Fuzzy and Simple Crochet Mittens Free Pattern

I am so in love with these handmade crocheted mittens! I have been wanting to make a pair of cozy mittens for a while now. I have so many projects in my head, I just wish I had more time to execute them!

If you've been following me for a while now, you probably know that I rarely make the same thing twice. But when you're making mittens, you have no choice!

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Hobbii Yarn recently released a new line of yarn called Hobbii Friends. The Hobbii Friends collection has yarn from a variety of different qualities including everything from cotton, fine merino, kidsilk, 100% wool, and more!

The best part of the Hobbii Friends collection is that all the yarns under that label can be mixed and matched across qualities because they're made from the exact same color scheme.

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They had a wonderful variety of colors to choose from, so I let the girls have at it and picked their favorite colors.

I am so used to using cotton yarn with a tight tension when I make my amigurumi projects, but when I want to make a pair of mittens that will keep little hands warm for winter, I went with the extra fine merino.

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The extra fine merino has a nice squish to it, meaning that it actually creates a great stretch/elasticity for wearing. I particularly love the double-layered cuffs to these mittens!

I decided to pair it up with the same color in kidsilk to add some extra texture to it. I was concerned that the kidsilk might be a bit itchy on the back of their hands, but it didn't seem to bother them.

The kids love their mittens! I wish I could take credit for their giant pompom toques as well, but those were store-bought.

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What You Need / Materials

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Stitches & Abbreviations

st/sts - stitch/stitches
ch - chain
slst - slip stitch
sc - single crochet
sc inc - single crochet increase, 2 single crochets in one stitch
sc dec - single crochet decrease, single crochet 2 stitches together
hdc - half double crochet
BLO - back loops only

Notes

Gauge: 10 cm x 10 cm (4" x 4") = 24 sc stitches x 24 rows
Work on the back bumps of the chains to make the stitches neater and the holes less obvious.
Crochet the mittens by holding two strands together: 1 x Kidsilk + 1 x Extra Fine Merino.

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Ribbing / Cuff

Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and color A

Ch 27

Row 1: Hdc into the second st from the hook, then hdc up the ch (25 sts)

Row 2-22: Ch 2, turn, hdc BLO into each st across (25 sts)

Slst row 1 and the BLO of row 22 together.

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Fold up and double up the ribbing for the mittens and single crochet along the edges.

Round 1: Ch 1, turn and work on the edges of the rows (doubled up) 3 sc on the edges of every 2 rows of hdc (33 sts)

Cut and fasten off.

Mitten

Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and color B (holding both extra fine merino and kidsilk together), make a sc join to the ribbing...

Round 1: [10 sc, sc inc] x 3 times (36 sts)

Round 2-10: Sc in each st around (36 sts)

Shaping the thumb hole...

Round 11: Ch 5, sk the first 8 sts, sc in the remaining st in the round (33 sts)

Round 12: Sc along the chain, sc in each st around (33 sts)

Round 13-26: Sc in each st around (33 sts)

Round 27: [9 sc, sc dec] x 3 (30 sts)

Round 28: [3 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (24 sts)

Round 29: [2 sc, sc dec] x 6 times (18 sts)

Round 30: [sc, sc dec] x 6 times (12 sts)

Round 31: Sc dec in each st around x 6 times (6 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Use the remaining yarn to close off the hole at the top.

Thumb

Using a 4.0 mm crochet hook and color B, make a sc join to the opening of the thumb hole...

Round 1: Sc around the opening of the thumb hole, (if you treat the edge as a stitch, make a decrease to reduce the size of the hole) (13 sts)

Round 2-6: Sc in each st around (13 sts)

Round 7: Sc dec, then 11 sc (12 sts)

Round 8: Sc dec in each st around x 6 times (6 sts)

Cut and fasten off. Use the remaining yarn to close off the hole at the top.

And there you have it! You just completed making one mitten. Both the left and right mittens are crocheted using the same pattern.