Having a bit of Momentum and Primaloft left over from my Kinsman pullover, I made a hat and some booties.
The hat is based on a pattern from the finnish site Shelby and the booties I just made up.
The hat weighs 7/8 of an ounce. I like it but it did come out a little more snug than I anticipated so the insulation is compressed a bit. I will add an insert into the center back seam to give myself a little more room. I get earaches when my ears get cold so I like caps with ear flaps.
The booties, at 2 5/8 ounces, are heavier than they need to be - first because I just used what I had (some heavy coated taffeta) for the outer soles, and also since I have not decided what I want to use for the foam inserts so the foam is not included in this weight.
Since they have a study sole I can shuffle around camp in them and the foam will make that more comfortable since the insulation will compress when I stand on them. Mostly, though, I’ll wear them while sleeping.
They have a two part inner sole so I can slide the foam in there and it will stay in place.
The booties are secured at the ankle with a scrap of round elastic (although plain cord would have worked as well), a cord lock, and a little brass bead (so the cord lock does not escape). The ends of the elastic are sewn into the seams of the gusset.
To make the pattern, I just measured my foot in a few places, made a pattern out of butcher paper, and taped it together with masking tape (the flange sticking out around the bottom of the paper mock up is just so I had something to tape to), stuck it on my foot, admired it, then took it apart so I could make the real thing.
The pattern pieces from left to right are:
Upper, cut on fold
Two-part inner sole
Below that is the pleated gusset for the ankle opening (like a sewn-in tongue)
The little oval piece is the pattern for the foam insole
The big blob at the right end is the outer sole
