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Design Story and Inspiration for this Crochet Mittens Pattern
I designed this easy crochet mittens pattern as a variation of my Top Down Crochet Mittens pattern, using a different cuff from the super popular pattern.
I love making crochet mittens, and I really had fun designing these! They feature the extended single crochet stitch for the hand and thumb, and the cuff is created using double crochet and front post double crochet.
Yarn Options for this Crochet Mitten Pattern
For this pattern you will need a worsted weight yarn. I used Lion Brand Heartland which is a 100% acrylic yarn that is machine washable. It worked up great! I love these colors, too.
You can use any worsted weight yarn that gets gauge for this pattern. Most of us have an odd skein or two of this yarn weight (category #4) lying around, so this pattern will fit the bill perfectly. If you don’t happen to have this yarn weight on hand, try holding a couple of strands of sport weight or even a lighter dk weight yarn together. (Be sure to check gauge!)
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Crocheted Mittens Pattern Details
This pattern is worked from the top down beginning at the fingertips with a magic circle. The thumb is added by chaining and leaving a thumb opening, then the thumb is worked last on these stitches.
The hand is worked entirely in extended single crochet stitches, which is a slight variation on the basic single crochet. The cuff is worked in double crochet and front post double crochet.
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What You’ll Need
Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland (or other worsted weight #4 yarn that gets gauge) – 1 skein for each size
Crochet Hooks: US J/10 (6.00mm) and H (5.00mm)
Notions: Yarn needle, stitch marker, scissors
Gauge: 14 sts and 16 rows = 4″ (10cm) in esc with larger hook
Finished Sizes:
Baby: Approx. 4.5” hand circumference
3-6 Years: Approx. 5” hand circumference
7-10 Years: Approx. 6” hand circumference
Adult S: Approx. 7″ hand circumference
Adult M: Approx. 7.5” hand circumference
Adult L: Approx. 8” hand circumference
Pattern Notes
Mitten is worked from the top down with the thumb added last. (Except baby size, which has no thumb.)
Do not join rounds. Rounds are worked continuously unless otherwise noted.
Use a stitch marker to keep track of first stitch.
Ch 3 at beginning of round counts as dc.
Stitch Abbreviations and Descriptions
Chain (ch)
Double Crochet (dc)
Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc)
Extended single crochet (esc) – insert hook into stitch, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
Decrease (dec) – use the invisible decrease technique – insert hook into front loop only of next 2 sts, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through one loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
Easy Crochet Mittens Pattern
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Baby Pattern
With larger hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3-9: Esc in each st around (16 sts).
Round 10 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 6, dec; repeat from * around (14 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (14 sts).
Rounds 2-3: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (14 sts).
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in ends.
3-6 YEARS
With smaller hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *Esc 7, 2 esc in next st; repeat from * around (18 sts).
Rounds 4-10: Esc in each st around (18 sts).
Round 11 (Create Thumb Hole): Ch 4, skip 2 sts, esc in each st to end (20 sts).
Round 12: Esc in each st around (20 sts).
Round 13 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 3, dec; repeat from * around (16 sts).
Round 14: Esc in each st around (16 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (16 sts).
Rounds 2-4: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (16 sts).
Fasten off.
Thumb
With larger hook, join yarn at corner of thumb hole.
Round 1: Ch 1, esc in same space as join, esc 7 more sts evenly around (this will mean working into the corners as well as in each stitch) – (8 sts).
Round 2-4: Esc in each st around (8 sts).
Round 5 (Dec Rnd): *Dec around (4 sts).
Finishing
Break yarn, leaving a long tail. Weave tail through remaining 4 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends, using yarn tails to close any holes near thumb.
7-10 YEARS
With larger hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *Esc 3, 2 esc in next st; repeat from * to end (20 sts).
Rounds 4-13: Esc in each st around (20 sts).
Round 14 (Create Thumb Hole): Ch 6, skip 2 sts, esc in each st to end (24 sts).
Round 15: Esc in each st around (24 sts).
Round 16 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 4, dec; repeat from * around (20 sts).
Round 17: Esc in each st around (20 sts).
Round 18 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 8, dec; repeat from * around (18 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (18 sts).
Rounds 2-5: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (18 sts).
Fasten off.
Thumb
With larger hook, join yarn at corner of thumb hole.
Round 1: Ch 1, esc in same space as join, esc 9 more sts evenly around (this will mean working into the corners as well as in each stitch) – (10 sts).
Round 2-6: Esc in each st around (10 sts).
Round 7 (Dec Rnd): *Dec; repeat from * around (5 sts).
Finishing
Break yarn, leaving a long tail. Weave tail through remaining 5 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends, using yarn tails to close any holes near thumb..
Adult Small
With larger hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *Esc, 2 esc in next st; repeat from * to end (24 sts).
Rounds 4-18: Esc in each st around (24 sts).
Round 19 (Create Thumb Hole): Ch 7, skip 3 sts, esc in each st to end (28 sts).
Rounds 20-23: Esc in each st around (28 sts).
Round 24 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 5, dec; repeat from * around (24 sts).
Round 25: Esc in each st around (24 sts).
Round 26 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 4, dec; repeat from * around (20 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (20 sts).
Rounds 2-6: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (20 sts).
Fasten off.
Thumb
With larger hook, join yarn at corner of thumb hole.
Round 1: Ch 1, esc in same space as join, esc 11 more sts evenly around (this will mean working into the corners as well as in each stitch) – (12 sts).
Round 2-8: Esc in each st around (12 sts).
Round 9 (Dec Rnd): *Dec; repeat from * around (6 sts).
Finishing
Break yarn, leaving a long tail. Weave tail through remaining 6 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends, using yarn tails to close any holes near thumb.
Adult Medium
With larger hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *Esc, 2 esc in next st; repeat from * to end (24 sts).
Round 4 (Inc Rnd): *2 esc in next st, esc 11; repeat from * (26 sts).
Rounds 5-18: Esc in each st around (26 sts).
Round 19 (Create Thumb Hole): Ch 9, skip 3 sts, esc in each st to end (32 sts).
Rounds 20-23: Esc in each st around (32 sts).
Round 24 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 6, dec; repeat from * around (28 sts).
Round 25: Esc in each st around (28 sts).
Round 26 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 5, dec; repeat from * around (24 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (24 sts).
Rounds 2-7: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (24 sts).
Fasten off.
Thumb
With larger hook, join yarn at corner of thumb hole.
Round 1: Ch 1, esc in same space as join, esc 12 more sts evenly around (this will mean working into the corners as well as in each stitch) – (13 sts).
Round 2-8: Esc in each st around (13 sts).
Round 9 (Dec Rnd): *Dec; repeat from * around, esc in last st (7 sts).
Finishing
Break yarn, leaving a long tail. Weave tail through remaining 7 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends, using yarn tails to close any holes near thumb.
Adult Large
With larger hook, make magic ring.
Round 1: Ch 1, work 8 esc in ring (8 sts).
Round 2 (Inc Rnd): Work 2 esc in each st (16 sts).
Round 3 (Inc Rnd): *Esc, 2 esc in next st; repeat from * to end (24 sts).
Round 4 (Inc Rnd): *2 esc in next st, esc 5; repeat from * (28 sts).
Rounds 5-20: Esc in each st around (28 sts).
Round 21 (Create Thumb Hole): Ch 9, skip 3 sts, esc in each st to end (34 sts).
Rounds 22-25: Esc in each st around (34 sts).
Round 26 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 6, dec; repeat from * to last 2 sts, esc 2 (30 sts).
Round 27: Esc in each st around (30 sts).
Round 28 (Dec Rnd): *Esc 5, dec; repeat from * to last 2 sts, esc 2 (26 sts).
Join with slip st to first st. Change to smaller hook.
Cuff
Round 1: Ch 3, dc back loop only in each st, join with slip st to first st (26 sts).
Rounds 2-8: Ch 3, *fpdc, dc; repeat from * to last st, fpdc, join with slip st to first st (26 sts).
Fasten off.
Thumb
With larger hook, join yarn at corner of thumb hole.
Round 1: Ch 1, esc in same space as join, esc 13 more sts evenly around (this will mean working into the corners as well as in each stitch) – (14 sts).
Round 2-8: Esc in each st around (14 sts).
Round 9 (Dec Rnd): *Dec; repeat from * around (7 sts).
Finishing
Break yarn, leaving a long tail. Weave tail through remaining 7 sts and pull tightly to close.
Weave in ends, using yarn tails to close any holes near thumb.
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I hope you’ve enjoyed this free pattern for the Winter Essential Crochet Mittens! I sure had fun designing them!
Happy Crocheting!
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