Manly Fingerless Mitts Crochet Pattern

Manly Mitts Crochet Pattern

My hubby was in sore need of a new pair of fingerless mitts to ward off the chilly weather we have been having. The last pair I made him was rather obnoxiously made out of his favorite super bulky yarn, which made them end up looking like a pair of boxing gloves! After looking around for a manly mitt pattern, I decided to just make one up. Here is the result. I have to admit, I love the ribbing texture on these. It is so nice that I might have to make me a pair as well. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments on the pattern.

Supplies Needed:

Yarn – Knit Picks, Chroma in Worsted (I used the Paperback color-way)

Size I crochet hook

Tapestry needle for weaving in yarn ends

Stitches Used:

SL ST – Slip Stitch

CH – Chain

SC – Single Crochet

SCBL – Single Crochet Back Loop

SC2TOG - Single Crochet Two Together (or decrease)

 Body of Mitt:

CH 32, join with SL ST, do not twist chain when joining.

Round 1 – CH 1, SC in joining CH, mark with stitch marker. SC in each CH around. 

Round 2 – SC in first SC of round 1, mark with stitch marker. SC in each SC around.

*From this point on, work in continuous rounds, moving stitch marker each round.

Round 3 to 19 – SCBL in each SC around.

Round 20 - Work 11 SCBL, 9 CH, skip 9 SC, continue SCBL around.

Round 21 – 11 SCBL, SC in each of 9 CH from previous round, continue SCBL around.

Round 22 to 33 – SCBL in each SC around.

Thumb:

* Work through both loops of stitch

Round 1 – Join yarn in thumb opening, SC around (22 SC)

Round 2 – SC around (22 SC)

Round 3 – SC2TOG, 2 SC [repeat 5 times]

Round 4 – SC2TOG, 2 SC [repeat 3 times] (12 SC)

Round 5 to 9 – SC around (12 SC)

Weave in ends with tapestry needle.

  

Pattern by: Amanda Sanders @ http://meowmandacozycorner.blogspot.com/

Feel free to use this pattern to create gifts or sell as merchandise, but please give credit where credit is due. Links back to my blog would be greatly appreciated.

20 Minute Christmas Card Ornaments

I was looking for a quick and easy crochet pattern to make up some little gifts to give to my friends, co-workers and family last weekend. While on Ravelry I came across this pattern: Crochet-Christmas-Card-Ornament The pattern looked easy, and better than that, quick to make up!

Mike and I drove down to the local dollar store and picked up four packages of cute Christmas cards. I had some scrap cotton yarn (Lily Sugar n' Cream) leftover from other projects. So the whole project cost me around $4 to $8 dollars if you include the cost of the yarn I used. Nice to have an inexpensive option for homemade Christmas gifts!

The original pattern is pretty good, but I have some suggestions you might want to consider if you make some of these up. I usually cut the card in half, and used half for the front of the ornament, then flipped the second piece over and used it for the back of the card. If I wanted to make a larger ornament I just used two card fronts of the same card and put them back to back.

• I used a size G hook instead of an I hook to make it easier to get the hook through hole punches.
• For the square/rectangle ornaments you will want to round the corners to create a smooth edge.
• For the square/rectangle ornaments I did 3 sets of sc, ch in each corner instead of 2 sets as suggested in the pattern. When I used only 2 sets the edging curled in and created a frame like effect, which was neat, but not what I was going for.
• On the oval/circle ornaments you may need to use 2 ch between each sc to avoid the edges curling. It probably depends on how close you put your hole punches together, and what size hook you use.
• If you do a 2nd round of edging, I really like the effect of doing a stitch (hdc or dc, your choice), ch, skip a stitch and repeat.

Happy Crafting and Merry Christmas! I hope your families and friends enjoy all of your homemade goodies.