Swing-Style Sensations Jas-/Jaspatroon door Karen Nye

I was pleasantly surprised by how easy the "no zippers, no buttonholes" approach made the entire process. The three distinctive looks with the drop shoulder sleeve options give me so much room to play around with different fabrics and moods.

Finally a pattern that doesn't require me to wrestle with zippers—I whipped up the drop shoulder sleeve option in one evening. The fabric just twirls around you, and switching between the three looks feels like getting three coats for the price of one.

The three different looks are so versatile—I wore mine as a jacket to work and then flipped it into a coat for an evening walk. Dropping the shoulder sleeves was surprisingly easy with the clear instructions.