This pattern was sewn twice in 2013, then has sat in my pattern archives for another ten years before once again seeing the light of day.  It’s Style Arc’s Marie jacket, one of their older patterns.

I had a single size pattern cut out (still on thin paper which is one of the ways I can tell I’ve had it for ages), in size 12. I used to wear this jacket zipped up; that’s definitely not an option when using the same size ten years later!

You can check out my previous versions of this jacket here and here. Both jackets had plenty of wear by me, then moved to friends’ wardrobes, where I know they are still being worn! Fortunately previous me had kept clarifying notes on the construction tucked inside the pattern envelope, so this wasn’t difficult to sew years later.

The fabric is a bright orange knit, brushed fleecy on the inside. I didn’t have enough of the same fabric for the wide facing that turns back to form the collar, so I used a contrasting marled grey in a lighter weight knit instead. To tie in the grey I used a grey separating zipper, and did all the topstitching in grey. From the Style Arc website: This up to the minute jacket with interesting design lines and off centre front zip which can be worn closed or left open allowing it to fall into a wonderful front drape. FABRIC SUGGESTION & DESCRIPTION: Light Ponte, Merino knit or any soft knit that is stable enough to hold a zip.

The resulting jacket is rather fun and is very comfortable and cosy to wear, given that it’s all stretchy. I popped a small grey button at the top of the zip to prevent the zipper pull from coming off where I’d cut the plastic zip to length (yes, I was definitely trying to use what I had, rather than go out and buy anything). Construction was shared between the sewing machine and the overlocker.