Greenstyle Creations Stride Tights

I bought the Greenstyle Creations Stride Athletic Tights pattern many years ago. I finally made a pair! It took my friend Sharon (Sweet Mama Life) to convince me to try them with the update to make the side pocket wider to accommodate the larger phones of today and to do the Fit Capsule Challenge in the Greenstyle Facebook Group.

Why in the world did it take me soooooo long to try this pattern? The Strides are amazing and the fit is just perfect. I'm wearing my Itch to Stitch Arenal top with my Strides because it matches. I'll be making a matching tank in the next week.

It probably helped that Lilly at Zenith & Quasar sent me a sample of "Drive" Textured Athletic Knit.

The Drive knit is currently at preorder and I need every color. This is the grey and it's also available in white and black.

The Drive knit has excellent 4-way stretch with 50% stretch in each direction.

I paired it with the Carina Nebula Athletic brushed poly from Zenith & Quasar.

The Drive knit texture is subtle, yet gives my Strides a high end look and feel.

The Drive knit feels amazing and the Strides make my butt look pretty good.

So after that pair of Strides, I had to make another. I decided to try the side pocket on this pair and screwed up. So don't judge the Strides pocket based on this pair.

For this pair I used more amazing fabrics from Zenith & Quasar. The blue is Cobalt Budget "Supplex".  Supplex is a brand of nylon and these are not name brand supplex. Think of it as a generic brand. The price of the Budget "Supplex" is $16 a yard and I can't tell a difference from the more expensive name brand Supplex.

The Budget "Supplex" is currently at preorder with several colors available. The Cobalt happens to pair perfectly with the Textured Blue Grid Knit. The Blue Grids are currently in stock.

The Textured Grid Knits have between 30 - 40% horizontal stretch, but have 50% vertical stretch. The Strides call for at least 50% stretch. I cut my pieces cross grain on the fabric to get the most stretch across my legs.

These feel so amazing! I have the textured grid knit in a few colors and will definitely be making more Strides.

Sorry for the overload of butt photos, but look at how great this fabric looks!

I wore my Romy Tank from George + Ginger with my Strides. I made it specifically to go into my Fit Capsule and love it with these Strides.

This Hubble collage print is also at preorder at Zenith & Quasar and is available on athletic brushed poly (shown here) and Yoga Swim Spandex (YSS).

Greenstyle Creations has all athletic patterns on sale for 25% off through February 25th. Shop all the patterns HERE!

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