Happy December friends!! It is the last month of this decade, and I have such a sense of anticipation. My heart feels so full as I plan and plot to participate in all the joys of the season. I love when I can sew up a quick gift for someone, and I am excited to share a new free pattern with you that is perfect for just that!!
The Pattern
The Alpine Earwarmer* is a lined ear warmer that comes in adult and youth sizes. The youth size is designed for children around ages 6-10, and the adult will fit most kids 11 and older through adults. It is contoured and lined and perfect for all those smaller scraps that you just couldn’t part with but are too small for most projects! I LOVE scrap busting projects!!
Here is the inside of my earwarmer.
You can do the binding on the edges as single fold or double fold. I chose single fold binding. On this one, I cut my strip only 1 inch wide, serged one raw long edge of the binding to finish it. I applied the other long edge right sides together with the edge of the earwarmer, wrapped it over the raw edge, and applied it with a zig zag stitch. This step would be much quicker with a coverstitch, so do use that if you have one! Here is a video of me sewing single fold binding on a tank top. I decided to use single fold because I was working with bulky fabrics. For thinner fabrics, I prefer double fold.
Fabric
The fabric I used on this one is from Joann. The outside I found next to the Ponte, and the inside is a Sherpa fleece. It is super warm! The fabric does not need to have a ton of stretch (unless you have a really big head!) I used the microfleece from Joann on a trial version and it worked great. Just to give you an idea of my head size – it is 22 inches all around (measuring where the earwarmer sits). My earwarmers also fit my husband, and his head is 26 inches! I can tell his is a bit stretched but he said it is not uncomfortable at all. If I make another one for him, though, I will probably add width at the center front though to give him more breathing room!
You can grab your free pattern HERE. While you are there, don’t forget to grab any other patterns you have been eyeing during Greenstyle’s biggest sale of the year!! You can take 40% off patterns (excluding the newly released tempos) through December 2nd at midnight CST. Use code thankful2019.
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*Disclosures
I received this pattern for free as part of the testing process so that I could give the designer feedback about the pattern. Also, this post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small compensation when you purchase via my link. This does not cost you anything, and I genuinely appreciate the support. Any and all opinions expressed are still my own.
XO
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