Nintendo Sweats - An Easy Upcycle

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My husband had this Nintendo zip hoodie that he discarded into the giveaway pile.  Why?  Not because he doesn't like hoodies, but because he doesn't like zip hoodies.  Picky, much?

Sadly, I don't have a before picture of the sweatshirt.  Instead of giving a perfectly good hoodie away I decided to upcycle it and make it into a a hoodie for Little Man.  I failed miserably.  I couldn't figure out how to shorten it without cutting the graphic or ripping out the zipper completely.   What I ended up with was a complete mess (sorry forgot to get a picture).  I threw this mess into the scrap box where it sat for two years.  I recently rediscovered it and realized I couldn't let the fun graphics go to waste.

I took the graphic from the back of the shirt and sewed it to a pair of sweats for Little Man.  I stitched the graphic onto the pattern piece before sewing the pants together.  I used the Kicking Back Sweats pattern from Sewing for Boys.  

I sewed the Nintendo logo from the front of the shirt onto a pair of sweats for Mini Man.  I used the Mr. Two Face pattern from Sewing for Boys.  

I think it was a relatively easy fix and kind of fun upcycle.  I like the look of Mini Man's pants better than Little Mans.  I think Little Man's might look better if I'd used navy blue fleece instead of gray.  They are also laughably long on him.  I'm not sure what I did by they are a good 2-3" long.  The kid is so skinny, though, the pants will probably fit perfectly next year.  

Kenda