Monday, January 5, 2015

Winterizing


My latest project is another winter coat - although this time I'm using a pattern so hopefully I'll be finishing a bit sooner this time around...   It's also a major stash buster - the shell, lining and interlining have all been loitering around the house for years now.    The zippers are new, but all the rest has been waiting for its moment.


I found the pattern to be a good fit with almost no modifications - although I completely ignored the sizing chart and used the finished measurements instead.   According to the instructions I should be in the size 10 and instead I cut out the 4 -  Tasia put in a seriously enormous amount of ease.  I'm also skipping the cuffs and adding  couple inches to the sleeves - I like them to come half way down my hands.

Uncinched - but fitting nicely. 

I'm using thinsulate as the interlining - the weather report is promising chilling temperatures, so I'm turning this into a cozy parka.  It was originally part of my first attempt at making a coat than ended up getting abandoned when the waterproof fabric for the shell ended up being an absolute pain to work with. 

Thinsulate fun times
 Next up - adding the three outside pockets (seriously - how does this pattern not have outer pockets?)


6 comments:

  1. Going to enjoy watching your progress in this! I've been meaning to make this for a good long time now....maybe I'll get around to it, but in the meantime I shall enjoy your journey!!

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    1. thanks - I'm hoping this will let me vanquish the thinsulate, so it will stop sitting there, being an expensive mistake taking up an enormous amount of space on my shelves.

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    2. I like my coats to have more ease. Then you can fit extra layers under them. Of course, I'm guessing it's warmer where you are.

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    3. Not really - Philly and DC are both in the low 20s all week. However, I do have a giant puffy coat for when I need ten thousand layers and this should be able to fit my normal daily polar fleece underneath - so think happy thoughts.

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  2. I love my Minoru - I can't wait to see how you add the outside pockets, because I'll definitely be adding those to my next version!

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    1. post on demand - pocket design just got posted. :)

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