Crochet a pretty pair of textured mittens to go with the matching layer cake hat, cowl, or scarf! These are lighter weight mittens for warmer climates, or for special events where you won’t be getting your hands in the snow. Find the free crochet pattern instructions below, or purchase a print-optimized, ad-free PDF with 5 additional sizes by clicking here.
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This crochet pattern uses post stitches, shells and half double crochet worked in the 3rd loop to create the rich texture you see here. These kinds of stitches can sometimes take a little extra time and concentration to crochet, but the results are absolutely stunning!
I used Bernat Baby Sport, a #3 light weight yarn to make these cute mittens to match the other items in my Layer Cake set. I think they would be absolutely gorgeous paired with the scarf (pictured below). These mittens are for those of you who live in warmer climates, or for the “in between” seasons like Spring or Fall where it’s not snowy and you just need a light layer to stay warm. It is also possible to add a light lining to the inside of the mittens if you want to wear them in colder regions.
Even though I used a #3 yarn for this pattern you may be able to use a very light worsted weight (think hand-dyed worsted weight yarns) for this project.
Check out the matching Layer Cake hat pattern here.
These mittens should fit the average woman’s hands, but if your hands are large you may wish to go up a hook size, or even try using a finer #4 worsted weight yarn such as Caron Simply Soft. The pattern is worked in multiples of 4 if you need to make adjustments.
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Difficulty:
Easy
Techniques used: cluster stitches, shells, working in the 3rd loop of a half double crochet, post stitches.
Materials Needed:
4.5mm hook, or hook needed to obtain gauge
220-225 yds #3 weight Bernat Baby Sport yarn in “Baby Taupe”, “White” or color of your choice
5 yds #3 weight Bernat Baby Sport yarn in contrasting color for slip stitched edging (optional)
Yarn needle
Scissors
Stitch markers
Stitches Used:
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
sc2tog = single crochet 2 together
BPsc = back post single crochet
BPhdc = back post half double crochet
Additional Terms:
hdc in the 3rd loop – Look at the top of the stitch, and locate the sideways “V”, bend the stitch to look at the back and you should see another “V” made by the “yarn over”. You’ll be working into the back loop of that “V”. This is called the 3rd loop.
3dc cluster = YO, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops (1st stitch of cluster made), YO, insert hook into same st, pull up a loop, YO draw through 2 loops (2nd st of cluster made), YO, insert hook into same st, pull up a loop, YO draw through 2 loops (3rd st of cluster made), YO, draw through all loops on hook.
Picot: ch 2, sl st back into first st
st/sts = stitch/stitches
sp/sps = space/spaces
prev = previous
sk = skip
Gauge:
7 hdc in 2″
Measurements:
10 1/2″ long (picot trim), or 10 3/4″ long shell trim), by 3 1/2″ wide across cuff and fingers. Mittens measure 5″ across at widest point.
Additional Notes:
-ch-1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch
-This mitten should fit the average woman’s hand. You may be able to adjust the size a little bit by going up or down a hook size.
-Your seam should run straight along the thumb-hole side of the mitten. Your left and right hand mitten pattern is the same.
-A note about the yarn: I have noticed that the white yarn in this particular brand (Bernat Baby Sport) tends to be a little thinner than the “Baby Taupe” color. You are welcome to try other brands of #3 yarn if you do not like how the “White” yarn comes out.
Layer Cake Mittens (US Terms):
Make 2 mittens using the following instructions.
Ch 28, join with sl st to first ch,
Round 1: ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st to first hdc. (28)
Round 2: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, sc in each st around, join with sl st for first sc. (28)
Round 3: ch 1, 3dc cluster, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (14 3dc clusters, 14 ch-1 sps)
Round 4: ch 1, sk st, *2 hdc in ch-1 sp, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (28)
Round 5: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (28)
Round 6: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (7 shells)
Round 7: ch 1, *work the following sts across each shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st, move to next shell; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (28)
Round 8: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (28)
Round 9: ch 1, 3dc cluster, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (14 3dc clusters, 14 ch-1 sps)
Round 10: ch 1, sk st, *2 hdc in ch-1 sp, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (28)
Round 11: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around, sk final st, join with sl st to first sc. (36)
Round 12: *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (9 shells)
Round 13: ch 1, *work the following sts across each shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st, move to next shell; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first BPhdc. (36)
Round 14: ch 1, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc in next 32 sts, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sts, join with sl st to first sc. (40)
Round 15: ch 1, *3dc cluster, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (20 3dc clusters, 20 ch-1 sps)
Round 16: ch 1, sk st, *2 hdc in ch-1 sp, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (40)
Round 17: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, sc in each st around, join with sl st for first sc. (40)
In round 18 you will be creating a thumb hole. At the beginning of the round you slip stitch over 6 stitches before beginning the shells. After completing the required number of shells you will skip the 6 stitches at the end of the round, plus the 6 stitches you slip stitched along at the very beginning of the round. This will leave you with a 12 stitch gap.
Round 18: sl st over 6 sts, (place st marker) sk st, [4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st] 7 times, sk 6 sts, join with sl st to marked stitch (do not remove stitch marker yet) this will divide your opening into 2: the small one is the thumb hole and the larger one is the hole for your fingers, continue working in the same direction you had been before you slip stitched to the marked stitch, [sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st] 3 times, final sl st will be worked in marked st (10 shells)
You will now be working around the thumb hole.
Thumb:
Round 1: ch 1, [working across shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st] 3 times, join with sl st to first BPhdc. (12)
Round 2: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (12)
Round 3: ch 1, 3dc cluster in first st, ch 1, sk st *3dc cluster in next st, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (6 3dc clusters)
Round 4: ch 1, sk st, *2 sc in ch-1 sp, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (12)
You will now create a little bit of a tapered thumb. If you want your thumb to not be so tapered at the end switch the order of the instructions in rounds 5 and 6: your stitch count at the end of round 5 would then be 12 and you would work your first round of decreases in round 6.
Round 5: ch 1, [sc2tog, sc in next st] 4 times, join with sl st to first sc2tog. (8)
Round 6: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (8)
Round 7: ch 1, [sc2tog] 4 times, join with sl st to first sc2tog. (4)
Fasten off leaving 6” tail to sew remaining opening closed.
Now back to the main glove body:
You will work the rest of the rounds around the hole for your fingers starting where you left off in round 18.
Round 19: ch 1, *work the following sts across each shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st, move to next shell; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first BPhdc. (28)
Round 20: ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (28)
Round 21: ch 1, 3dc cluster, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (14 3dc clusters, 14 ch-1 sps)
Round 22: ch 1, sk st, *2 hdc in ch-1 sp, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first hdc. (28)
Round 23: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, sc in each st around, join with sl st to first sc. (28)
Round 24: ch 1, *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (7 shells)
Round 25: ch 1, *work the following sts across each shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st, move to next shell; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first BPhdc. (28)
Round 26: ch 1, sc in next 12 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 12 sts, sc2tog, join with sl st to first sc. (26)
Round 27: ch 1, 3dc cluster, ch 1, sk st; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first 3dc cluster. (13 3dc clusters, 13 ch-1 sps)
Round 28: ch 1, 2 hdc in each ch-1 sp around, join with sl st to first hdc. (26)
Round 29: ch 1, working in 3rd loop of hdc, sc in next 11 sts, sc2tog, sc in next 11 sts, sc2tog, join with sl st to first sc2tog. (24)
Round 30: ch 1, *sk st, 4 dc in next st, sk st, sl st in next st; repeat from * across, final sl st counts as join. (6 shells)
Round 31: ch 1, *work the following sts across each shell: BPhdc around first st, BPsc around next 2 sts, BPhdc around next st, move to next shell; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first BPhdc. (24)
Round 32: ch 1, [sc2tog] 12 times, join with sl sl st to first sc2tog. (12)
Round 33: ch 1, [sc2tog] 6 times, join with sl st to first sc2tog. (6)
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Top trim – Plain:
Attach yarn to top of mitten,
Round 1: *sc in next 4 sts, picot; repeat from * around, join with sl st to first sc. (28 sc, 7 picots)
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
Top trim – Shells:
Attach yarn to top of mitten,
Round 1: *sk st, (2 dc, picot, [dc, picot] two times, dc) in same st, sk st. sl st in next st; repeat from * around, final sl st counts as join. (5 shells)
Round 2 (optional): using contrasting color of yarn, sl st across top of each shell.
Fasten off, and weave in ends.
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