It's winter in Canada and our heat pump isn't working properly (Lennox is working on it). We're not in danger of freezing. We have a wood stove and tons of wood, and our heat pump has a backup electric coil that does work. But the reason we had the heat pump installed was to save money. Electricity is expensive here, so we don't want to use the electricity unless it is absolutely necessary. Our wood stove is great at heating the basement, but the heat that it generates doesn't get circulated around the rest of the house very well. What does all of this have to do with anything, you ask. Well, it means that the main floor of our bungalow is cold. And most of the time, I'm on the main floor. So I need to dress warm, especially in the evenings. I like to sit down and watch Downton Abbey or Agent Carter in the evenings. And if I get chilled, I find it extremely hard to warm up and I can't sleep. So, I decided to use that houndstooth flannelette that I used in the Valentine's Day Dress and make myself a pair of pyjama pants.
Once again, I called on Simplicity 3696, the same pattern envelope that I used for the Reindeer Robe a couple of weeks ago. Through trial and error, I've learned that even though my waist and hip measurements fall into Simplicity's XL category, I prefer to wear a smaller size. This time I made up the pants in a size L, but I extended the rise to the height of the size XL, because I don't want to hear my kids singing, "I see London. I see France. I see Momma's underpants!" and it's easy to take away extra fabric if need be.
So anyway, I made up my pyjama pants in a size L, praying the whole time that they would be large enough to go around me. I sewed the inseams, I sewed the crotch seam and I sewed the outer seams. The moment of truth had arrived... were they big enough to go around me?
