Resizing and Repairing Grandma’s Coat

This project has been on my "want to do" list for so long now, I finally got around to doing it! And what better weather to wear a warm winter coat in, than gloriously cold below freezing winter temperatures?

Despite being a simple project, this did take longer than expected to finish. Largely due to doing my best to respect and adhere to the original craftsmanship. I cannot claim their excellence, but I can at least appreciate and acknowledge it.

The wool yarn I am using is Hillesvåg Sølje, a lovely, soft yarn from the Norwegian longwool (Norsk pelssau), a sheep with wool in natural shades of grey, which gives all the colors beautiful mottled tones. https://ull.no/produktkategori/garn/s... (link is in Norwegian. I recommend you find your own awesome artisans local to you)

Norwegian sheep breeds, in English, if you are so inclined: https://www.rhonna.net/norwegian-shee...

PS: There are obviously limits to how much extra width you can add to a single side seam in this way. In total I added less than 10 cm (4 inches), which is already pushing the proportions. If I had to add a lot more, it would have made more sense (but also a lot more work) to add a few cm to each seam.

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