Long ago, Bethany won a free copy of this pattern and got to meet the designer behind it: Handmade Millennial, a blogger and pattern maker she has long adored. She even came home with a signed envelope. Then, as treasured things so often do, it sat. And waited.

Today, the waiting is over. Fate, it turns out, had been playing the long game. When Bethany finally set out to make them, she discovered she already had the exact same fabric colors as the pattern cover. Mustard and pink, swooping across the legs like a sunset that wandered off the horizon. Some call it coincidence. We call it destiny.

There was one small hiccup: the waistband went in upside down. Oops! But an easy fix. Otherwise, these fit perfectly from the very first try, with no alterations needed at all.

The pattern is the Know Me ME2033 crop top and pants. Next, Bethany has her eye on bringing this swoopy style to a skirt. Until then, these serve as her go-to lounge pants: languid, luxurious, and lovingly lined up with destiny.