Monday, May 11, 2020

Fitted Mask with Pleat

This is really quick and please excuse the rough notes, but I created this pattern because I found the fitted masks were too short when talking.  I wore one that I had made that was supposed to be a fits most adults but it drove me crazy.  Now my nose is not the most petite thing in the world, so I thought maybe I had mis-sized the mask.  But then I saw people wearing more professionally produced versions and noticed that their masks crept down their noses as they spoke too.  Creeping means touching and we are not supposed to touch, so I thought of putting a pleat in the middle.


Here's the mask. And here is the pattern with directions. I tried it myself and I think it works pretty well.  Also, I use coffee bag ties for the nose piece.  Let me know if you like the results.