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My mind is such a melting pot of ideas that it can often be difficult to remember what came first. I know this coat was influenced by the following:

Seeing short versions of the Talea coat by other Burdastyle members.
Needing an intermediate jacket for autumn.
My obsession with cheap ikea fleece throws and their ease of sewing.
Loving smart red coats.
Wanting an extra large hood.

Oh, and some really cute vintage buttons and a secondhand cotton vest I bought whilst in Canberra.

I love my fleece robe so much, I made another one for my mum. This time the throw was ribbed and didn't have a fringed edge.

As the weather becomes colder, I love to wrap myself up in a cosy blanket. Burdastyle agrees and includes some soft cuddly patterns in the Dec 09 issue. I especially liked this wrapover jacket.

I used a blue POLARVIDE fleece throw from Ikea and I incorporated the edging into the design. (Partly as there wasn't much fabric to spare.) This is the first time I've used a pattern from a magazine, but this was a nice easy one to try.

In a rare moment of self-control, I managed to take a photo of this jumper before I set the scissors on it. It used to look like this.

The plan was to create a wrap around jacket with some buttons. However halfway through I decided to use the old collar as a belt style fastening instead. For those of you who like knowing how things work, here's a rough idea of the dissection and subsequent construction. (Click on picture to enlarge.)