Balaclava Pattern - WhiteBlaze

Mammoth · 06-12-2006, 12:10

Hey all

I found this free pattern last night online for a fleece balaclava. http://www.shelby.fi/kaava/403/403.php I made one this morning in about an hour using fleece scraps from my mom's sewing stash. Mind you, I'm a pretty poor seamstress so this pattern is great if all you can do is a straight stitch.

A few quirks about the instructions though. The balaclava file does not have the pattern for the top of the hat so you need to print out the first page of the tunturi hat pattern as well. Be sure to mark the lines on the top pieces like the instructions say, it just makes things easier. I did not use a flat stitch, so I just eye-balled seam allowance as I cut the pieces. Make sure to not apply any scaling on the pattern before you print, on my computer, a window comes up before I print and there is a drop-down menu that has to do with scaling.

This is how mine turned out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...g/PICT2823.jpg.

I hope that this pattern comes in handy for someone else too. I know that balaclavas are really inexpensive to begin with, but it's still fun to make things anyway.

-Mammoth

corentin · 06-12-2006, 12:50

That's pretty cool, I think I might have to try that out. Thanks for the link.

whiteagle · 08-21-2006, 23:56

Thanks for the link. I did a little digging and came up with some more stuff on that site. Check it out. I might just give 301 a try.

sirbingo · 08-22-2006, 08:31

Sweet!

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DebW · 08-22-2006, 15:22

I made one with a drawstring around the face, and a flap that can be pulled down over the nose and eyes for sleeping. My own rather odd design but it works great.

whiteagle · 08-24-2006, 21:23

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Originally Posted by DebW

and a flap that can be pulled down over the nose and eyes for sleeping.

Absolutely brilliant!!!

I assume the flap just fold up and goes between your head and the outer fabric during the day?

rootball · 11-02-2008, 13:17

I had the fleece laying around and was in need of a balaclava - Thanks for the post - saved me some money. Mine is black, no liner. I have plenty of fleece and might make another for my wife.

Catnip · 11-03-2008, 04:49

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Originally Posted by Mammoth

This is how mine turned out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...g/PICT2823.jpg.

Nice job!

I made a few of these last spring out of scraps I had from making a bathrobe. I think I put the top triangles together wrong for at least one of the balaclavas, but it didn't make much difference. Fleece is nice and forgiving of small sewing mistakes, LOL!

06-12-2006, 12:10	#1
Mammoth Registered User Join Date: 01-29-2006 Location: Maplewood, Minnesota My trailjournals.com Age: 24 Year of thru-hike: 2008 kinda Posts: 70	Balaclava Pattern Hey all I found this free pattern last night online for a fleece balaclava. http://www.shelby.fi/kaava/403/403.php I made one this morning in about an hour using fleece scraps from my mom's sewing stash. Mind you, I'm a pretty poor seamstress so this pattern is great if all you can do is a straight stitch. A few quirks about the instructions though. The balaclava file does not have the pattern for the top of the hat so you need to print out the first page of the tunturi hat pattern as well. Be sure to mark the lines on the top pieces like the instructions say, it just makes things easier. I did not use a flat stitch, so I just eye-balled seam allowance as I cut the pieces. Make sure to not apply any scaling on the pattern before you print, on my computer, a window comes up before I print and there is a drop-down menu that has to do with scaling. This is how mine turned out http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...g/PICT2823.jpg. I hope that this pattern comes in handy for someone else too. I know that balaclavas are really inexpensive to begin with, but it's still fun to make things anyway. -Mammoth __________________ My TrailJournal

11-02-2008, 13:17	#7
rootball Registered User Join Date: 06-16-2008 Location: NC Age: 50 Posts: 117	I just made one also. I had the fleece laying around and was in need of a balaclava - Thanks for the post - saved me some money. Mine is black, no liner. I have plenty of fleece and might make another for my wife.

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06-12-2006, 12:50	#2
corentin Registered User Join Date: 01-27-2006 Location: Muskegon, Michigan Age: 32 Year of thru-hike: '07 hopefully Posts: 174	That's pretty cool, I think I might have to try that out. Thanks for the link.

08-21-2006, 23:56	#3
whiteagle Registered User Join Date: 03-22-2005 Location: Stockbridge, GA Age: 35 Posts: 19	Thanks for the link. I did a little digging and came up with some more stuff on that site. Check it out. I might just give 301 a try.

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sirbingo Registered User Join Date: 04-12-2006 Location: Brooklyn NY - Hells Yeah! View my gallery 9 Posts: 228 Images: 9	Sweet! *Note: this added notation has been added to meet the minimum 10 character requirement *

08-22-2006, 15:22	#5
DebW Section Hiker 350 miles Join Date: 09-10-2002 Location: Boston area View my gallery 55 Age: 54 Posts: 715 Images: 55	I made one with a drawstring around the face, and a flap that can be pulled down over the nose and eyes for sleeping. My own rather odd design but it works great.