Wide Pants in Green Linen and Black Cobra Corsage Viscose with Black Interlock Wrap Top

Wide pants, adjusted at middle rise waist, with pockets and long to the floor, are a basic in a wardrobe. 

I have been quite a long time trying out several patterns and this one is possibly my favourite. 

It is from BurdaStyle magazine, size 42 with some modifications: I took 1 cm off all sides, exterior and interior, and 2 cm (front and back) off the sides of the waist piece. In addition to that, I will have to add some adjustable strips at the centre back to completely adjust them, because they give some with the wear, and I like a good grip at my waist, but not too much. Besides, waist varies, and some adjustable strips (as in the Mitchell pants) are a nice solution to avoid a belt. I hate belts because you never find the perfect adjustment. 

I applied some fusible interfacing to the pockets' cuts and also to the waist pieces. 

In the green linen version, I installed the zip at the centre back to avoid a bulge at the side, but I did not like the look of it or its accessibility. 

In the viscose version, I installed an invisible zip on the left side, and it is perfectly invisible there, so that is the best option. 

The whole pants have self-encased seams. 

Regarding the fabric, I bought the green linen in Julian Lopez store, in the centre of Zaragoza.  I bought the Lady McElroy Black Cobra Corsage in the online shop The Sewjo. Both are excellent. The linen is more structured and thick, in a lovely tone of green. The viscose is incredibly soft and light, it wrinkles a little when you seat (specially the waist pieces), but it straightens out when you stand up, it is awesome. 

These wide pants are nice to wear with some tight top, but then my tummy gets out, and I do not quite like it. So I decided to make this top with some thick interlock I still had in my stash from Ecological Textiles, which is wonderful. I also used a pattern from BurdaStyle, modifying the front bottom of both pieces, and making it rounder, because it stood out too much. It is very wearable and comfortable, a very good compromise between tight/wide, long/short.