Fingers-Free Mitts
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Child: Circumference 5–51/2 inches, length 6 inches Pre-teen: Circumference 51/2–6 inches, length 61/2 inches Teen: Circumference 6–61/2 inches, length 7 inches Small Adult Circumference 61/2–71/2 inches, length 71/2 inches Medium Adult: Circumference 71/2–81/2 inches, length 81/2 inches Large Adult: Circumference 81/2–91/2 inches, length 91/2 inches
MATERIALS Child & Preteen:
• Berroco Vintage light (DK) weight acrylic/wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/290 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #2158 kingfisher
Teen, Small & Medium Adult:
• Berroco Vintage medium (worsted) weight acrylic/ wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/ 218 yds/100g per skein): 1 skein #5167 dewberry
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. The chain-1 turning chain does not count as first stitch. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Turn each round, unless otherwise specified. The pattern instructions are the same for all sizes. Only the yarn weight and hook size are variable.
Large Adult:
• Berroco Vintage bulky (chunky) weight acrylic/ wool/nylon yarn (31/2 oz/ 136 yds/100g per skein):
2 skeins #6152 mistletoe • Size E/4/3.5mm (child), size G/6/4mm (preteen), size H/8/5mm (teen), size I/9/5.5mm (small adult), size J/10/6mm (medium adult) and size K/101/2/6.5mm (large adult) crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle
GAUGE
Child: 12 sts = 2 inches; 71/2 rnds = 2 inches Preteen: 11 sts = 2 inches; 7 rnds = 2 inches Teen: 10 sts = 2 inches; 6 rnds = 2 inches Small Adult: 9 sts = 2 inches; 51/2 sts = 2 inches Medium Adult: 8 sts = 2 inches; 5 sts = 2 inches
Large Adult: 7 sts = 2 inches; 41/2 sts = 2 inches For a longer cuff, add either 2 or 4 additional rounds before Round 11.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Cluster (cl): Yo, insert hook in st or indicated sp, draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook in same st or sp, draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, draw through rem 3 lps on hook.
Shell: (Sc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp.
MITT
Make 2. Foundation Row: Starting with a 6-inch tail, *ch 3, cl (see Special Stitches) in 3rd ch from hook; rep from * 9 times more. (10 cls) Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, working over post of top dc st in each cl, * shell (see Special Stitches) in next cl; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc (to form ring and finish round). (10 shells) Rnds 2–10: Ch 1 (see Pattern Notes), turn, shell in each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in first sc. (10 shells) Rnd 11: Ch 1, turn, shell in each of next 4 ch-1 sps, shell in next sc (of same shell), shell in each of next 2 ch-1 sps, shell in next sc
(of same shell), shell in each of next 4 ch-1 sps; join with sl st in first sc. (12 shells)
Rnd 12: Ch 1, turn, shell in each ch-1 sp around; join with sl st in first sc. (12 shells) Rnd 13: Ch 1, turn, *shell in each of next 4 ch-1 sps, shell in next sc (of same shell); rep from * once more, shell in each of next 4 ch-1 sps; join with sl st in first sc. (14 shells) Rnd 14: Rep Rnd 12. (14 shells)
Rnd 15: Ch 1, turn, shell in each of next 5 ch-1 sps, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-1 sp] 4 times, shell in each of next 5 ch-1 sps; join with sl st in first sc. (10 shells, 8 sc, 4 ch-2 sps) Rnd 16: Ch 1, turn, shell in each of next 5 ch-1 sps, sl st in next sc (of same shell), skip next 16 sts (8 sc and 4 ch-2 sps—for thumb), sl st in first dc of next shell, shell in each of next 5 ch-1 sps; join with sl st in first sc. (10 shells, 2 sl sts) Rnds 17–20: Rep Rnd 12. (10 shells) At the end of Rnd 20, sl st in next ch-1 sp. Rnd 21: Turn, *ch 3, cl in 3rd ch from hook, sl st in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around. Fasten off and weave in ends. FINISHING Using beginning long tail and yarn needle, sew to top of last cl on Foundation Row. CW