City Lights Hat and Mitts Set

What's better than a great big ball of yarn, and a trip to the big city?! Making a set to wear there - the City Lights Hat and Mitts Set! Both free patterns, right here on Moogly!

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Crochet Your Own Hat and Mitts Set

I'm heading to New York for a fun/business trip next month, so I wanted to make a new crochet hat and matching mitts - and when I saw Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Bonus Bundles in the City Lights colorway, it was practically fate! But you don't have to travel to New York for this yarn - you can get it at over 800 Michaels stores, Michaels.com, and Lion Brand.com! (Update as of 2025 - this size ball was a short-lived promotion, but you can still get standard-size balls of the same yarn - linked below!)

With the Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Bonus Bundle, you get enough yarn to make this hat and mitts set with just one ball - or you can use two balls of the standard size! Either way, this super bulky set will work up super fast. The hat has some fun loops to add texture and keep it interesting, while the mitts are quick, easy, and cozy!

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City Lights Hat and Mitts Set

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US - N, 9mm hook - Furls Crochet

Shown in: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Bonus Bundle (Super Bulky/6/UK: 14-16 ply; 174-212 yds/157-194 m; 10-12 oz)
Colorway Shown: City Lights (1 ball per set) (this size of ball is now discontinued)

Substitute: Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (Super Bulky/6/UK: 14-16 ply; 87-106 yds/80-97 m; 5-6 oz)
(Would require 2 balls to make both the hat and mitts)

Stitch Markers - Clover

Pom Pom Maker - Clover (optional)

Gauge: 7 sts x 4 rows = 4" / 10 cm in dc

Sizes:
Small Adult (21" head circumference and 6.5" wrist circumference)
Large Adult (23" head circumference and 7.25" wrist circumference)

Helpful Links & Tutorials:

Foundation Double Crochet (FDC)

Joining Foundation Stitches to Work in the Round

Back Loop Only (BLO)

Front Post Double Crochet (FPDC)

Chainless Starting Double Crochet

Double Crochet Decreases (dc2tog)

Braiding Loops

Gathering Hat Crowns with Long Tails

NOTE:

Hold all ch-10 loops to the front and work tr sts behind them.

If desired, substitute a Chainless Starting Double Crochet for the "ch 3 (counts as first dc)" when indicated.

CITY LIGHTS HAT INSTRUCTIONS:

SIZE SMALL

Rnd 1: FDC 34; join to work in the round (see linked tutorials above). (34 sts)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, hdc in blo of first st, fpdc in next st, *hdc in blo of next st, fpdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (34 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, hdc in blo of first st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 3 times, ch 10, skip next st, [hdc in blo of next st, fpdc in next st] 4 times, ch 10, skip next st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 3 times, fpdc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 4 times, ch 10, skip next st; join. (4 ch-10 loops, 30 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), *ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in skipped st 2 rows below,** dc in next st; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 30 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 3, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 6 sts, rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 5 sts rem, dc in last 5 sts, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 30 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 6 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 3 sts rem, dc in last 3 sts, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 30 sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 6 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 1 st rem, dc in last st; join. (4 ch-10 loops, 30 sts)

Rnd 8: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next st, *dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 5 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 2 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 28 sts)

Rnd 9: Ch 3, *ch 10, skip next st, dc in next st, dc2tog, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below,** dc in next st; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 24 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 3, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 8, skip next st, dc in next st, dc2tog,** dc in next st, rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 20 sts)

Rnd 11: Braid the loops (see linked tutorial above) and use stitch markers to secure the loops from Rnd 10 in place, then ch 2 and dc in next st (counts as first dc2tog), *sc in next ch-10 loop, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below,** dc2tog twice; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 2 sts rem, dc2tog, join. (16 sts)

Rnd 12: Ch 2 and dc in next st (counts as first dc2tog), dc2tog around; join and break yarn leaving a long tail. Use the tail to gather the crown closed (see linked tutorial above). (8 sts) Add pom pom if desired.

SIZE LARGE

Rnd 1: FDC 38; join to work in the round (see linked tutorials above). (38 sts)

Rnd 2 and 3: Ch 1, hdc in blo of first st, fpdc in next st, *hdc in blo of next st, fpdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (38 sts)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, hdc in blo of first st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 3 times, fpdc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 4 times, fpdc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, [fpdc in next st, hdc in blo of next st] 4 times, ch 10, skip next st, [hdc in blo of next st, fpdc in next st] 4 times, hdc in blo of next st, ch 10, skip next st; join. (4 ch-10 loops, 34 sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), *ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 7 sts, tr in skipped st 2 rows below,** dc in next st; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 34 sts)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 7 sts, rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 6 sts rem, dc in last 6 sts, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 34 sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 7 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 4 sts rem, dc in last 4 sts, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 34 sts)

Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next 5 sts, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 7 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 2 sts rem, dc in last 2 sts; join. (4 ch-10 loops, 34 sts)

Rnd 9: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next st, *dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st, dc in next 6 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 10, skip next st,** dc in next 2 sts; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 32 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 3, *ch 10, skip next st, dc in next st, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below,** dc in next st; rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 28 sts)

Rnd 11: Ch 3, *tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in next st, ch 8, skip next st, dc in next 2 sts, dc2tog,** dc in next st, rep from * finishing last rep at **, join. (4 ch-10 loops, 24 sts)

Rnd 12: Braid the loops (see linked tutorial above) and use stitch markers to secure the loops from Rnd 11 in place, then ch 2 and dc in next st (counts as first dc2tog), *sc in next ch-10 loop, tr in next skipped st 2 rows below, dc in the next st,** dc2tog twice; rep from * finishing last rep at ** with 2 sts rem, dc2tog, join. (20 sts)

Rnd 13: Ch 2 and dc in next st (counts as first dc2tog), dc2tog around; join and break yarn leaving a long tail. Use the tail to gather the crown closed (see linked tutorial above). (10 sts) Add pom pom if desired.

CITY LIGHTS MITTS INSTRUCTIONS:

INSTRUCTIONS WRITTEN AS SIZE SMALL(LARGE) WHERE DIFFERENT STITCH AND ROW COUNTS ARE USED - MAKE 2

Rnd 1: FDC 12(14); join to work in the round (see linked tutorials above). (12(14) sts)

Rnd 2 and 3(4): Ch 1, hdc in blo of first st, fpdc in next st, *hdc in blo of next st, fpdc in next st; rep from * around, join. (12(14) sts)

Rnd 4(5): Ch 3 (counts as first st here and throughout), dc in each rem st around; join. (12(14) sts)

Rnd 5(6): Ch 3, dc in first (same) st, dc in each rem st until 1 st rem, 2 dc in last st; join. (14(16) sts)

Rnd 6(7): Ch 3, dc in next 4(5) sts, 2 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, dc in last 5(6) sts; join. (14(16) sts)

Rnd 7(8): Repeat Row 4(5). (14(16) sts)

Rnd 8(9): Repeat Row 4(5), break yarn. (14(16) sts)

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I just love the colors of the City Lights Set - such a fun colorway! And I also love that it took just one Bonus Bundle to make the entire set!

I hope you enjoy making it too - if you share photos, please tag me on Instagram or Twitter @mooglyblog so I can see them too! I love seeing what you make with Moogly patterns. ♥

The Fine Print

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