This teen or small adult crochet mitten pattern from the Snowspell collection makes a beautiful set of mittens for smaller hands. So, if you have small hands or if you have a teen in your life, don’t feel left out, you can have some awesome crocheted mittens, too!
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Teen or Adult Small Crochet Mittens Pattern – Snowspell Pattern
Crocheted mittens are a craft staple of the winter season, but it’s not always easy to find a pattern that will fit your hands. Who says that crochet mittens are only for the big kids? Now, with this teen or small adult crocheted mitten pattern from the Snowspell collection, you can make a set of beautiful and stylish winter accessories to keep your hands nice and warm. These fun-to-wear mittens will look great on those dainty digits. Plus, they’re easy to make, so yay!
How to Make This Teen or Adult Small Crochet Mittens Pattern
Size:
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Teen/Adult Small: 9 in. long x 3.5 in. wide at fingers (22 x 9 cm)
Materials:
- Per mitten, approximately 80 (teen/adult small) yards worsted or aran weight yarn. Drops Nepal wool and alpaca blend used for mittens pictured.
- Crochet hook: Size I/9 (5.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
- Open ring stitch marker or small length of yarn (approximately 12 inches) to mark rounds
- Tapestry needle
Gauge:
In half double crochet,14 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
Skill Level:
Easy/Intermediate
Pattern Notes
- Please take time to create a gauge sample before beginning work.
- These mittens are worked in a continuous spiral. Do not join rounds unless indicated.
- A small length of contrasting yarn may be used in place of a stitch marker. Weave the yarn upwards as you work rounds in the piece.
- The yarn used for these mittens contains natural fiber and requires special laundering. Please read yarn labels and follow directions to maintain the life of your crochet work.
Special Stitches
(Altered) Bean Stitch / Puff Stitch:
Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull through, *yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull through, repeat from * 1 more time, yarn over, pull through 6 loops on hook, chain 1 (to lock stitch). Skip 1 stitch immediately following bean stitch. This will equal two stitches in pattern.
Half Double Crochet Two Together:
Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch (three stitches on hook), insert hook into next stitch of row, yarn over and pull through stitch (four stitches on hook), yarn over and pull through all four stitches on hook.
Front Post Double Crochet:
Yarn over, insert hook right to left behind the post from row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a double crochet.
Front Post Half Double Crochet:
Yarn over, insert hook right to left behind the post from the row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a half double crochet.
Single Crochet Post Stitch:
Insert hook right to left behind the post from row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a single crochet.
Directions for Teenager/Adult Small Mittens
(Make 2 as the pattern is the same for right and left.)
Chain 5, slip stitch to join.
Round 1:
Half double crochet into back loop of each stitch of starting chain. (5 stitches total)
Round 2:
Stitch 2 half double crochet into each stitch (both loops) of previous round. (10)
Place stitch marker or begin to use a length of yarn to mark rounds. (See picture on page 10) Move marker up or weave yarn up for each round forward.
Round 3:
Stitch 2 half double crochet into each stitch of previous round. (20)
Round 4:
*Three half double crochet, 2 half double crochet into the next stitch, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
Rounds 5 – 15:
Stitch *1 bean stitch (see Special Stitches Section for instruction) into first stitch of round, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
Round 16:
Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, loosely chain 6 stitches (thumb hole), skip 3 stitches, *1 bean stitch into next stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (28)
Round 17:
Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 4 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (27)
Round 18:
Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 3 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (26)
Round 19:
Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 2 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
Round 20:
Stitch *1 bean stitch, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 1 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round, slip stitch in last stitch instead of half double crochet. (20)
Round 21:
Bean stitch around, single crochet in last 4 stitches of round. (8 beans)
Round 22:
Eighteen single crochet, slip stitch in last 2 stitches. (20)
Rounds 23 – 24:
*Three FPdc, hdc, repeat from * for remainder of round. (20)
Round 25:
*Three FPdc, half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round except FPhdc in third stitch from end of round, single crochet post stitch in second stitch from end of round, slip stitch in last stitch of round. (20)
Round 26:
Eighteen single crochet, slip stitch in last 2 stitches of round. (20)
Round 27:
Bean stitch around, slip stitch to join. (10 beans)
Fasten off.
Thumb:
Attach yarn with slip stitch to thumb hole at bean stitch, this does not count as stitch. (Thumb is worked in a continuous spiral.)
Round 1:
Twelve half double crochet. (12)
Round 2:
Half double crochet 2 together, 10 half double crochet. (11)
Round 3:
Eleven half double crochet. (11)
Round 4:
Half double crochet 2 together, 9 half double crochet. (10)
Round 5:
Ten half double crochet. (10)
Round 6:
*Half double crochet 2 together, repeat from * for remainder of round. (5)
Finishing:
Turn mitten to wrong side. Weave in ends.
Turn thumb to wrong side and weave yarn through top of thumb hole to fasten off.
Turn mitten back to right side.
Optional – Yarn used in place of stitch marker:
A small length of contrasting yarn may be used in place of a stitch marker. Weave the yarn upwards as you work rounds in the piece.
Teen or Adult Small Crochet Mittens Pattern - Snowspell Pattern
Such a fun way to make a set of mittens, this Teen or Adult Small Crochet Mittens Pattern is just perfect for keeping those winter fingers toasty warm.
Materials
- Per mitten, approximately 80 (teen/adult small) yards worsted or aran weight yarn. Drops Nepal wool and alpaca blend used for mittens pictured.
Tools
- Crochet hook: Size I/9 (5.5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
- Open ring stitch marker or small length of yarn (approximately 12 inches) to mark rounds
- Tapestry needle
Instructions
(Make 2 as the pattern is the same for right and left.)
- Chain 5, slip stitch to join.
- Round 1: Half double crochet into back loop of each stitch of starting chain. (5 stitches total)
- Round 2: Stitch 2 half double crochet into each stitch (both loops) of previous round. (10) Place stitch marker or begin to use a length of yarn to mark rounds. (See picture on page 10) Move marker up or weave yarn up for each round forward.
- Round 3: Stitch 2 half double crochet into each stitch of previous round. (20)
- Round 4: *Three half double crochet, 2 half double crochet into the next stitch, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
- Rounds 5 - 15: Stitch *1 bean stitch (see Special Stitches Section for instruction) into first stitch of round, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
- Round 16: Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, loosely chain 6 stitches (thumb hole), skip 3 stitches, *1 bean stitch into next stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (28)
- Round 17: Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 4 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (27)
- Round 18: Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 3 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (26)
- Round 19: Stitch 1 bean stitch into first stitch of round, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 2 half double crochet, *bean stitch, 3 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round. (25)
- Round 20: Stitch *1 bean stitch, half double crochet 2 stitches together, 1 half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round, slip stitch in last stitch instead of half double crochet. (20)
- Round 21: Bean stitch around, single crochet in last 4 stitches of round. (8 beans)
- Round 22: Eighteen single crochet, slip stitch in last 2 stitches. (20)
- Rounds 23 - 24: *Three FPdc, hdc, repeat from * for remainder of round. (20)
- Round 25: *Three FPdc, half double crochet, repeat from * for remainder of round except FPhdc in third stitch from end of round, single crochet post stitch in second stitch from end of round, slip stitch in last stitch of round. (20)
- Round 26: Eighteen single crochet, slip stitch in last 2 stitches of round. (20)
- Round 27: Bean stitch around, slip stitch to join. (10 beans)
- Fasten off.
Thumb:
- Attach yarn with slip stitch to thumb hole at bean stitch, this does not count as stitch. (Thumb is worked in a continuous spiral.)
- Round 1: Twelve half double crochet. (12)
- Round 2: Half double crochet 2 together, 10 half double crochet. (11)
- Round 3: Eleven half double crochet. (11)
- Round 4: Half double crochet 2 together, 9 half double crochet. (10)
- Round 5: Ten half double crochet. (10)
- Round 6: *Half double crochet 2 together, repeat from * for remainder of round. (5)
Finishing:
- Turn mitten to wrong side. Weave in ends.
- Turn thumb to wrong side and weave yarn through top of thumb hole to fasten off.
- Turn mitten back to right side.
Optional - Yarn used in place of stitch marker: A small length of contrasting yarn may be used in place of a stitch marker. Weave the yarn upwards as you work rounds in the piece.
Notes
Size:
- Teen/Adult Small: 9 in. long x 3.5 in. wide at fingers (22 x 9 cm)
Gauge:
In half double crochet,14 stitches and 11 rows = 4 inches
Skill Level:
Easy/Intermediate
Pattern Notes
- Please take time to create a gauge sample before beginning work.
- These mittens are worked in a continuous spiral. Do not join rounds unless indicated.
- A small length of contrasting yarn may be used in place of a stitch marker. Weave the yarn upwards as you work rounds in the piece.
- The yarn used for these mittens contains natural fiber and requires special laundering. Please read yarn labels and follow directions to maintain the life of your crochet work.
Special Stitches
(Altered) Bean Stitch / Puff Stitch:
Insert hook in stitch, yarn over and pull through, *yarn over, insert hook in same stitch, yarn over and pull through, repeat from * 1 more time, yarn over, pull through 6 loops on hook, chain 1 (to lock stitch). Skip 1 stitch immediately following bean stitch. This will equal two stitches in pattern.
Half Double Crochet Two Together:
Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch (three stitches on hook), insert hook into next stitch of row, yarn over and pull through stitch (four stitches on hook), yarn over and pull through all four stitches on hook.
Front Post Double Crochet:
Yarn over, insert hook right to left behind the post from row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a double crochet.
Front Post Half Double Crochet:
Yarn over, insert hook right to left behind the post from the row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a half double crochet.
Single Crochet Post Stitch:
Insert hook right to left behind the post from row below, yarn over and finish stitch as a single crochet.