I am looking for a simple coat pattern

Have you checked knitty.com? Look in the archives if you don't see a pattern in the current issue. Happy Hunting.

If you haven't joined Raverly do and then search there I am sure you will find something.

There are also some coats at Berroco.com and Lionbrand.com and some beautiful ones -- not necessarily that difficult -- at garnstudio.com

Have you considered just making up a pattern yourself? Mostly it would be a matter of taking a cardigan sweater and making it longer, while taking into consideration that you may be using a heavier yarn. There are also some shaping issues for the hip area since most people have larger hips than waists.
Just a thought.

Filling in for John, Diana?:-)

He has the right idea when he suggests that, so I figured I would jump in.
I'll never give up on patterns entirely, sometimes I just don't want to do the math (and somebody else was kind enough to do so), but this request was for a simple styled coat, so it's just the sort of thing you could create with out much difficulty.

Designing your own items is not that hard to do at all. Ever since I started do that everything fits perfect!

Chiming in here, I have very few patterns that I riff off of It isn't hard, and this might be the way to go. If not, the new Mason Dixon knitting book had a couple simple sensible coats.

thank you for the info I have that book,but I found one in an older cast on magazine

No need for me to comment. Diana said it all!

Have fun.

Best wishes, John

I make many coats out of cardigan patterns by lengthening them. There, John, I admit I do my own designing. I don't do a lot of fitting and shaping when it is for me. I will just do a size larger then usual, make the pattern extend as long as I want it and overlap the front bands a bit more at the top, place the buttons further apart at the waist and hips so it will flare a bit at the hips. Luckily My hips aren't that much wider so don't have to adjust a lot.
Sometimes if there is a simple pattern I will replace it with a more complex one just to give the garment definition, plus it's fun.
Sandi

Here's a free DROPS pattern I found on Ravelry.
DROPS 103-1 Jacket