📚Our guide for pants and shorts patterns

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Choose your pants pattern

Straight, wide, high-waisted, elasticated waistband: ikatee offers a wide range of pants patterns, each with its own specific features. Level of difficulty, options and size range: the pants collection will hold no more secrets for you! The cherry on the cake: all the patterns below have shorts version.

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Berlin

✂️ Difficulty level: intermediate to advanced
👖 Size range: from 32 to 52 (French size)
🎬 Tutorial video available

Ikatee has reinterpreted the carrot shape in its own way, to bring you a structured, casual-chic pattern for a masculine-feminine look: Berlin. The loose-fitting shorts and 7/8th-length pants feature large patch pockets, a waistband with belt loops, and a zipper fly. Berlin is a modern pattern you can make for many occasions.

Berlin pants in chambray fabric

Berlin version shorts in ribbed velvet, version pants in striped denim by @labo_isa

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Singapour

✂️ Difficulty level: intermediate to advance
👖 Size range: from 32 to 52 (French size)
🎬 Tutorial video available

Singapour is a sewing pattern of pants and shorts that we wanted to be timeless, easy to make but with a great design! Here are the different options for this pattern: 4 belt options: classic, paper bag, classic tie, or paper bag tie. 3 leg options: shorts, straight trousers, or wide trousers.

The waistband is elasticated and the pattern features Italian-style pockets. Singapour also has the advantage of being able to be sewn in both woven fabric, as well as knitted fabric. A basic with endless variations!

Fanny wears a Singapour wide version and paper-bag belt.

Camille wears a Singapour straight version in pistachio-green linen, wide paper bag version in cotton gauze by @made_by_sev.

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Avana

✂️ Difficulty level: easy to intermediate
👖 Size range: from 3 to 12 years

Avana is a very versatile pattern. A unisex pattern, available in 4 lengths (long, 7/8, 3/4, and short), you can sew this model in an urban spirit (cargo pockets and waistband with belt loops) or a more nautical style (sailor pants). You can also choose whether or not to add removable shoulder straps. With its straight and trendy cut, it's a model that will for sure please young kids and teenagers alike.

Avana 7/8 version in striped poplin.

Avana denim sailor pants by @marie_mom_of_7, shorts version by @cecile_laviedouce.

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Dakar

✂️ Difficulty level: easy
👖 Size range: from 3 to 12 years
🎬 Tutorial video available

If I tell you: a pattern for shorts or pants that's unisex, comfortable, ultra-quick to sew and suitable for all seasons, what will you say? Dakar of course! A children's sewing essential, this slightly baggy pattern with an elasticated waistband and two front pockets has become an ikatee icon. Our favorite thing about this pattern is the super-varied looks you can give it, depending on the material used.

Dakar linen pants version by @rafael_ruben_y_mama.

Dakar honeycomb shorts version by latelierderomy22, and in exclusive jersey Arty Hearts ikatee® by @monpetitcoudbiscuite.

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New York

✂️ Difficulty level: easy
👖 Size range: from 1 month to 4 years
🎬 Tutorial video available

New York allows you to sew pants and shorts. It has a comfortable fit so as not to interfere with the baby's movements. Here are the different versions you can make with this pattern:

4 waistband options: classic or paper bag elasticated waistband, with or without knotting bands, 4 pocket options: no pockets, slant pockets, patch pockets, kangaroo pocket 3 hem options: classic, elasticated, elasticated with ruffle.