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
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What a delightfuly simple pattern , i love it ! I have always loved making things ,ever since i was a small child, all kinds of arts and crafts but sewing is my favourite pass time. I raise funds to help a Hedgehog rescue , so i’m always looking for quick easy ideas to make from my huge stash of fabric etc amassed over the past 50 years.It is late spring here in Wales U K but this will be a great pattern for later in the year to stock up my Autumn /Winter stalls.Thank you so much for being kind enough to share your clever idea.
Hi, Catherine, so glad you like the pattern. If you get around to using it, please come back and let us know. I read your comment a couple of weeks ago and in my senior mind couldn’t figure how to reply-silly me-those brain freezes are occurring more and more often but then it dawned on me what to do. Join us often here on Cheap Eats Thrifty Crafts, always something new-its late spring here in Ohio also but our group is gearing up to help our Disaster Relief teams. Some of us can’t be on site but we can do things in the background and hats/gloves were requested to have on the trucks on site.
Have a great crafting day
Carolyn Wainscott
Carolyn I am so happy to see your story, I am also an oldie and my grandchild talks about me going to school with Jesus and things like that. Perhaps I did and have forgotten about it!
I love projects like yours and will try to make the scarf, mittens and hat with some of the materials I have because I like that kind of project. Also I do a lot of plain knitting and have made sweaters for everyone in the family, just plain things and am trying to make some crocheted blankets for charities, I bought some wools from England and am using them for those projects, they are soft and light.
I am on the internet every day and make my payments, emails, communications with family, etc on it because my legs are not good and cannot walk much, so the computer has become a great source of communication and it is of great service to me.
I live in Australia where I came 30 years ago (from Canada) and have some of my children here and the rest in Canada.
Being a dinosaur is a great thing because one knows things that the majority of younger people has no idea of, so the “wise owl” image is an attractive one and in my case I am open to new experiences and ideas that widen my field of knowledge and enjoyment in life.
Hi, fellow Oldie, so glad you, like this oldie, are coping with this internet world we are now living in. I’m on the internet daily also and love being part of Cheap Eats Thrifty Crafts and being able to share my crafting. If you get around to using my pattern, please let me know-would love to see the things you are making for charities and I may get the chance to share what you are doing. I saw your comment a couple of weeks ago and am just now figuring out how to reply-senior brain fog.
Have a great day
Carolyn Wainscott
Karen Thornton……..I love this idea and plan on making some for homeless in our
area here in Spfld, Il. I have for years knitted scarfs and hats on a loom and donated them. Thank you for a great idea and keep them coming.
What circumference for a kids 5-8 years old and a ladies hat? How big a piece of fleece do I need to cut for kids and adults? You