Boxxer for Birthday

[kevinkinney]

Hello all,

Long ago I stated my goal of losing weight to fit into a new tank for my 40th birthday. It worked...and a few weeks early at that. A full summer of running and riding with my son have earned me the same body I had 15 years ago.

But I cheated by ordering enough wool for two kilts and a plaid. I started by stitching a 19 ounce knife pleated tank- set to the stripe. Then I put it aside to craft this matching boxer- pleated to the sett. Luckily for me, the Mackenzie Seaforth tartan is just about perfect to get a consistent repeat with minor tinkering. The center stripes hit my naval and spine right on the mark. <I neglected align it properly for these hurried images. My photographer is recovering from shoulder surgery, and was not in top form>



It's actually something of a hybrid between knife pleating and box pleating. I'm planning to pass it on to my son Alex, who's dwarfing first graders at the age of 4. He'll be built like all the other Kinney men, and outgrow me by age 15. The first and last pleats are knife shaped to hide extra textile that I'll let out when his time comes. (I kinda like the fringe, sorry Matt.)

We're having a gathering with the locals this weekend, so I'll update this post with better images.

Cheers,

Kevin.