Children’s Fingerless Mitts Crochet Pattern

These stretchy, children’s fingerless mitts are super warm and squishy! The pattern includes 2 sizes, with dense, all-over ribbing that stretches for a perfect fit. Mix and match colors for fun striped designs and/or add an optional, fuzzy trim.

Ribbed Fingerless Mitts Child sizes

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Fingerless Mitts for Everyone!

These fingerless mitts make great gifts for everyone on your list! This pattern comes in toddler size for approximately ages 1-3, and child size for older children.

For teens and adults, get the original Ribbed Fingerless Mitts pattern.

Ribbed Fingerless Mitts - free crochet pattern on Stitches n Scraps

Mix and Match

Mix up your colors for fun striping patterns! The mitts in the main picture are the toddler size. For the striping detail, they have 1 row of purple, followed by 2 rows of dark blue, and another 1 row of purple. One mitt shows the optional eyelash yarn edging.

The green adult-size mitts have 2 rows of silver at the bottom and 2 rows at the top. For the orange mitts, I used one row of greenish-brown at the bottom and 4 rows near the top, ending with one orange row. I call the color combo “peas and carrots.”

Work 2 rows in the same color for a solid stripe, or change colors with every row for a more variegated effect. The options are endless!


Ribbed Fingerless Mitts – Child Sizes

4-medium
Project level Intermediate

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Materials

Yarn:

  • 100 [130] yds worsted weight yarn
  • 10 yds eyelash yarn (optional)

Hooks:

  • Size F / 5 (3.75 mm) hook or size needed to match gauge
  • Size G / 6 (4 mm) hook or 1 size bigger than the smaller hook.

Notions: Yarn needle

Project Level

Intermediate: Front and back post stitches, worked in the round, increases. Foundation half double crochet stitches are optional.

Size:

Toddler [Child]

Mitts are stretchy and fit a wide range of sizes. Toddler size fits (approx. ages 1-3), Child fits older children. For teens, use adult size pattern. Picture shows Toddler size.

Gauge:

19 sts x 11 rows = 4 inches in ribbing pattern, with smaller hook.

Use pattern as gauge swatch: Cuff should measure 2 x 2 [2.5 x 2.5] inches. Exact gauge is not critical, as the mitts are designed to be stretchy.

Abbreviations used

This pattern uses US terms.

  • bpdc = back post double crochet
  • ch = chain
  • fhdc = foundation half double crochet
  • fpdc = front post double crochet
  • hdc = half double crochet
  • RS = right side
  • sc = single crochet
  • sk = skip
  • sl st = slip stitch
  • sp = space
  • st(s) = stitch(es) 

Instructions

Join rnds where indicated with a sl st in the first st of the rnd. Change colors as desired throughout.

Cuff

With smaller hook and worsted weight yarn

Rnd 1 (RS): Work 20 [26] fhdc, join with sl st to first st to form a ring. (20 [26] fhdc)

OR

Alternate Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 21 [27] loosely, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, and in each ch around, join. (20 [26] hdc)

This will leave a small gap at the bottom of the row, which should be sewn closed when weaving in the tail.

Rnd 2: Ch 2 (counts as bpdc throughout), fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (10 [13] bpdc, 10 [13] fpdc)

Rnds 3-6 [7]: Repeat Rnd 2 four [five] times more. Do not fasten off.

Hand:

With larger hook and worsted weight yarn:

Thumb Gusset

Toddler size only:

Rnd 7: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] 4 times, ch1, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] 5 times, join. (10 bpdc, 10 fpdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to ch-1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in ch-1 sp, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (10 bpdc, 10 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] across to ch-1 sp, 2 hdc in ch-1 sp, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] around, join. (11 bpdc, 11 fpdc, 2 hdc)

Child size only:

Rnd 8: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 6 times, ch1, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 6 times, fpdc around last st, join. (13 bpdc, 13 fpdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st,] across to ch-1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in ch-1 sp, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] across to last st, fpdc around next st, join. (13 bpdc, 13 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to ch-1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in ch-1 sp, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (14 bpdc, 14 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 11: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st,] across to ch-1 sp, 2 hdc in ch-1 sp, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (15 bpdc, 15 fpdc, 2 hdc)

All sizes:

Rnd 10 [12]: Repeat Rnd 2. (12 [16] bpdc, 12 [16] fpdc)

Thumb Opening

Rnd 11 [13]: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] 4 [5] times, ch 1, sk next 5 [7] sts, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 4 [6] times, fpdc around last st, join. (9 [12] bpdc, 10 [13] fpdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 12 [14]: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to ch-1 sp, hdc in ch-1 sp, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (9 [12] bpdc, 10 [13] fpdc, 1 hdc)

Fingers

Rnds 13-14 [15-17]: Repeat Rnd 2.

If not working optional edgings, fasten off. If working optional edging, change to eyelash yarn.

Optional Edgings

Finger Edging: With larger hook and eyelash yarn, repeat Rnd 2, fasten off.

Cuff edging: Turn work upside down to work into bottom edge of cuff. Join eyelash yarn with sl st in the bottom of any bpdc from rnd 1. Working around sts from rnd 1, repeat Rnd 2, fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in all ends.

Repeat instructions for 2nd mitt.

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