S, M or L (hand 7 (7.5, 8) in) · hdc · 6 stripes · worsted yarn, 4 colors · US I-9 hook
A pair of striped mittens laid flat, with rings of cranberry, cream, forest green and mustard and a cream thumb. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.
These crochet mittens keep your hands warm on the cold walk to the car, the school drop-off and the grocery run. Each mitten is two rectangles of half double crochet: a striped hand and a cream thumb, sewn together. You get three women's sizes: Small, Medium and Large.
They match our crochet beanie and cowl: same worsted yarn, same I-9 hook, same 4 colors and the same stripe colors in the same order. Make the full set as a gift, or keep it for yourself.
Pick by hand: Small 7 in · Medium 7.5 in · Large 8 in
Crochet Mittens at a Glance: Two Rectangles, 6 Stripes, a Sewn Thumb
Time
About 6-9 hours (S), 7-9 hours (M), 7-10 hours (L) for the pair, estimated, with the sewing and the ends
Yarn
Worsted (#4), 4 colors: about 190 yd (S), 210 yd (M), 250 yd (L) for the pair
Hook
US I-9 (5.5 mm)
Gauge
Suggested only: 14 hdc and 10 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in hdc with a US I-9 (5.5 mm) hook and worsted (#4) yarn. Your stitches and rows may be fewer or more than we show: measure your swatch and adjust.
Sizes
Small, Medium, Large (hand 7, 7.5, 8 in around, Craft Yarn Council woman's chart)
Stitches
Chain and half double crochet only; 2 rectangles per mitten, sewn; no increases
Matches
Our crochet beanie and cowl: same yarn, hook, colors and stripe color order
How this pattern was checked
Every row of the 3 sizes (hand and thumb) and the swatch was replayed and counted by software: 112 of 112
Two independent readings of the rows agree
Not crocheted yet: sizes, yarn and hours are estimates. Make the swatch first.
The mittens worn with a winter coat, both hands holding a mug. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.
Small, Medium or Large? Pick the Mitten Size for Your Hand
The three sizes come from the Craft Yarn Council chart of women's hand sizes. Small is for a hand about 7 in around and 6 in long, Medium 7.5 in around and 6.5 in long, Large 8 in around and 7.5 in long. Small: the hand is 28 hdc per row and 23 rows, from a chain of 30. The mitten is about 8.0 in around and the hand piece is 9.2 in tall. Medium: 30 hdc and 24 rows, from a chain of 32, about 8.6 in around and 9.6 in tall. Large: 32 hdc and 26 rows, from a chain of 34, about 9.1 in around and 10.4 in tall. The thumb is the same in all three sizes: 11 hdc and 6 rows, from a chain of 13, in Cream. Measure around your hand with a soft tape measure and pick the size closest to it.
Small: hand 7 in around
Yarn
Worsted weight (#4), 4 colors
Hook
US I-9 (5.5 mm)
Yarn needed
About 190 yd for one pair (with a 15 % margin)
Finished size
Mitten about 8.0 in around and 9.2 in long before the gathered top (approximate); thumb about 3.1 in around.
Counts
Hand: foundation ch 30; 28 hdc per row; 23 rows. Thumb: ch 13; 11 hdc per row; 6 rows. About 6 to 9 hours for the pair.
Medium: hand 7.5 in around
Yarn
Worsted weight (#4), 4 colors
Hook
US I-9 (5.5 mm)
Yarn needed
About 210 yd for one pair (with a 15 % margin)
Finished size
Mitten about 8.6 in around and 9.6 in long before the gathered top (approximate); thumb about 3.1 in around.
Counts
Hand: foundation ch 32; 30 hdc per row; 24 rows. Thumb: ch 13; 11 hdc per row; 6 rows. About 7 to 9 hours for the pair.
Large: hand 8 in around
Yarn
Worsted weight (#4), 4 colors
Hook
US I-9 (5.5 mm)
Yarn needed
About 250 yd for one pair (with a 15 % margin)
Finished size
Mitten about 9.1 in around and 10.4 in long before the gathered top (approximate); thumb about 3.1 in around.
Counts
Hand: foundation ch 34; 32 hdc per row; 26 rows. Thumb: ch 13; 11 hdc per row; 6 rows. About 7 to 10 hours for the pair.
Size table
Measure
Small
Medium
Large
Hand around, CYC (in)
7
7.5
8
Hand length, CYC (in)
6
6.5
7.5
Mitten around (in)
8.0
8.6
9.1
Hand: hdc x rows
28 x 23
30 x 24
32 x 26
Foundation ch, hand
30
32
34
Thumb: hdc x rows
11 x 6
11 x 6
11 x 6
Thumb gap (rows)
9-12
9-12
9-12
Cranberry, pair (yd)
60
70
80
Cream, pair (yd)
70
80
90
Forest Green, pair (yd)
30
30
40
Mustard, pair (yd)
30
30
40
Yarn, pair, all colors (yd)
190
210
250
Time, pair (h)
6-9
7-9
7-10
Finished measurements and stitch counts for every size, in inches. Approximate, from our suggested gauge: check them against your swatch. Scroll sideways on a phone.
Close-up of the cream thumb sewn onto the side of a striped mitten. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.
To turn hand sizes into mittens, we made a few design choices. They are our own choices, not measurements taken on real hands: 1 in of room around the hand, 2 in of cuff below the wrist, 0.5 in of room past the fingertips and 0.5 in taken up by the gathered top. The thumb gap is 4 rows, about 1.6 in, left open in the side seam. It starts about 1 in above the wrist, on rows 9 to 12 in every size. The thumb tube is about 3.1 in around, about the edge of the gap, and 2.4 in tall before you gather it; it is the same thumb in all 3 sizes. The cuff is the straight end of the tube, with no ribbing, so it does not hug the wrist: tuck it into your coat sleeve. Nobody has tried these mittens on. Before you gather the top of the thumb, slip it on and check the length on your own hand.
All yardage is for one pair and is estimated, with a 15 % margin. Each color is rounded up to the next 10 yd, and the total is the sum of the colors. Small: about 190 yd in all (Cranberry 60, Cream 70, Forest Green 30, Mustard 30). Medium: about 210 yd in all (Cranberry 70, Cream 80, Forest Green 30, Mustard 30). Large: about 250 yd in all (Cranberry 80, Cream 90, Forest Green 40, Mustard 40). Cranberry includes the foundation chains and the hand seams. Cream includes the thumbs and the gathering strands. If you also make the beanie and the cowl, you buy the same four colors, so check their pages and buy for the whole set at once. Check the yarn label for yards, not grams.
Use one brand and one dye-lot family per color if you can.
Yarn needle, scissors.
32 ends to weave in for the pair.
Four colors of worsted yarn with a crochet hook and scissors, the same colors as the beanie and cowl. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.
The numbers assume 14 hdc and 10 rows = 4 in (10 cm) in hdc with worsted (#4) yarn and a US I-9 (5.5 mm) hook. It is the same gauge as the matching beanie and cowl, so one swatch works for all three. Nobody has swatched this yet. Crochet a swatch, wash it the way you will wash the mittens, and measure it. If you get more stitches in 4 in, your mittens will be smaller. If you get fewer, they will be bigger. Change your hook size, not the stitch counts. Ch 26 and work 14 rows of hdc (24 sts, about 6.9 x 5.6 in). Measure 14 sts and 10 rows in the middle. Fewer sts, go down a hook size; more sts, go up.
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Striped Crochet Mittens: The Same Color Order as the Beanie and Cowl
Each hand has 6 stripes, from the cuff up: Cranberry, Cream, Forest Green, Mustard, Cranberry and Cream. That is the same color order as the beanie and the cowl. The number of rows in each stripe is not the same as on the beanie, and it changes with the size. Small: rows 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-20, then 21-23 (the last Cream stripe has 3 rows). Medium: 4 rows each, rows 1-4 up to 21-24. Large: rows 1-5, 6-10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-22 and 23-26. In Small and Medium, the thumb gap (rows 9 to 12) is the Forest Green stripe. In Large, it covers the last 2 Cream rows and the first 2 Forest Green rows. The thumb is all Cream. Change color with the last pull-through of the last hdc of the row before, and cut the old color. Each change leaves 2 ends of 6 in to weave in.
The mittens with the matching beanie: the same 4 colors, with the stripes in the same color order. Preview picture, not a photo of crochet.
We estimate about 6-9 hours for a pair in Small, 7-9 hours in Medium and 7-10 hours in Large. That includes the hand seams, the thumbs, the gathered tops and weaving in the ends. A Small pair has 1420 hdc, a Medium pair 1572 and a Large pair 1796. Nobody has timed it, so plan for more time if you crochet slowly. Two mittens means two hands and two thumbs to make and sew.
Mitten rows (make 2 of each piece)
Work the rows in order. The first hdc of a row goes in the last hdc of the row before (the st at the base of the ch 2); the last hdc goes in the first hdc of the row before, next to its turning ch, never in the turning ch. The color of each hand stripe is in the stripe plan below; the thumb is all Cream.
Hand: foundationCh 30 (32, 34). Use Cranberry and leave a 20 in tail for the seam.Stitch count: 30 (32, 34) ch
Hand: Row 1 (WS)Skip the first 2 ch from the hook (they are the turning ch and do not count as a st). Work a hdc in the back bump of the next ch and of each ch across.Stitch count: 28 (30, 32) hdc
Hand: Row 2 (RS)Ch 2 (does not count as a st), turn. Hdc in each st across. The last hdc of every row goes in the first hdc of the row before, next to the turning ch, never in it.Stitch count: 28 (30, 32) hdc
Hand: Rows 3 to the endRepeat Row 2, changing color at the start of each stripe (see the stripe plan). Fasten off, leaving a 18 in tail.Stitch count: 23 (24, 26) rows in all
Thumb: foundation (Cream)Ch 13.Stitch count: 13 ch
Thumb: Row 1 (WS)Skip the first 2 ch from the hook (they are the turning ch and do not count as a st). Work a hdc in the back bump of the next ch and of each ch across.Stitch count: 11 hdc
Thumb: Rows 2 to the endCh 2 (does not count as a st), turn. Hdc in each st across. The last hdc of every row goes in the first hdc of the row before, next to the turning ch, never in it. Fasten off, leaving a 30 in tail.Stitch count: 6 rows in all
Stripe Plan, Size Table and Assembly
Stripe plan for each size, with the rows left open for the thumb (rows 9-12). Tap to enlarge: Open it full size
Sew the side seam (leave the thumb gap open), gather the top, make and sew on the thumb as shown in the assembly plan, then weave in the 32 ends of the pair on the wrong side.
No Ribbing, No Increases, No Left or Right: What These Mittens Do Not Have
These mittens have no ribbing at the cuff, no increases for the thumb and no edging round. The cuff is the plain edge of Row 1, and the thumb is its own small piece, sewn on. Both mittens are made the same way, so there is no left and no right: either one fits either hand. The yarn amounts do not include any trim, and we give no counts for one. It is hdc from the first row to the last, then seams and gathers.
Sewing the Mitten: Side Seam, Gathered Top and Thumb
With right sides together, fold the hand so the 2 side edges (the row ends) meet and the Row 1 edges line up. Thread the 20 in Cranberry tail from the foundation onto a yarn needle. Whip stitch 1 row end to 1 row end from Row 1 up to row 8, the row before the thumb gap. Skip the 4 gap rows (9 to 12), then sew the rows above the gap to the top with a new 35 in Cranberry strand. Turn the mitten right side out. Thread the top tail through the top of every hdc of the last row, pull it tight and sew through the middle a few times to close the hole. With the 30 in thumb tail, gather the top of the thumb the same way. Then, with right sides together, fold the thumb so its 2 side edges meet, sew them and turn it right side out. Sew the bottom edge of the thumb around the gap with the rest of the tail, spreading the stitches evenly. Weave in all the ends on the wrong side.
Assembly in 3 steps: sew the side edges, make the thumb tube, sew the thumb on (Medium shown). Tap to enlarge: Open it full size
Check the stitch count at the end of each row: every hand row has 28 (30, 32) hdc, every thumb row 11.
Tie a scrap of yarn on Row 8 and on Row 13 at the side edge so you see where the thumb gap goes.
Make both hands first, then both thumbs: the pair comes out the same.
Common mistakes
Working into the turning ch: the row gets 1 hdc too many.
Sewing the gap closed: stop the seam after Row 8 and start again on Row 13.
Skipping the swatch: more or fewer stitches in 4 in change the size of the mittens.
Make it your own
Other colors: any four colors of worsted (#4) yarn work with the same rows. Keep two stripes that touch in different colors.
Care
Follow the washing and drying instructions on the label of your yarn.
Crochet Mittens Pattern FAQ
Are crochet mittens hard to make?
In this pattern, the stitches are chains and hdc only, in rectangles worked back and forth, with no increases. The rest is sewing: the side seam with a gap for the thumb, the gathered tops and the thumb. Nobody has crocheted it yet, so the sizes and hours are estimates.
How much yarn do I need for crochet mittens?
For one pair in worsted (#4) yarn: about 190 yd in Small, 210 yd in Medium or 250 yd in Large, in all four colors. These are estimates with a 15 % margin, and each color is rounded up to the next 10 yd.
How long does it take to crochet mittens?
We estimate about 6-9 hours for a pair in Small, 7-9 hours in Medium and 7-10 hours in Large, with the seams, thumbs, gathers and ends. Nobody has timed it, so plan for more time if you crochet slowly.
Are these mittens worked flat or in the round?
Flat. You crochet the hand and the thumb as rectangles, back and forth, then sew each one into a tube and gather the top. Every row has the same number of hdc.
What size mittens should I make?
Measure around your hand. The sizes follow the Craft Yarn Council chart for women's hands: Small for about 7 in around, Medium for 7.5 in and Large for 8 in. Each mitten is about 1 in bigger around than the hand, a choice we made, not a fit tried on.
Do these mittens match the crochet beanie and cowl?
Yes. They use the same worsted yarn, the same US I-9 hook, the same 4 colors and the same stripe color order as our crochet beanie and cowl. The number of rows in each stripe is not the same as on the beanie.
Is there a left and a right mitten?
No. Both mittens are made the same way, so either one fits either hand.
Can I sell mittens I make from this pattern?
You may sell what you crochet. Please don't copy or repost this pattern; link to it instead.
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