27 Mittens: Free Crochet Patterns for Adults and Children

Mittens are fun and easy to make. They can be very plain or jazzed up with popcorn stitches and cables. They don't take a lot of yarn to work up and are quite do-able, even for a beginner. I've classified them according to ease of workability, style and sized for kids.

Easy

Bernat has one pattern with 2 versions. These are easy crocheted mittens you can make with stripes or solid in colors to match your winter ensemble.On the solid version, you can decorate it with a crocheted leaf. The yarn used is Softee Chunky.

http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=4632&cps=21191

Beverly A. Qualheim is a humanitarian. Her website Bev's Country Cottage is a testament to her devotion to her community. These mittens are worked in an unusual method. You crochet the mitten vertically then sew up the sides. There are plenty of photos to guide you.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-marvelous-mitts.html

These mittens have a long cuff to keep out the cold. This pattern came from the mind of April Draven, one of the internets creative designers. The construction of these mitten comes in two parts. First you make the part that goes over your fingers, then you make the little thumb covering. Put them together and Voila! A pair of beautiful mittens!

http://aprildraven.blogspot.com/2009/10/easy-crochet-mittens-free-pattern.html

There is a variation for Bella's Mitten from Twilight here:

http://crochetme.com/patterns/autumn-mittens

If you can't make up your mind, Susan from Crochet and Knitting has come up with a mitten that turns into a fingerless glove. She also has photos of what others have done with her pattern and lots of helpful hints sprinkled throughout.

http://www.crochetandknitting.com/mitglov2.htm

These fun crocheted mittens by Serena Chu of Chill 'N Oggin, will keep your hands toasty on the coldest of days. Made out of 100% merino wool with a nice stretch cuff, it has a quirky circle embellishment design will surely turn heads. These are sized for a small hand, but I am sure they can be enlarged with a change of hook and yarn.

http://www.canadianliving.com/crafts/crochet/retro_crocheted_mittens.php

With Accessories

Get more bang for you buck with these designs.

In addition to mittens, make a matching scarf. Brought to you by the Bernat Yarn Company, they're quickly made with the Softee Chunky yarn.

http://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PID=2350&cps=21191

TLC Essentials Yarn is a nice soft yarn with a great color selection. I use it all the time. Not only do you get the mittens, but a scarf and hat to match!

http://www.knitting-n-crochet.com/crochet-mittens.html

Textures

Written by Darlisa Riggs, and using Yak yarn (that's right, Yak!), she has an interesting technique of placing "snow stitches" sprinkled throughout. Theses stitches are just a variation of the single crochet. You can use her placement for them, place them randomly yourself, or just leave them out. It's up to you. She also has a modified variation that will give you a fingerless mitten. She took lots of photos for your ease of crocheting. By the way, you can use other yarns besides yak!

http://crochetuncut.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123

Posted by Lyn of Sheperd's Crook, these are called Friendship Mittens are they are crocheted using the extended single crochet with a cable worked down the center. Offered in two yarn weights, your friends will love them

http://shepherdscrookcrochet.blogspot.com/2009_01_01_archive.html

These mittens are texturized with a mock popcorn stitch. Here is the secret, the treble stitch is very long and the single stitch is very short. Put them together and you a wonderfully bumpy surface that begs to be played with. This is an original pattern from Susan at Crochet and Knitting.

http://www.crochetandknitting.com/mittens.htm

It's all in the yarn for this next set of mittens. They look like they were made of fur but it's just the yarn doing all the talking. If you can't find this brand of yarn called Blush in your area, any fuzzy yarn will do.

http://www.bfranklincrafts.com/CraftIdeas/CraftIdea-MittensBlush.html

Worked in single crochet with three colors of sport weight wool, the construction is a bit unusual. Instead of working from the fingers downward, your crochet an oval, placing single crochet stitches on the row below to give it a spiked effect. There are close-up photos to help you.

http://www.abc-knitting-patterns.com/1008.html

Vintage

If you long for the old-fashioned days of the 1950's try these patterns on for size.

Using the double crochet stitch, you can either make the mittens or the gloves. This pattern is a clickable scan from an old, old book.

http://www.knitting-crochet.com/crochet/cromitfou.html

These are straight out the Ozzie and Harriet Show! Make mittens for the whole family then go out and have a good old-fashioned snowball fight!

http://www.knitting-n-crochet.com/Easy-crochet-mittens.html

With a criss-cross decoration on top and made with sport weight wool, the sizing is for kids but just change the yarn to worsted and you have a larger pair. These are also made with an oval start.

http://www.freevintagecrochet.com/mittens/634-mittens-pattern.html

Babies

Thumbless Mittens

Babies must be a menace to themselves because they need to have they're hands wrapped up in little boxing gloves! OK!, I'm only kidding but there are a number of thumbless mittens out there to protect newborns from scratching themselves. Due to the minimal amount of yarn used they are also lightening quick to make.

One my favorite designers is the prolific Suzetta of Suzie's Yarnie Stuff. She just has a knack for coming up with just the right pattern in just the right yarn. Here she has done the Thumbless in three different weights of yarn.

http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/12/suzies-worsted-weight-baby-mitts.html

http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/12/suzies-sports-weight-baby-mitts.html

http://suzies-yarnie-stuff.blogspot.com/2009/12/suzies-fraternal-stripes-baby-mitts.html

Karen's Variety is a website with vintage patterns. Here is an infant's mitten with a knot stitch cuff. If you don't like the knot stitch, just work a row of single crochet around them. They're also worked in an oval form.

http://www.karensvariety.com/NEWSLETTER/Patterns/ThumblessMittens.htm

Theresa Richardson has a simple pattern for the thumbless mitt using baby yarn. There is also a video if you are a visual person.

http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/12/crochet-thumbless-baby-mittens-2-ply.html

Lisa, from Crochet N More actually named her project Baby Scratch Mitts, so there is no confusion for which they are used. Made from Baby Bernat, I think you could get a dozen from one skein.

http://www.crochetnmore.com/babyscratchmitts.htm

Barbara Summers takes one pattern and does all kind of stripes and colors blocks for her take on a mitten without a thumb. Use a soft baby weight yarn.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3886179/Crochet-Baby-Mittens

If you prefer to use worsted weight yarn and a bigger hook, check out the mitts that Kelly from Bella Bambina makes. She likes to donate these to her favorite charity.

http://bellabambinaknits.blogspot.com/2009/09/baby-mittens.html

Children

Great big Santa Clause faces are featured on these darling holiday mittens. You will need wiggle eyes and buttons, but perhaps if you don't want to go that route, you can crochet the features.

http://www.melodiesplus.com/Christmas/santamittens.html

This is the photo:

http://www.melodiesplus.com/Christmas/santamittens.jpg

Playful versions from Karen's Variety are the Fringe or Animal mittens. Latch hook some cut yarn or sew on a couple of eyes and the kids will be entertained for hours as they put on a puppet show with their new warmers.

http://www.karensvariety.com/NEWSLETTER/Patterns/Mittens.htm

Here, from All Free Crafts are classic crocheted mittens in a range of children's and women's sizes are so easy to make, you'll want to make a pair for all the kids and ladies in your family.

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/crochet/mittens.shtml

If you have a boy or a girl ages three to five, these mittens should fit them. These cuties are designed by Renee Blixt. They can be completed in an evening because they are made with worsted weight yarn, , which is great since kids are always losing there mittens, like the three little kittens!

http://childrens-knitwear-projects.suite101.com/article.cfm/free_toddler_mittens_pattern

Melissa Mall who owns Inner Child Crochet has crocheted a pair of brightly colored mittens to fit the hands of her 2 ½ year old son. She hopes that you will donate a pair to a child that is cold.

http://www.innerchildcrochet.com/patterns/my_baby_mittens.html

Susan from Crochet and Knitting has figured out how to take her Popcorn stitch mittens for adults and translate them into a mini-me version.

http://www.crochetandknitting.com/mittensm.htm

COATS & CLARK, P.O. Box 12229, Greenville, SC, 29612-0229, granted permission to use this free leaflet for a hat with matching mittens. Made from easy to find and easy on the purse Red Heart Yarn, these are suitable for an older child.

http://www.knitting-n-crochet.com/crochet-mitten-patterns-free.html

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