DIY Waxed Canvas Choppers

[4estTrekker]

Been toying with this simple mitten pattern since fall and made this pair of fleece lined, waxed canvas choppers with buckskin palms and gauntlets. I can swap out a few different types of liners, including gloves and/or mitts, but these hand knitted specimens are pretty classy and effective. Had them on several trips and really like them. Been a bit warm here of late, though...wish it would get back to winter.

[snapper]

Beautiful work! Did you make your own pattern or work off an established one? I've made similar overmitts out of deerskin and then use various mittens and/or gloves inside. Like yours, it allows for me to change out the inner pair when they get wet.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper

[4estTrekker]

I started with a basic 3 piece I found online then scaled it up, added gauntlets, refined the fit, etc.

[snapper]

I actually made two pair. The pattern for one of them came from the Conover book. The other came from a craft book we found in a house we bought back in the late 1970s. The couple we got it from were back-to-the-land folks so we found a lot of DIY books. It's amazing how much we've used them over the years.

That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.

snapper