My mother is hard to fit. Her waist is much smaller in proportion to her hips and thighs. To get pants that fit through the hips I usually have to get them too big in the waist therefore a knit with a very elasticized waist is our usual choice. I bought these specific pants because I had previously purchased from the same company pants described identically: Women's Plus Size Straight Leg 7-Day Knit Pants that were wonderfully successful. When these showed up and on sale for $9 to boot I was thrilled. Too soon. The fabric is not at all similar and speaks to the biggest flaw in clothing design: lack of consistency in both sizing and quality. One absolutely cannot say, 'Wow this is great, I'll order another one in red.' and have any expectation of receiving the same product. This fabric is a fairly tight, sturdy knit; the big disappointment is the surface. It is soft and prone to rubbing, pilling and picking up lint. That said they fit, albeit snugly, but don't look as though they will stand up to much washing. I would wash inside out but not all mom's caretakers pay that much attention. They were purchased in December and they show wear in April. We also bought a pair in 3x and took tucks in the waistband. For $8.99 it's hard to complain too much.