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Larissa (is not a tough enough name for this bad boy)
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I LOVE my Larissa.
I made this coat to wear in Gastown, which is a bit bad-ass, and I wanted to feel warm and tough. It’s made of plaid wool that’s brushed on one side (hello cozy pockets!) and woven on the other, lined with boring blue nylon.
I wasn’t too pleased with how the short body/long sleeves on the pattern as written would look on little me, so I lengthened the body 1" and shortened the sleeves 2", and also adjusted the sleeve fit at the cap.
This pattern is lovely, but truly, the instructions are totally lacking when it comes to inserting the lining. Unless you’re an expert, make sure you have a reference book around for it.
And I broke no fewer than SIX needles on it!
Material Notes
Blue, maroon, green plaid wool, nylon lining, and lots of needles.
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Advanced
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Mar 19, 2012, 01.30 PMby MadeinAmandine
I absolutely LOVE your Larissa! Need the same one… Really great job!
Nov 23, 2011, 02.14 PMby slythysophia
Did you widen the body at all? In other versions and on the pattern it looks like it tapers in a bit towards the bottom, but on your version it almost looks like the body flares into a bit of a bell shape, which I personally prefer…Is this just me, or did you alter the pattern to achieve this effect?
Nov 20, 2010, 09.26 PMby sewithought
totally worth 6 needles!
Nov 20, 2010, 10.52 AMby razzelle
Nice work!
Nov 19, 2010, 06.15 AMby Jan Cooper-Moren
This is very nice! Love your choice of fabrics
Nov 17, 2010, 05.53 PMby smallone
this is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 17, 2010, 11.51 AMby amibambini
Great job! Your plaid is really well matched too. I love this pattern.
Nov 17, 2010, 10.45 AMby janul
This is very nice, I wish you would add a picture of you wearing it!
Nov 17, 2010, 07.00 AMby Ralf Schmitz
this is such a beautiful jaket! i really love it and hope to make one just like this for me as well (i do think, that i can change the pattern enough to make it suiteable for me (hopfully ;-)
Nov 16, 2010, 10.22 PMby giunta
I want one too!!!