Let there be color! These mittens were so fun to make. I tried all sorts of color combinations and it seemed there wasn't a wrong decision that could be made.
I took a basic mitten pattern and had to adjust the length a bit. Mittens still wanted to run small when making them with fleece though the same pattern was just the right size with wool.
Start with any basic pattern, lower front, upper front, back, and cuff. Use a different color for every piece or use the same for all or make the front two pieces the same and the back piece different. I mostly used solid colors for the front pieces but you can use any combination. The lining is the same pattern minus the cuff piece. I found some super soft fleece that made slipping your hand into the mitten almost as wonderful as if it was a fur. Slip the lining inside before sewing on the cuff. I started out sewing the cuff onto both lining and outside at same time and hand sewing the other side of the cuff, then ran across instructions for making the wool mittens with the cuff sewn onto the lining and just attached to the front with the button. Worked well for the fleece as well.
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