A finished object first:
This is the first of 2 pair of pants for a custom order. The waist and cuffs are Cascade 220, the body is knitpicks wool, dyed by me, in Rich Royal Blue.

And a couple of progress shots:
Red stocking together, and yellow stocking with reworked binding:

And, a pair of crocheted pants for DD#4. Crochet, you say? Why yes, I am writing my bottom pattern for crochet