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Fleece Mittens DIY

December 15, 2021 in Freebies by Tiffany Boushey

Anytime I make something out of fleece I always have leftovers. Somehow we managed to lose all of our hats and gloves since last winter so I wanted to make some quick mittens with all of that leftover fleece.

Materials

  • Fleece
  • Knit fabric for cuffs
  • Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies
  • Paper and pencil
  • Optional: ribbon, bows, buttons, etc.

Making a Template

  • Lay your hand flat on a piece of paper.
  • Leave your fingers relaxed.
    • Don’t spread them out or keep them squeezed together.
  • Tilt your hand outward away from your thumb at an angle while keeping your wrist mostly straight. 
  • Spread your thumb out where you can comfortably keep it without straining.
  • Trace around the perimeter of your hand in a mitten shape 1” away from your hand.
  • Mark the paper just below your wrist bone.
  • Pick up your hand and make any adjustments needed to make it a smooth pattern piece.
  • On the thumb, add another ¼” and retrace that area.
  • Draw a line ½” below your marked wrist point. 
  • Cut out the pattern piece.

Cuff

  • Measure the bottom (wrist edge) of the mitten pieces and add them together. 
  • Multiply that number by 90% to find the width of the cuff.
  • You can decide how tall you’d like the cuff to be. I wanted mine to be 2” when finished, so I made it 2 ⅜” tall to account for the seam allowance.

Cutting the Fabric

  • Cut 2 mirrored sets of mittens from your fleece
  • Cut 2 cuffs from the knit fabric

Sewing

  • Place your two mirrored mitten pieces right sides together and pin.
  • Sew along the edge with a ¼” seam allowance.
    • At the “V” of the thumb, keep the needle down, lift the presser foot, pivot the fabric, replace the presser foot and continue sewing. (Leave the wrist end open)
  • Snip the fabric at the “V” without cutting any stitches.
  • Fold the cuff in half widthwise right sides together and pin the long edges together.
  • Sew the edge with a stretch stitch or serger. 
  • Turn the mittens right sides out.
  • Fold the cuff over with wrong sides together to form the cuff loop.
  • Quarter and pin the raw edge of the cuff and the mitten.
  • Slide the cuff over the mitten lining up the quarter points and pin.
  • Sew the cuff to the mitten with a stretch stitch or serger and a ⅜” seam allowance
  • Optional: Sew a bow, buttons, etc. to mark the back of the wrist.

So cute and cozy!

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  1. Ghislaine Lavoie says

    February 11, 2022 at 1:56 pm

    merci pour vos bonnes idées et vos conseils…..

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