Bits and bobs I scrabbled together:
- The scraps of a £2 IKEA fleece blanket, leftover from other projects,
- One IKEA facecloth, leftover from the wipes project.
- Some white thread.
How I cobbled it together:
Cut a long rectangle of fleece about 70cm by 15cm and two further rectangles the same 15cm width by about 20cm.
Lay the smaller rectangles over either end of the long strip: they will make the pockets for their tiny, calloused hands go into. Trim the corners into a curve - you know the shape. Use those end parts as templates to make duplicate pieces in the towelling material from the facecloth using the existing hemmed edge as the flat edge of the curved shape to save you having to hem it.
Align the towelling shapes onto the ends of the long strip and sew a line of stitches across the existing hem on the towelling. 
Next lay the fleece shapes right on top of the towelling and stitch round the other three sides (the curved edge), keeping close to the edge. Turn the pockets inside-out and the whole thing should look roughly like a pair of oven mitts.
Cut a thin strip of fleece, roughly 7cm by 1cm, fold it along its length and run a line of stitches along it make a little tape which form a hanging loop in the next step.
Turn the mitts over to the side with the pockets. To make the joining strap look neat, stitch a small hem along the edges between the mitts, stitching in the tape you made to form a hanging loop.
Da-daa! And there you have it: some sort of comeback when The Social turn up at your door wanting to know about your toddler turning up in A&E with a roast beef shaped burn.
They also make nice gifts for little people with little play kitchens.
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