My dad was having prostate surgery in mid-July, and my mom suggested that elastic waist pants would be a good thing for him to wear during the recovery period. So I used my trusty men's PJ pants pattern (B6887, which is sadly OOP) to make a test pair. These pants are a straight size L, as my brother wears a M in both his boxers (S9958) and PJ pants (B6887), and my dad wears a L in his boxers (S9958). I knew they'd be long on him - he's shorter than my brother - but I didn't know how much length to take out, and whether to take it out of crotch, legs, or both. I made a functional fly with the instructions from S9958, in case it would be helpful with the post-op catheter, and I added a single cargo pocket, much like my scrub pants. Then I sent it off with a list of fit/preference questions. :)
While waiting for answers to the questions so that I could make a bunch more, I got the suggestion that shorts might actually be better. So I made several pairs of shorts. These are all different patterns, as I didn't know which might work better. The lime green (the color didn't show up quite right in the picture) shorts are from B6887, and they have no pockets. The green striped shorts are S8088, a discontinued scrubs pattern that I had in my stash. They are size L also, and they come with inseam pockets. The black pair is S5539, which I used to have in my stash but apparently lost/binned/something. I had to repurchase it on etsy, much to my chagrin. That is also size L, with the mid-length (there are 3 length options), and with inseam pockets. I made all three with functional flys, closed with 2 small snaps, and added drawstrings. Then I sent these off with the same fit/preference questions.
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