When my husband gets home from the office most days, he immediately changes out of his nice work clothes and puts on a pair of slouchy jogger shorts (or jogger pants if it is winter) and a T shirt (usually one that says something funny or has a sports team logo on it). Then, he grabs a baseball cap and is ready for the rest of the day. This is also usually his uniform when he has a day off.
He asked me all winter long to make him a pair of joggers, but I never quite got to it because the Greenstyle Brassie pattern that he wanted me to make him was designed for a curvier, more feminine figure. I really did not want to take the time to make the adjustments to meet his needs, and I also knew that Angelyn (the designer behind Greenstyle Patterns) had plans to design a joggers pattern that had a more masculine fit. So, I am sure you can guess how excited we both were when she put the pattern into testing last month!
The Iron Joggers – Pattern Details
The Iron Joggers has just released, and I made two versions of the pattern. Let’s talk about the pattern options first: the pattern comes with the option of slant or zippered front pockets, a zippered back pocket(s), and multiple inseam lengths. The inseams to choose from are 5, 7, 9, or 11 inch shorts, capris, cuffed full length joggers with either a 30, 32, or 34 inseam, and no cuff joggers. The waistband of the pattern requires 2 inch elastic and has a casing for a drawstring. The pattern also has the option for a slimmer or fuller calf.
On the shorts version that I made my husband, I used a black cotton spandex French terry from my stash. I suspect that I got it locally. It was only a yard, but with careful cutting, I was able to get this XL 7 inch inseam pair of shorts out of it! For this pair, I used 1/4 inch grommets and parachute cord for the drawstring (It was all they had at hobby lobby, and I was out of drawstring at home!)
I did slant pockets on both of his joggers because I knew he would also sleep in them, and he did not want zippers on the pairs he plans to wear to bed on some nights.
This camo pair is an earlier testing pair before a little extra room was added around the rise. He still loves this pair and wore it for the next three nights in a row after I made them. I think that is a great sign!
This pair also is the fuller calf option. I think I will try the narrower calf for him on his next pair to see how they compare.
I did not get a close up photo of this waistband. Instead of doing grommets on this one, I did buttonholes. For the drawstring, I cut a strip of fabric that was 1.5 inches wide and as long as the width of the fabric. I sewed the long end together and then turned it right side out with a safety pin.
The fabric that I used on this pair is a poly rayon blend French terry that I also bought locally. It is a lighter weight than the black French terry.
This pattern is very beginner friendly in my opinion. You can make this pattern with a standard sewing machine by using a stretch stitch on all of your seams. On the pockets, where you need to topstitch, you can use a twin needle or use the honeycomb stitch on your sewing machine if you want some extra detail.
Resources
- You can find the Iron Jogger Pattern HERE. Use code FREEDOM2019 to get 30% off your entire purchase through July 5th!!
- I bought both fabrics locally some time ago and had them in my stash. I have been (trying) to sew through the fabric in my stash and not buy more. That is pretty hard, but I am (almost) doing great!
- I bought my grommets and grommet press at Joann (with coupons). If you need help putting in grommets, you can watch me show you how! I put them on a hoodie and demonstrated it in this video.
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