We’ve had some actual winter weather lately and supposedly, we have snow on the way. Like a hefty amount of snow. But until it happens, it’s just speculation so we’ll shall see. :)
I have been sitting on this post for a while. Not sure why it’s taken so long but I finally put together.
Love Bug’s store-bought mittens didn’t fit very well. They didn’t stay on her hands very well and the mittens themselves weren’t very long which made a large gap between the bottom of the mittens and her coat cuff. Kind of a cold bummer for snow play.
After doing a bit of mitten mock-ups, I wasn’t happy with what I was making. Then my mom told me that my aunt K had made double-layered mittens for her whole family for Christmas. She graciously passed along the pattern link and answered a bunch of my questions. Thanks Aunt K!
I used this pattern. (However, that link from Barlow Scientific doesn’t work anymore. This blogger used the same one and she has the pattern pieces in her post! Hopefully that helps. ❤️ ) It doesn’t require much fabric and all the fleece options make the possibilities endless. You can adjust it to fit big people and little people and everyone in between.
The most time consuming part of this project is figuring out the pattern. The pattern parts from the site aren’t perfect and require adjustments. Here are a couple of tips I have for making your pattern:
-Make the two palm/thumb pattern pieces 1/4 inch longer. So instead of the two pieces lining up perfectly and laying perfectly on the back-of-the-hand piece, they should, when lined up, be 1/2 inch longer than the back. Does that make sense? Because the two palm/thumb pieces are sewn together with a 1/4 inch inseam, the extra length with make everything line up.
-To make the double-sided mittens fit together better, make an ‘inner’ mitten pattern and an ‘outer’ mitten pattern. The ‘outer’ pattern should be slightly bigger. If the patterns are the same, the inner lining with be bunched up.
-For my grown-up version, I added between 1-1.5 inches at the bottom of the mitten. I like the extra length so there is no gap between the bottom of the mitten and the coat sleeve. If we ever get snow, I will be a phenomenal snowball fighter. Watch out MJ.
First, make the pattern, an inner mitten and an outer mitten. I even made a couple of mock-ups just to make sure things fit just right; fit on the hands and fit layered together.
The first step is the sew the two thumb pieces together. Sew across the palm and around the thumb to the notch mark noted on the pattern piece.
Attach thumb/palm piece to back piece.
Repeat steps for outer mittens. Trim down the edges to remove the bulk.
To connect the inner and outer mitten, layout the mittens like this and sew around the base to connect, making sure to leave a 2-inch opening in order to turn the mittens right side out.
Turn the mittens right side out and put the inner mitten inside. Hand-stitch the opening closed.
My mitten model didn’t feel like modeling.
After making mittens for Love Bug, I wanted some for myself. MJ has asked for some as well. They are warm!
The classy pair. Black, lined with a white, black and gray patterned fleece.
The second pair a bright red, lined with a fun floral fleece. The hearts are hand-stitched pieces of felt.
The mittens could almost be reversable if the two linings were the same size. But then there would be the bunching issue. If you can stand it, do it!
I did sew two pairs of each mittens and was going to post them in the heArt shoppe. However, my sister liked them and snagged them first. Gotta be quick! :)
Here’s the link for the mittens again.
Here’s to warm hands.
Take care.
Great job. Those are so cute. I like the heart detail.
Hi!
I need some help on sizing here. My daughter looks about as old as your daughter here. What size should the squares be when printed for their size? I couldn’t understand what the pattern link said. It said 3/4 or 1 ” but didn’t specify what size person each of those would fit. Thanks for your help with this!!
These are so cute, and you have very clever ideas!
Thank you Marcia!
Like Amy, I am getting confused by the original pattern. I’m trying to adapt it to fit a 6 year old, but I can’t figure out how to resize the printable pattern… Any help?
TY so much for this tutorial on the mittens! I have grankids in desperate need for mittens and $ is short but fleece I have!! :)
I would like a pattern so I can cut them out then I can adjust sizes please let me know . Thank you
The pattern link is in the post! Here it is again. :) http://www.barlowscientific.com/technotes/home/mittens.htm
There is no easy way to print that pattern. They are just small gif images. Any suggestions?
I have a single layer pattern from a free publication given out at Hancock Fabric 15 years ago? I have made several pairs to give to the coat drive in town. Very easy to make.
Thank you so much for this pattern! My friends and I made 4 pairs of single-layer mittens yesterday with your pattern, which we gave to a shelter distributing supplies to people who are currently homeless. Really appreciate the easy-to-follow pattern! I found that blowing the GIFs up by 200% was good for a small (very small adult or large child), 240% was good for a medium, and 260% was good for a large. At the larger sizes, parts of the pattern started falling off an 8.5″ x 11″ page, so you have to compare the printouts to the originals to see what’s fallen off and tape on some scraps of paper to complete the shapes.
I found this and would like to get pattern for mittens but the link does not work. Can you help me. These are so cute.
The link itself isn’t live anymore but I found someone who used the same link (and included pattern pieces!) and I linked to her post.
I can’t find the pattern to print them
The link itself isn’t live anymore but I found someone who used the same link (and included pattern pieces!) and I linked to her post.
I didn’t see the link for the pattern could you send it
Thank you
Do you have suggestion to turning toddler size mittens inside out with 2 layers? My hands are too big and I cannot successfully get the thumbs together when turning
Supper cute. Would like to have the pattern but the link just connects to godaddy.com. I have also hand entered the link but get the same result. How else can I get this pattern?
Thank you
I too would like the pattern. The link is for go-daddy.
The link itself isn’t live anymore but I found an alternate with pattern pieces!
Love the pattern you used. Any chance I can get a copy of the paper or a link to alternative pattern.
Thanks