Okay, so I ended up making Max (from Where the Wild Things Are) for Halloween.
I ended up using the McCall's pattern in medium.
The hood is smaller than the average kigu, and the pattern doesn't include instructions on how to put in the elastic, but you can figure that out.
I suggest using the size medium for an average or slender body type. If you're pretty short and small, the size small will fit better.
And if you're a girl, do follow the Miss' instructions, because if not you won't be able to walk or stick your hand out of your sleeve, unless you're very, very tall.
I actually had to take it in at the crotch and legs because I was swimming in it too much for my own comfort, but if that's okay with you then you need not alter the body's pattern. Some alterationa are already included in the pattern: Making the sleeves, torso, and legs shorter (for Miss'), and taking some width. Those are written directly on the pattern piece and they're easy to follow because they only require folding and taping before you cut out the fabric.
It shows you how to put in a zipper, but you can add faux buttons to the outside, or even real ones if you prefer them to a zipper for whatever reason. I personally prefer the zipper, although in the future I plan on adding faux buttons like Max's PJs.
Anyway, it all went well except that it was near 80 degrees that evening... When I started it two weeks earlier the highs were in the 60s, so I thought it would continue to Halloween night... I thought wrong. D:
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