The Men's Basic Bulky Mittens crochet pattern is here! If you have a hard time finding crochet projects for men in your life, look no further. He will love these warm and practical mittens. Keep reading for the free crochet pattern.
A Fast Crochet Gift for the Men in your Life
This mitten pattern works up super quickly and is also inexpensive to make! It uses about 1 1/2 skeins of Loops and Threads Charisma yarn which is a Category 5 Bulky acrylic. You can of course substitute any bulky yarn you may have in your stash...just be sure to check the gauge first!
My husband was a pretty cooperative model for this project, and this is his modeling debut on my blog since I've never made a men's pattern before! These mittens are sized to fit men's hands sizes Medium to Large. If you need to increase the size, I have notes below on how to alter the length. If they need to be wider, I would recommend just going up a hook size as I did use pretty tight tension on these. Keep an eye out for more mitten patterns coming to my blog! January is going to be the Month of Matching Mittens on Left in Knots!
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Men's Basic Bulky Mittens - Free Crochet Pattern
Supplies:
- Loops and Threads Charisma (‘Charcoal’ pictured) approx. 135 yards needed. You may substitute a comparable bulky category 5 yarn. If you substitute please check your gauge.
- J/6.0mm crochet hook (I use Clover Amour)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors - I always keep these travel scissors in my hook case
Abbreviations (written in U.S. terms):
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- HDC: half double crochet
- HDC2Tog: half double crochet two together
Helpful Video Tutorials
How to Crochet a Mitten for Beginners (find the left handed video here)
How to Crochet the Magic Cirlce - the right handed video loads with the page
Find the left handed tutorial here
Gauge
6 HDC x 4 rows = 2” square in HDC
Finished Size:
- Tip of fingers to bottom of wrist = 10"
- Width of finger section = 4.5"
- Width of wrist = 4.25"
- Length of thumb = 3"
- Width of thumb = 1.75"
Pattern Notes
- The chain stitches at the beginning of each round do not count as a stitch.
- The last stitch of each round is attached to the first stitch of the round with a slip stitch
- This pattern is written to fit an average adult man. The size can easily be adjusted by adding or subtracting rounds. Additions or subtractions should happen between rounds 4-15
Matching Patterns
Instructions
Start with a magic circle
Round 1: ch 1, work 9 HDC into magic circle, pull tight (9).
Round 2: ch 1, 2 HDC in each stitch around (18)
Round 3: ch 1, *2 HDC, HDC, repeat from * around (27)
Round 4-15: ch 1, HDC around (27)
Round 16: ch 1, HDC in first st, ch 5, skip 2 sts and HDC around (25 HDC + 5 ch stitches - this creates the thumb hole)
Round 17-18: ch 1, HDC around (30)
Round 19: ch 1, HDC in first 5 sts, HDC2Tog, HDC in next 23 sts (29)
Round 20: ch 1, HDC in first 5 sts, HDC2Tog, HDC in next 22 sts (28)
Round 21: ch 1, HDC in first 4 sts, HDC2Tog, HDC in next 12 sts, HDC2Tog, HDC in next 8 sts (26)
Round 22-24: ch 1, HDC around (26)
Cut and tie off yarn and continue to attach the thumb
Attaching the Thumb:
Round 1: Attach yarn into the thumb hole with a sl st. ch 1, and work 10 HDC around the thumb hole. Some stitches may be worked into "non traditional" spaces such as stitch posts to achieve this number. (10)
Round 2-6: ch 1, HDC around (10)
Round 7: ch 1, HDC2Tog around (5)
Cut and tie yarn leaving a long tail. Using a yarn needle, weave through every other stitch around the top. Pull to cinch the thumb shut and tie off. Weave in all ends.
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