{"id":4668,"date":"2025-12-01T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T06:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/?p=4668"},"modified":"2025-11-30T18:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:01:48","slug":"december-crochet-pattern-mittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/4668\/arts-entertainment\/december-crochet-pattern-mittens\/","title":{"rendered":"December Crochet Pattern: Mittens!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snow, snow, snow! A polar vortex is expected to surround Wisconsin this holiday season, and it\u2019s time to warm up and get crafting. We\u2019ve always enjoyed mittens and their simplicity, but why do they have to be plain? For this month\u2019s crochet pattern, we&#8217;re putting a little spin on the classic mitten.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to most store bought mittens, they are often just short enough to let the cold air and snow seep between the gaps of your perfectly bundled arms. Regrettably, they also aren&#8217;t very exciting to wear. Some children\u2019s mittens feature fun colors and cute animals, but overall there\u2019s not much room for customization if your hands are larger than a 10 year old&#8217;s. I hope that this mitten pattern provides both the security of a good length and the versatility of looking cute!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we start, I&#8217;d like to give credit to @brunaticality on Youtube, as I ended up referencing the base of her mitten quite a bit before working on this project. If you are a beginner, I would even recommend following her mitten tutorial as it has a lot of helpful tips and teaches you how to do some of the stitches present in this pattern. If you choose, you can follow her tutorial and then skip to step 5. However, your mitten may turn out differently from mine. Overall, the difficulty of this pattern is not high, but it does require sewing and crocheting \u201coutside the lines.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Materials:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 grams of medium to bulky yarn* (around 2 skeins)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5mm or E crochet hook (chose smaller hook to limit gaps between stitches)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darning needle (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stitch markers (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* I would recommend wool or a wool blend for warmth. Polyester may work, but do not use cotton &#8211; it is cold when wet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Order of Steps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make thumb<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make 2 conjoined mitts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make thumb<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sew<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make extension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make lace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will be making two of the following pattern, there are instructions for how to fold the right and left hand at the bottom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Abbreviation Key:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r (round\/row)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st (stich)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sl st (slip stitch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sc (single crochet)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ch (chain)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inc (increase stitch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dcs (decrease stitch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fd (foundation stitch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dc (double crochet)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tc (treble\/triple crochet)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Step 1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the thumb<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foundation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slipknot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ch 36<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r1: sc into ch 35, sc into the rest of the chain until the last stitch, then inc into last st, ch1, turn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r2: inc into first st, sc into the rest of the row, ch 1, turn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r3: sc whole row, inc in last st, ch 1, turn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r4: dcs in first st, sc whole row, ch 1, turn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r5: sc whole row, dcs, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r6: dcs, sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the mitt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r7: sc 25, foundation stitch 16, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r8: inc, sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r9: sc whole row, inc, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r10: inc, sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r11: sc whole row, inc, ch 1,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r12-19: sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r20: dcs, sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r21: sc whole row, dcs, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r22: dcs, sc whole row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r23: sc whole row, dcs, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r24-35: repeat the steps for r8-19<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the thumb (on other side)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r36: dcs, sc 21, fd 10, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r37: inc, sc rest of row, then dcs at the end of row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r38: dcs, sc whole row, inc in last st, ch 1,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r39: dcs in first st, sc whole row, dcs in end of row, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r40: dcs,\u00a0 sc whole row, dcs, ch 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r41: dcs, sc whole row, sl st into last stitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sew the two halves together<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a darning needle or method of choice to sew the edges together, folding the thumbs together such that the thumb pointing down is flipped up and the thumb pointing up overlaps on top. If you plan to turn the mitten inside out after sewing, keep in mind that the hand will now be reversed (right hand will switch to left and vice versa).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diagram provided for reference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4670\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten.png 384w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4671\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten2.png 384w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten2-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4672\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-450x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-901x1200.png 901w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten3.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4673\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-450x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-901x1200.png 901w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-768x1023.png 768w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-1153x1536.png 1153w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten4.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left hand: flip to the side that has the thumb pointing up on the left. Then fold in half towards the thumb pointing up, and bend up the thumb pointing down. Fold the thumb on the left over the thumb you just bent. Now sew the two edges together along the seam. (The red line in the 4th picture)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4674\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-450x600.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-450x600.png 450w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-900x1200.png 900w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten5.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4675\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-901x1200.jpg 901w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten6.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4676\" src=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-450x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-901x1200.jpg 901w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mitten7.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right hand: (same as left just mirrored) Flip your project so that the thumb pointing up is now on the right. Fold in half toward the thumb pointing up, and bend up the thumb pointing down. Then fold the thumb on the right over the thumb you just bent. Sew the edges together along the seam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 5:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Making the extension:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the part of the mitten that will fold over to create a cuff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r1: You will be crocheting around the circular bottom of the mitten where you would slip your hand into. Slip stitch into the edge where the seam of your mitten is*. Ch 1 and sc 32 stitches around the bottom of the mitten until you reach the first stitch. Make sure these stitches are close together and evenly spaced, as if there were normal stitches there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r2-18:\u00a0 ch 1 and sc whole row<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r19: inc once and then sc the next two stitches. Repeat this formula for the entire row<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r20: sc the whole row, and then slip stitch into the last st<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 6: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crocheting the lace\/scalloped edge<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-r21: Keeping the loop of yarn on your hook, skip 3 stitches and double crochet x3 into that 4th stitch. Treble crochet once into the same stitch, and then add three more dc into it. Skip another 3 stitches, and sc into the 4th. Repeat x5.\u00a0 For the 6th and last scallop skip only one stitch, and create your scallop in the second. Then slip stitch into the first stitch of the row.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cut and thread through your ends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat every step again to create the second mitten, making sure to fold the mitten the opposite way to create the second hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Congratulations! You now have a warm pair of mittens to enjoy the Holiday season.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snow, snow, snow! A polar vortex is expected to surround Wisconsin this holiday season, and it\u2019s time to warm up and get crafting. We\u2019ve always enjoyed mittens and their simplicity, but why do they have to be plain? For this month\u2019s crochet pattern, we&#8217;re putting a little spin on the classic mitten.\u00a0 When it comes&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":4677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[323],"staff_name":[304],"class_list":["post-4668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","tag-december-25","staff_name-marian-wallace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4678,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4668\/revisions\/4678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4668"},{"taxonomy":"staff_name","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memorialswordandshield.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_name?post=4668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}