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Bev's Marvelous Mittens
This version copyright 1981- 2018  Beverly Qualheim.  All Rights Reserved - you may make and sell these mittens, give them as gifts, donate to charities! or make some for yourself!

 
Preschool mittens and Matching Hat
Baby/Toddler Mittens
More crocheted and knitted mitten patterns

You can make different sizes easily by adjusting the number of stitches. Simply add more for a larger size and use fewer stitches to make smaller. I have tried to give you several sizes here... of course, every child is different, but any of these should work well

Materials: size G or H crochet hook (depending on your own tension)  and 2-3 oz of 4 ply worsted yarn or wool. If you use 100% wool, these mittens will felt when washed in hot water and dried in hot dryer so make them the next size up.

    

Chain 55 (5-7years)   63 (8-12 years)   77 (teen/adult years)


Row 1: Sc into next  7(7)(7) chs (starting in 2nd ch from hook) to form the cuff, then sl st next 3 sts for wrist, sc in next 15 (19)(26) sts for hand, sl st next 4 sts for top, sc in next 15 (19) (26) sts for hand, sl st next 3 sts for wrist, sc in next 7 (7)(7) sts for cuff, ch 1 to turn all rows.

Row 2:
(you will be going into the 2nd ch from hook and into back loops ONLY -see photo to right)
, single crochet into each sc and sl st in each sl st of previous row.
Repeat Row 2 for desired width of hand (usually 5 ridges for kids, more for adults).
 
THUMB: Shape thumb: Keeping in sequence work cuff, wrist and 5 (6) (6) sts of hand. Ch 12 (14) (14), fold the mitten in half and join with a sc to opposite side of mitten (meaning- join in the 5th, 6th sc up from the wrist) See photo opposite.
Now work back down toward cuff  - 4 sc (5 sc) (5 sc) in next 4 (5) (5) sts, sl st in next 3 sts (wrist), and 7 (7) (7)  sc in last 7 (7) (7) sts for cuff. Ch 1 and turn.

Next Row:
Repeat pattern to thumb, at thumb - sc in next 5 chs (6 chs), sl st next 2 sts, (this forms top of fingers) sc in remaining 5 sts (6 sts) (6 sts) of ch, finish in pattern down toward wrist again.

Repeat last row 3 - 4 times to form the thumb, working in the scs and sl sts. End off leaving enough yarn to sew completely around mitten.

FINISHING: Fold mitten in half & sew around, as you sew the tip of the thumb or top of the mittens, run the needle and yarn under a few sts and then across to the other side, pull slightly. Turn right side out.

Extra Cuff: Sc around the cuff for 3 rounds.  Sc in every other 'ridge' around the 1st time to make the wrist a bit tighter. (This will cut your number of sts in half)


Make another mitten the same.


COAT STRING for young children's mittens
Join yarn to one cuff at seam stitches and then sc around entire cuff, make a ch about 2-2 1/2 feet long and join with sl st to other mitten at seam. Sc around that mitten too, and you now have a string to thread mittens through coat. For extra warmth, use double yarn and brush the inside of the mitten with a hair brush to make it 'fuzzy' and soft.
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