Wee Felt Mittens for Hitty
No Mittens!
Abigail has no mittens!
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Pattern
But that is no problem! I made a simple pattern…
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cut
…and cut four identical shapes out of felt.
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Sort
I arranged the four felt shapes in a line with two thumbs pointing right and two thumbs pointing left. This is so I don’t get confused when I am adding the decoration…I only want to decorate the back of the hand part of the mitten, not the palm. It is easy to accidentally decorate two backs by mistake. Of course it isn’t the end of the world if you end up having to make one more mitten (or even two!).
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decoration
I decorate the middle two mittens so there will be one left mitten and one right. I have cut out a little felt heart, appliqued it to the mitten with blanket stitch, and a couple of beads. Other shapes are cute too, or embroidery or a combination of both.
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stack
Then I stack the mittens so there is a decorated one on top and an undecorated one below…
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blanket stitch
…and blanket-stitched around the edge with a contrasting thread. Slip or overcast stitch also works to sew them together, and a matching thread is fine too.
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Mittens!
There – Mittens! Abigail has biggish hands, I had to stretch the cuffs to get them over the thumbs. Luckily felt is very forgiving!
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Ready to play outside
Someone is hoping for snow!
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Quimper Hittys 
These are absolutely darling! I’m looking forward to making some today.
We are always so happy to hear about other people having dolly fun!
You have given Abigail a boost for winter wear…a very adorable boost I’d say. I just admire your work tremendously….as well as your generous nature. Thank you.
Abigail is very pleased with her mittens – it doesn’t often snow around here, maybe a little flurry now and again – but Abigail is ready!
Everything you do is gorgeous!! Coat and mittens are A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!♥♥♥
well…thank you kindly! We do love to sew tiny things!
Perfect choice of colour and decoration with that pretty coat of hers!
the mitten decoration is pretty simple – we wanted to match the coat and luckily found a scrap of felt!
The contrast stitching and the tiny bead really elevate the whole thing 😊