L needed shorts to wear under her uniform skirt and even though I have and have used other Burda shorts patterns, they didn't have a bunny (View E) like 7997! Plus, the shorts were more economical yardage wise to sew - you need just a little less than 7/8 yard. Two yards each of Jet Set light-weight knit in olive night and sapphire and four spools of Hello Kitty ribbon all from Jo-Ann's equaled six pairs of shorts, with enough in reserve for two more pair. The shorts were originally designed for wovens and for skanky-ness. Seriously, we went up two sizes and added 2" in length. The center back seam also seemed off, sloping in practically diagonally towards the waist, most likely fitting 
a booty girl better. I ended up adding 1 1/2" to make it somewhat straighter and more comfortable for L to wear. 
She also found two
different Hello Kitty ribbon rolls to add as hemline trim. What we also liked about this pattern, besides all the other view goodies, it actually gave the elastic for the waist measurement in the directions and it was spot-on.
The empty ribbon spool also makes a safe place to discard used sewing machine needles. By, buy, bye!
