Leo's Pirate Pants

Leo was feeling a bit left out after all the doll-clothes-making that was going on last weekend, so I decided to make him a pair of pirate pants from some basic cotton fabric I had in my stash. I made the waistband and pant cuffs from a turtleneck I shrank. They are a bit thin for the winter, they would have probably been better lined with fleece, but they'll be great for playing around in spring.

They were easy and fast, a 2-hour project. I pretty much winged them because I have no patience for following instructions, but here are the best tutorials I've found for making pants, fully illustrated with awesome pictures.

Prudent Baby
http://prudentbaby.com/2010/06/baby-kid/how-to-sew-pants-2/
Made
http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-and-pattern-kid-pants-the-basic-pants.html
Make it and Love it
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/08/repurposing-boys-lounge-pants.html