How to Line Mittens with Fleece

[@galecadywilliams4078]

This is excellent. I bet you are a Home Ec teacher; you answer anticipatory questions and have the patient manner of someone who has been teaching for a long time. (me too, but English). Thank ou for this detailed video.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I worked in IT and have a Communications degree. :-)

[@Ynnsie]

Brilliant! I've made 150+ pairs of felted (fulled) mittens and have cobbled together linings not unlike yours. But you make it so much easier. Thanks, Roxanne.

[@dianeadams448]

This was great! Easy to follow instructions. I am making my grand daughters commercially knitted mittens warmer. Great demo! Thank you! Diane

[@SewFun2scrap]

I really love the explanation as to why mittens with heavy designs should be knitted with a gusset thumb oriented in the palm. I never would have thought of that and im glad I learned this tiny tidbit of information. It will make a world of a difference in my patterns.

[@eileenfb1948]

I love all this extra information you give us. Thank you for all your help.

[@susenjustesen7959]

Thank you , I've been knitting mittens this winter and this is great info.

[@cathydurstling7943]

Thank you for that I’ve been looking for instructions on that. Thank goodness for people like you.

[@XoXDownAndUnderXoX]

This is SO perfect. Thank you so much! I am doing crocheted mittens for some friends this holiday season and want to make them warmer - this video was exactly what I was looking for!!!

[@erinann2371]

You have taught me so much about perfecting my knitting. I really appreciate your well made videos. Thank you so much!!!

[@McMerlin11]

Wow. You made this soooo easy to follow and I applaud you for it because it wasn't frustrating at all. Thank you!!

[@donsir0660]

This is exactly what I was looking for - thank you!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Good luck -- and may your hands stay warmer this winter! :-)

[@BBFCCO733]

Thank you for the suggestions!

[@vanessajadegallagher7150]

Thank you! Thinking of making my daughter some mittens, but I can’t imagine her not having a double lined pair! Winters in Canada are no joke 🤣

[@nneedler]

Great info and just what I needed to make toddler mittens warmer thank you

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@samanthaperkins5505]

Thank you thank you , I made some mittens and wasn't sure how to make them warmer, I used my husband's old fleece jacket for the lining, just got practice hand sewing a bit neater, I can use this method to line a hat I am making

[@Cathyloganweber]

I was so happy to see this detailed video on exactly what I am trying to do.I am wondering about adding other stitches to keep the felt lining from coming out as you take the mitten off. I have had gloves like that and it makes it difficult to get them back in. Maybe mittens are easier to get back in place?

[@13Moondancer]

I saw some fingerless mitts on a market stall with fleece lining, so as I crochet gloves I thought I can do that. Great tip about the stretch impact. Really appreciate the tutorial.

[@issaonthego5681]

First off just want to express how much I appreciate your thorough explanations. Your comprehension of knitting is amazing...its one thing to know how to make a specific stitch but your understanding of how it interacts and affects the piece is what stops me in my tracks. I enjoy your videos immensely. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Now on to my question, I am lining a mitten with an arched thumb gusset...and I wonder how you would go about drafting a pattern for the lining. Melissa

[@jerrybryson4649]

Great idea! Thank you. Also, you could felt your mittens, but you have to knit them about a third larger.

[@christinesavage8382]

Thank you so much for your demonstration! I will definitely be using this.

[@lizziedae91]

This was an absolutely excellent video!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@knittysixx5106]

Great tutorial thank you

[@annette2u]

Thanks for sharing. You make it look very easy.

[@AdenPlease]

Hi. This is great! Thank you! Your teaching method is so natural. You make new techniques super simple to understand and very easy to take the information and build on it. The tip about woolly thread was also helpful! I’m wondering if lining a hat or knit (or crochet) baby blanket is done similarly; by cutting with a seam allowance, and then using the same thread and technique of picking up purl bumps and sewing with an invisible stitch or whip stitch where the visibility of the thread wouldn’t matter?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You could certainly use the technique for hats (remember to cut the fabric so it will stretch widthwise). I haven't really thought about using the method to line a baby blanket. Even if the blanket has a right side and wrong side, the wrong side is more visible than the inside of a mitten or hat. You might want to pick a contrasting, but coordinating, thread to use on a blanket, or just try to match as best you can. There are tons of colors available.

[@dariamancini963]

Im excited to think i could transfer this skill to hats

[@jasvinderkaur2590]

Well explained I will try them. Thanks

[@eliasbartos5313]

This was really helpful

[@monicasmith5785]

Thank you so much! I just started teaching outdoor children's classes which my 15 month old will attend with me. I was worried because the only mittens he'll keep on are very basic and not the warmest! Going to get this done tonight before class tomorrow!

[@YarnKilla54]

Thanks 😊

[@diannefitzmaurice9813]

The best way to make warm mittens is to use natural fibers. Wool is warm and if you use fine wool under 21 microns it will not itch or irritate in any way. To make them warm or really warm use other natural fibers. Mohair from angora goats is 4x warmer than wool. Alpaca and llama is 6x warmer than wool and angora is 8x warmer than wool. It is the warmest fiber on the planet. You are never cold wearing angora. A good way to add lining is to make angora mitts 1/3 larger and felt them in the washing machine and then use these to line your regular wool mitts. The thermal properties of angora are so incredible it will alleviate pain by increasing blood flow. You only need to touch the fiber to feel the warm emanating from the thermal properties. The fibers are hollow and this adds the incredible warmth not just insulating value. Fleece and other synthetics are plastic and are not warm and have none of the benefits of natural fibers like breath ability, wicking, moisture, odor resistant and fire retardant. And superwash wool is basically expensive synthetic. Once coated it no longer has the benefits of wool. While fleece lining might seem like a good idea, your hands will freeze wearing fleece in very cold temps like on the Cdn prairies. So knit with natural fibers and line them with other warm natural fibers and you will experience the difference yourself if you really want warm hands in a cold climate. Love your videos Roxanne and the techniques are great but I do wish everyone would know more about adding warmth and what really helps.

[@kathyf9413]

Great teacher, might you consider a video demo for knitted hats with the fleece inside. Thank you.

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Thanks for your suggestion! :-)

[@andreasanford8814]

Thank you! I am finding a lot of my knitted items are not warm enough for a Minnesota winter.

[@nneedler]

Thank you

[@doloreskarsten7393]

Do you knit the mittens larger to allow for the lining?

[@mjm7031]

Thanks very much, this an excellent video. I was looking for instructions for making a fleece liner for mitts, but the added information about how much extra yarn colour work and cabling add was really helpful as well for future projects. One question, though. I was assuming you’d need to tack the top of the thumb and hand sections so that the liner doesn’t pull out if someone’s not careful to grab it when taking the mitten off. That’s not a problem?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There's no reason why you can't do that, if that's your preference, or a concern. Some people might want to be able to pull the liner out if the mitten gets wet, in order to speed drying time. There's no right or wrong way to do it. :-)

[@mjm7031]

@@RoxanneRichardson oh right, hadn’t thought of that. Ok, good reasoning to keep it unanchored :). As an aside, I’m currently working on my first pair of mittens and am using a bit of colour work. You’d said it could add double the yarn and make them thicker/warmer, but I hadn’t realized how much of a difference it would make! They’re feeling really thick and lovely. Really enjoying this new craft and I’m so appreciative of the knowledge you’re sharing. Thanks again!

[@cathykleeman1837]

This is extremely helpful. I don't live in as extreme environment as Minnesota, but my hands get really cold on my winter walks. Just one question: do the knitted mittens need to be sized larger to make room for the lining? Should I size up from Small to Medium? Thanks!

[@gigijohnson3211]

Awesome.

[@YarnKilla54]

I bought from Jo-Ann’s blizzard fleece In black, light grey and red. Should I wash it first? Also does fleece bleed?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It certainly wouldn't hurt to wash it. I don't imagine it would bleed, but you can easily determine that by soaking a scrap of it and seeing what happens. :-)

[@LoveByHH14]

I'd love to do this, but more so, I'd love to knit up a pair of Mittens #3 first. Do you mind to share what knitting pattern that is? Thank you for this video!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There's no pattern, I'm afraid. I knit it based on gauge and hand measurements.

[@LoveByHH14]

@@RoxanneRichardson oh thank you! They are beautiful!

[@lizziedae91]

I was wondering if you would still recommend the wooly nylon thread if our mitten is knitted with acrylic yarn or is there a more suitable alternative?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Woolly nylon is 100% nylon, so it should work just fine with acrylic mittens.

[@lizziedae91]

Roxanne Richardson ok great thanks for your quick reply!

[@blackhawks1870]

How were you able to put that wool nylon into the needle I can’t put it inside it’s too fuzzy

[@RoxanneRichardson]

I trim the end and moisten it. If that doesn't work, I thread it the same way as I thread yarn on a yarn needle: by folding it around the shaft of the needle and pushing the fold through the eye.

[@lizkimber]

oh! I assumed you meant proper fleece, not some form of felted fabric.. I was expecting something like thrumming

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Sorry! I try to use the thumbnail to help clarify the video topic. So much ambiguity of terms, when it comes to knitting (and English!)