prefer the style of these over the almost bikini-style girls’ underwear on sale, especially since Erica has a wee pot belly and healthy thighs. These are so much more comfortable for her and are saving her from the dual perils of the builder’s bum and the wedgie. Nairn is currently going through an “I want to be exactly the same as my brother” phase and has steadfastedly refused to wear his new pants since I made them because they’re not like Findlay’s. Ah well. You can’t please them all 
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This post was written by Vonnie on June 6, 2010
The patterny ones for Erica are really cute! She seemed as pleased as punch with them!
I always wondered why they never made comfy shorts-pants for kids! I find them incredibly comfy myself, so would think they’d be perfect for kids! You’ve done a great job with them von! Do they come in adult sizes too? :p
My kids’ bottoms are not the right shape for shorts – they creep up and in, just like they do if I wear them – but we have found that boys’ pants are a better shape than girls’ in general, and that H&M do Swedish-shape pants which cover the *whole* bottom at the rear, rather than leaving half of each buttock exposed. Even for roundybums like we have.
I really like them. Funnily enough I also found that H&M girls pants are a lovely fit on Brodie. However, the best by far are M&S.