Rika Pants Pattern
One pants pattern, two looks! The Rika Pants are a timeless and versatile design that can feel like tailored trousers or utilitarian workwear depending on your choice of details. Featuring a high rise sitting just below the natural waist, a three-piece waistband, angled front pockets, a fly front zipper, and a straight leg, Rika has you covered coming and going.
- View A is cropped and tailored with deep hem cuffs, a tabbed waistband, angled belt loops, and rounded back pockets with flaps.
- View B is full-length and utilitarian with a classic waistband, wide belt loops, and carpenter-style pockets in the back.
Customer Reviews
Very good pattern, nice fit, which gives a very flattering figure. Very happy with the result. My cousin, a former carpenter, told me right away they looked like "Compagnons' pants", the Compagnons here in France being a guild of highly skilled craftsmen with a lot of traditions (the ones who relbuilt Notre-Dame), so quite a compliment! The style is really authentic. Well done!
Love, love, love these trousers, enjoyed making them, the tutorial for inserting the fly was really helpful and to my surprise it really wasn't too hard at all. I will be making many more of these for years to come.
Easy alteration, very presentable in a finer fabric for an office setting (unfortunately without the carpenter pocket)
This pattern is fun to copy (from original paper pattern), alter, cut, sew and wear. I love it. This pattern is addicting for me. I have made very few (drastic) alterations, following Closet Core tutorials helped me correctly alter the pattern pieces. Plus the pattern is very well marked so I can easily copy and alter. I'm 5'-2", 170lbs. With alterations the first pair was size 14 with 271gsm fabric, is a snug fit especially in the belly. Now if I just bike ride everyday, and lose just few pounds..... like that's going to happen during the winter or any other time. LOL
Second pair altered and shortened length throughout pattern using between size 16 to size 18 at waist with 240gsm fabric; for a perfect fit with ease and good looking. Thank you Closet Core. Love my Morgan Jeans too.
Pattern is very well drafted and instructions are clear. Easiest fly zipper I’ve ever sewn! Overall a great pattern!