Mittens With Detachable Finger Cover
In all honesty, i had no idea what to call this one, so i just decided to name it by its description haha.
This pattern may be a little more intricate, and not quite so simple for beginners, unless you decide to follow the below pattern for the size i created. i came up with these, because i love this style mitten, but i have skinny hands and wrists but LONG fingers, so i find it difficult to find any mittens that really fit me well. This pattern is more of a baseline for you to create your own in a size to fit you. i will try to include any calculations that may be needed in order to do so. Although this pattern wouldn't be impossible for a beginner, it could be a bit challenging, so i would say that this pattern is more for an Advanced crocheter, again, provided you're using this as a baseline to create your own. the pattern itself is actually very easy. so lets begin!
Materials/Supplies:
In all honesty, i had no idea what to call this one, so i just decided to name it by its description haha.
This pattern may be a little more intricate, and not quite so simple for beginners, unless you decide to follow the below pattern for the size i created. i came up with these, because i love this style mitten, but i have skinny hands and wrists but LONG fingers, so i find it difficult to find any mittens that really fit me well. This pattern is more of a baseline for you to create your own in a size to fit you. i will try to include any calculations that may be needed in order to do so. Although this pattern wouldn't be impossible for a beginner, it could be a bit challenging, so i would say that this pattern is more for an Advanced crocheter, again, provided you're using this as a baseline to create your own. the pattern itself is actually very easy. so lets begin!
Materials/Supplies:
- Yarn of choice, i'm using DK yarn
- Recommended size hook, and a hook approx 0.5mm smaller, i'm using a 3.5mm hook and a 4mm hook.
- Yarn needle (for weaving in those pesky ends!)
- Scissors
- Fastening of choice, i've opted for a button.
Cuffs
Sizing: for a larger or smaller size, add or subtract sts in multiples of 5. if in doubt, start your work and wrap around your wrist, dont make it too tight though as your hand also needs to be able to slide in and out of the cuff.
Using a 3.5mm hook (or your smaller hook of choice), continue as below.
Round 1: there are 2 ways to start this off, choose whichever method works for you, i'll give you the options:
Foundation DC for 34sts, joining the round during st 35 OR ch35, slst to 1st chain, DC in each chain around.
Round 2-8: ch2, DC in same st *FPDC in next st, BPDC in next st* repeat from *to* around, slst to 1st DC to join.
This is where the measurements and sts can get a little tricky, but if you're like me, and you're terrible with mathematics, then go grab a calculator! this is the reason we wanted our stitches to be in multiples of 5, because we're going to be increasing in multiples of 5 now too! Read on.
Switch to your suggested hook size.
Round 9: ch1, HDC in same st, HDC in next 5sts, *2HDC in next st, HDC in the next 6 sts* rep from *to* around. 40 sts. Varying sizes: take your current stitch number (35 in my case), and divide by 5, (in my case this equals 7), now -1. so if you started with 50 sts, your calculations and pattern will be as follows: 50/5=10, 10-1=9, so you will HDC for total of 9sts, then 2HDC in the next st.
Round 10-19 For different sizing, just HDC to the base of the thumb.
ch1, HDC in same st, HDC around. 40sts.
Round 20: THUMB HOLE, ALL SIZES
For this part, you will need 2 stitch markers. start by putting your glove on, slightly extending your thumb, place a stitch marker in the stitch on either side of your thumb, this will ensure a good fit, but also reduces the need for calculations. ch1, HDC in same stitch, HDC in each st until the first stitch marker, place 1HDC in that stitch, in the same st YO, insert hook into stitch, miss remaining stitches until next stitch marker, insert hook into that stitch, finish the HDC, continue to HDC in each stitch remaining, in my case i have a total of 32sts now.
from now onwards, we are working ONLY on the hand part of the glove, we will come back to the thumb hole later.
Round 21-25 Or just over the knuckles. HDC in each st around. 32sts.
Mitten
FO and rejoin your yarn or sl st along to desired st.
Try your glove on again, and again, using your stitch markers, mark the stitches on either end of the glove (so where the mitten part would go).
With back of the glove facing you, rejoin your yarn in the 1st marked st, HDC along to the 2nd stitch marker.
Round 1: using either of the 2 methods mentioned at the beginning of the pattern, chain or foundation HDC desired number of stitches, alternatively, count the HDC's you just completed, minus that from the total number of stitches from your previous round, the number which that equals, will be the number of chains or foundation HDC's you will need to do. join to the 1st HDC you made on this round.
Round 2-9 Or to about the same length as your pointer finger. HDC around.
Round 10 onwards: Decrease until the hole in the top is small enough to weave closed.
Optional Button Loop: chain 10, slst in base of stitch.
Fasten off, weave ends through remaining stitches and pull tight. fasten off.
Thumb
Round 1 onwards: Rejoin your yarn and HDC in each st around until desired length reached. if you only started with a small number of stitches (i had 10) then you won't need to make any decreases and can just FO and weave tightly the same as the top of the mitten. if you had a larger number of stitches then just a round of HDC2TOG all around should do the trick, then continue on with Fastening off and weaving the end through the remaining stitches, being sure to pull tight to close the hole.
Repeat for the other hand.
i hope i explained that clearly enough, i was trying to alter the pattern i had created for myself to be totally adjustable to any size or gauge.
Woolie Wonders
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