Turn One Yard of Fleece into a Hat, Scarf, and Mittens

Hello out there, Carolyn Wainscott from Carolyn’s Canvas back again with my pattern for making a hat, a scarf and a pair of mittens from just one yard of fleece-and the mittens are lined, sooo toasty warm. I developed the pattern for a group of us at my church to make items for the homeless and to be taken to disaster victims by our disaster relief teams.

The pattern is so easy several sets can be made in an afternoon. When I told the editor here at Cheap Eats And Thrifty Crafts what we were doing, she wanted to share the pattern for other groups to use. The set makes a wonderful gift also-don’t you think? With coupons and sales I made this set for a little over $3 and great, granddaughter, Hannah, loves the mittens because they are so warm. Her brother, Brandon, wants a pair of the mittens for when he goes sled riding.

Here is Hannah modeling the set for me:

Then Hannah had a brainstorm-she could pull her ponytail up through the hat-I love it, here it is:

cute, huh?

here is the layout for cutting the hat, mittens and scarf-I cut the scarf first, fringe, then the hat

The hat is simply a tube with a cuff. Sew two opposite sides together making a tube, fold one end 2-3″ to inside-sew around to create a cuff and fold out to right side. Cut fringe at top. A ponytail rubber band was handy so it was used to gather the top. 

the mitten pattern-cut the remaining fleece in half-fold in half twice-place pattern on folds

I know this looks weird but it works.  The left photo shows the pattern pinned and cut from the double folded fleece then unfolded. The right photo has the mitten folded over lengthwise.

Sew around leaving section open between thumb area-see pattern. Turn right side out

Push one end into other end lining the mitten.  Insert one side of opening into other and sew shut

I used a zigzag stitch to close.

Mittens, hat and scarf  are done. Fleece is so easy to work with. It comes 58-60″ wide, lots of beautiful prints and solids and no hem necessary.

Thank you for stopping by Cheap Eats And Thrifty Crafts. Have you checked out our many ideas and projects for creating on a budget?

Carolyn Wainscott

www.carolynscanvas.blogspot.com

• Author
• Recent Posts

Carolyn Wainscott

Blogger at Carolyn's Canvas

I am a 75 year old widow of 3 years after 55 years of marriage whose main focus in life has been my family and homemaking. I love designing, creating, and re-purposing. I was very involved with my children and their activities, then my grandchildren, and now with my great, grandchildren. My first love in crafting is in textiles, mainly quilting. The first quilt I designed was for my grandson over 30 years ago and that pattern will soon be available online. I am loving the internet world where I can market my designs, publish tutorials and talk with crafters all over the world from my own little corner of the world even though never having a lesson on the computer or internet networking I do have to call on my grandchildren at times for help. They still think I rode in on a dinosaur but that's ok, I'm having a great time. I have enjoyed a great deal being able to share my love of crafting on FaveCrafts and FaveQuilts.

Latest posts by Carolyn Wainscott (see all)

• Vintage Christmas Crafts: The Tussie Mussie and the Language of Flowers - December 12, 2022
• Victorian-Era Style: DIY Little Girl’s Fur Muff with Matching Doll Fur Muff - August 20, 2022
• My Granddaughter Hannah’s DIY Duct Tape Mannequin for Sewing Projects - May 25, 2022