Sewing Bee Fabrics Tutorial
Make Your Own Hand Warming Scarf With Pockets
Scarves are brilliant and snuggly for cold days but gloves can be a pain if your doing something that means you need to take them on and off. So why not sew hand warming pockets in to your scarf?! These also make excellent easy Christmas presents too.
What you will need:
Cuddle fleece 180cm x 50cm
How to make it:
First, cut your cuddle fleece into 3. Cut the last 20cm off then divide in half so you have
Fold the large piece in half with right sides together along its longest side. Stitch closed along that length leaving the 2 short ends open. No matter how much I try, I nearly always seem to miss catching a bit in amongst the fluff, so I prefer to sew my seam then sew an over edge (overlocking) stitch after to reinforce it.
Turn your tube right way out.
Curl the tops of your pocket pieces under to make a hem and sew in place.
Pin the pockets right side together against the scarf (on the wrong side of the scarf if your pattern has an obvious back and front).
Sew down both sides and the bottom the same way you did for the long side. I did however find this was easier done with a roller foot on my sewing machine to make it easier for it to pass over the layers and fluff.
Repeat on the other end then turn the pocket so it sits correct way out on the other side of the scarf.
Then wear with pride and warm fingers!
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Happy Sewing!
This is something that I can make for our residents at the nursing home that I work at.
We do a sewing group.
Always looking for something to do with the residents. If you have anything else that I can do with the residents please share.
I’m so pleased. I hope you had fun making them. There are lots of other projects on our free tutorial page.
I LOVE this idea!!!!!
Thank you 😀
What a fabulous idea!
Who wouldn’t want one of these? … and why haven’t I seen them in shops everywhere already?
Another brilliant tutorial. Thank you
Anna x
Thank you!
What a clever idea! It’s like mittens & a scarf in one fabulous item. We will need this shortly, it’s getting so crisp & cool outside x
What a great idea and I think even I could manage to make one of these with my limited sewing skills! Its coming up to that time of year as well, I think I will try and make Monkey one thank you for sharing xx
Thank you. If you do, I’d love to see how it turns out 🙂
This looks so cosy! Such a simple thing to make, but I think I would still be challenged 🙂 x
You never know, you might surprise yourself 🙂
That is such a cool idea and I love the snuggly fabric! It looks super cosy, would love to have a scarf with pockets.
Thank you. I do admit to snuggling into one while I was sewing another as a present!
This is such a quick and easy tutorial! The scarf looks super warm and snuggly, perfect for the upcoming winter! I’m not a huge fan of gloves as I hate taking them on and off when I need to use my hands, so this would probably be perfect for me!
Thank you 😀
This looks lovely! It would make a lovely gift for Christmas, too! Doesn’t sound or look too complicated either. I LOVE the fabric you’ve used!!! 😀 I really need to invest in a sewing machine, your blog always inspires me!
That’s so kind of you. It’s such a great feeling being able to look round your house seeing so many functional things you’ve made. I love it.
Awww I love the fabric you have used it looks so warm and snuggly. I love this scarf because I can never find my gloves but here it gloves in a scarf. What a great scarf this is. x
Thank you! I’m forever taking gloves on and off so it saves a lot of faffing too 🙂