Closet Core: Rika Pants

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. Pattern Difficulty: Intermediate SUGGESTED FABRIC Stable bottomweight wovens such as cotton canvas, twill, denim, gabardine, or corduroy. YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS (45"/1.14M FABRIC) VIEW A - CROPPED HEM + FOLDED CUFF Sizes 0-8 = 3 yd (2.7 m), Sizes 10-14 = 3.25 yd (3 m), Sizes 16-20 = 3.5 yd (3.2 m) VIEW B - FULL LENGTH STRAIGHT LEG Sizes 0-8 = 3 yd (2.7 m), Sizes 10-14 = 3.25 yd (3 m), Sizes 16-20 = 3.75 yd (3.4 m) ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Pants zipper, 7" (18 cm) long for sizes 0–20, 9" (23 cm) for sizes 14–32 Button, 5/8" (16 mm) OR Sew-in hook and bar closure for pants, 1/2" (13 mm) Fusible interfacing, 0.5 yd (0.45 m) Pocket lining, 0.5 yd (0.45 m) Optional: Snap buttons or small buttons to secure back pocket flap on View A Optional: Twill tape to reinforce front pocket openings, 0.5 yd (0.45 m) Optional: Double fold bias tape for finishing waistband (may be replaced with serged stitch), 2 yd (1.8 m) Thread in matching colour