Ribbed Fingerless Mitts Crochet Pattern

These stretchy, ribbed fingerless mitts are super warm and squishy! The dense, all-over ribbing stretches to fit a wide range of sizes. Mix and match colors for fun striped designs and/or add an optional, fuzzy trim.

Fingerless Mitts for Everyone!

These fingerless mitts make great gifts for everyone on your list! This pattern is for adult-size mitts and should fit most teens and adults.

For children, get the Ribbed Fingerless Mitts pattern for child sizes. The child-size version comes in small for toddlers and young children, and large for older children.

Mix and Match

Mix up your colors for fun striping patterns! The green mitts in the main picture have 2 rows of silver at the bottom and 2 rows at the top. For the striping detail on the child-size mitts, I used 1 row of purple, followed by 2 rows of dark blue, and another 1 row of purple.

These orange mitts have one row of greenish-brown at the bottom and 4 rows near the top, ending with one orange row. I call them “peas and carrots.”

Here are some more variations. These all have the optional edging row of eyelash yarn at the top and bottom.

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

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Materials

Yarn:

• 200 yds worsted weight yarn
• 15 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, with some increases for thumb. Foundation half double crochet stitches are optional.

Size:

Adult, one size fits most.

Gauge:

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

Use pattern as gauge swatch: Cuff should measure 3 x 3 inches. Exact gauge is not critical, as the mitts are designed to be stretchy.

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 30 fhdc, join with sl st to first st to form a ring. (30 fhdc)

OR

Alternate Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 31 loosely, hdc in 2^nd ch from hook, and in each ch around, join. (30 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. (15 bpdc, 15 fpdc)

Rnds 3-8: Repeat Rnd 2 six times more. Do not fasten off.

Hand

With larger hook and worsted weight yarn:

Thumb gusset

Rnd 9: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 7 times, ch1, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 7 times, fpdc around last st, join. (15 bpdc, 15 fpdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 10: 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. (15 bpdc, 15 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 11: 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. (16 bpdc, 16 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 12: Repeat rnd 10. (17 bpdc, 17 fpdc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 13: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to ch-1 sp, 2 hdc in ch-1 sp, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] around, join. (18 bpdc, 18 fpdc, 2 hdc)

Rnd 14: Repeat Rnd 2. (19 bpdc, 19 fpdc)

Thumb opening

Rnd 15: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] 6 times, ch1, sk next 9 sts, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 7 times, fpdc around last st, join. (14 bpdc, 15 fpdc, 1 ch-1 sp)

Rnd 16: 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. (15 fpdc, 14 bpdc, 1 hdc)

Fingers

Rnds 17-21: Repeat rnd 2. (15 fpdc, 15 bpdc)

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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