Difficulty: Intermediate

Sizes: Men's 30-40″ Waist

Description

These chino-style trousers feature a slim and casual fit, a back yoke, and stylish slash front pockets. This versatile pattern offers two length options—knee-length shorts with rolled cuffs and full-length trousers. Crafted from durable fabrics like denim, corduroy, or twill, these trousers are designed with flat fell seams for enhanced durability. However, they can also be made in lighter materials like cotton or linen for a breezy summer shorts option.

The pattern includes top-stitched belt loops, flat fell in-seams, a detailed fly construction guide, customisable decorative stitching for back patch pockets, and generously-sized slash front pockets. This pattern showcases a modern slim-fit design with athletic sizing. It is a timeless garment that effortlessly complements an active lifestyle, offering the opportunity to create a well-curated, handcrafted casual wardrobe.

Recommended fabric

Pants: Trouser weight wovens such as twill, corduroy, wool blends and gabardine.

Shorts: Similar fabrics as the pants, but would also be great for summer in linens or lighter weight cottons.

Pocket lining: Pocketing, broadcloth or other strong cottons or cotton blends.

Notions

• Medium weight fusible interfacing, 1.2 m (1.4 yd)
• Bias binding, 1.5 m (1.7 yd) for Variation 1 (for waistband, extra if you are binding seams) or 5.5 – 6.0 m (6.1 – 7.1 yd) for Variation 2 (for waistband and outseam)
• 6″ (15 cm) metal trouser zipper
• 1/2″ – 1″ (1.3 – 2.5 cm) diameter button