maybe cargo pants aren't always the best

Me: Dang, I hate that I can't raise my knees up when wearing certain pants like these, unless I grab the fabric at the thighs with my hands to raise it up first. Grumble, grumble.

Other me: Well, what is it about these pants? What could I do to make it better?

Me: Hmm, I never thought about that before. Maybe if I sewed a silky fabric on the inside of the leg, that would reduce the friction, to prevent the fabric from binding against my legs.

::Sigh:: But it's not worth going through all that trouble, and it might not even work, and I don't want an extra layer of fabric in my pants.

::looks down at the pants some more::

Hey, wait a minute... could it be happening because of the side pockets? Maybe it's because I'm too short for these pants; maybe the pockets are supposed to be up higher on the legs instead of down there by the knees? Maybe if I reposition the pockets up a bit higher, that would help? Heck, I could even just cut those 2 pockets off; these pants still have enough other pockets that I wouldn't miss them too much.

Hey, I use the left pocket less than the right one. So I'll cut off that one first to see if it really helps, before removing the right one.

::uses seam ripper to cut off left pocket, then tries on the pants again::

::is able to lift left knee up::

::is able to lift right knee up::

Me: WTF???

(But okay, I'll go with that. And I get to keep one of the extra pockets, yay.)

Looking at it, it seems that raising one knee also applies tension to the fabric on the other leg. Maybe releasing the tension on one leg was enough to make it work on both sides?

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[Later]

I'm again not able to raise either knee! Now I think it also has to do with how much perspiration is on my skin. This fabric must stick to damp skin more than dry skin.