Madly In Love Mitts

After the designing the Madly In Love Cowl/Infinity Scarf and Madly In Love Hat, I kept getting one more request – fingerless mitts to match!

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Et voila! These lovely free fingerless gloves feature the gorgeous braid and fun puff stitches of their predecessors, and come in two sizes – teens and adults. And they are pretty darn cozy too!

Madly In Love Mitts

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• US – G, 4.0 mm hook (Furls Odyssey Recommended)
• 175 yds Lion Brand Superwash Merino (100% merino; DK / 8 ply; 306 yds /280 m; 3.53 oz) in Persimmon
• 2 buttons (any size)
• Gauge: 21 sts in dc = 4″
• Sizes: Teen (5-6″ wrist); Adult (6-7″ wrist)
• Helpful Video Tutorials: FDC (foundation double crochet); fpdc/bpdc (post stitches); extending a row with foundation stitches; FHDC (foundation half double crochet); puff st (also see stitch definition below); joining foundation stitches to work in the round.
• Make it a Set with the Madly In Love Cowl/Infinity Scarf and Madly In Love Hat!

Special Stitch: Puff Stitch – *Yo, insert hook in indicated stitch, pull up a loop to the full height of the stitch; repeat from * twice more, until 7 loops are on the hook, yo and pull through all 7 loops.

NOTES: Beginning with Round 3, this pattern is mostly worked in turned rounds. This means that you join as usual for working in the round, but then turn to work from the opposite side, as if you were working in rows. Use a stitch marker to keep track of the first stitch of each round if needed, and be sure to read the instructions carefully. The right and left mitts are made the same, it’s not until the braids are sewn down with the buttons that they are different.

TEEN INSTRUCTIONS (make 2):

Round 1: Leaving a 12″ tail, FDC 28, join to work in the round. (28 sts)

Round 2: Ch 2, fpdc in first st, bpdc in next st, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * for 28 sts total, then extend with FHDC for 20 sts; turn. (48 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st 20 sts, then *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * to end, push FHDC strap to outside of cuff, then join with sl st in first fpdc of this Round; turn. (48 sts)

Round 4 – 7: Repeat 2 – 3 twice.

Round 8: Ch 2, fpdc in first st, bpdc in next st, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * for 28 sts, join and turn. (28 sts)

Round 9: Ch 2, puff st in first st, ch 2, skip next st, *puff st in next st, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (14 puff sts)

Round 10 – 12: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (14 puff sts)

Round 13: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, omit the ch 2 on the last repeat, turn (do not join). (14 puff sts)

Round 14 and 15: Ch 2, skip the first puff st, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, then puff st between last puff st of previous round and ch-2, turn (do not join). (14 puff sts)

Round 16: Ch 2, skip the first puff st, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, then puff st between last puff st of previous round and turning ch-2, ch 2, join and turn. (14 puff sts)

Round 17 – 19: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (14 puff sts)

Round 20: Ch 1, skipping all the puff sts, work 2 sc in each ch-2 sp around; join and break yarn. (28 sts)

Go to FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS below.

ADULT INSTRUCTIONS (make 2):

Round 1: Leaving a 12″ tail, FDC 34, join to work in the round. (34 sts)

Round 2: Ch 2, fpdc in first st, bpdc in next st, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * for 34 sts total, then extend with FHDC for 24 sts; turn. (58 sts)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st 24 sts, then *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * to end, push FHDC strap to outside of cuff, then join with sl st in first fpdc of this Round; turn. (58 sts)

Round 4 – 7: Repeat 2 – 3 twice.

Round 8: Ch 2, fpdc in first st, bpdc in next st, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st; repeat from * for 34 sts, join and turn. (34 sts)

Round 9: Ch 2, puff st in first st, ch 2, skip next st, *puff st in next st, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (17 puff sts)

Round 10 – 13: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (17 puff sts)

Round 14: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, omit the ch 2 on the last repeat, turn (do not join). (17 puff sts)

Round 15 and 16: Ch 2, skip the first puff st, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, then puff st between last puff st of previous round and turning ch-2, turn (do not join). (17 puff sts)

Round 17: Ch 2, skip the first puff st, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, then puff st between last puff st of previous round and turning ch-2, ch 2, join and turn. (17 puff sts)

Round 18 – 21: Ch 2, *puff st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next st; repeat from *, join and turn. (17 puff sts)

Round 22: Ch 1, skipping all the puff sts, work 2 sc in each ch-2 sp around; join and break yarn. (34 sts)

Go to FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS below.

FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS:

For Right Mitt, with thumb hole on the left, braid extended FHDC row together, and sew to the right side of the cuff as shown, with button and leftover yarn.

For Left Mitt, with thumb hole on the right, braid extended FHDC row together, and sew to the left side of the cuff as shown, with button and leftover yarn.

Use 12″ tail from the beginning of the pattern to close the bottom of Round 1 (see linked helpful video tutorial above), and then close up any holes that show next to the beginning of the braid.

Weave in all ends.

And that’s it for the Madly In Love Collection – unless there’s something you think is missing! Be sure to let me know if there’s some other piece you think this collection needs. And if you’ve read this far… did you spot my goof? I grabbed two buttons from my button box to finish these mitts off (trying to use up some of the ole button stash)… and it wasn’t til I was done that I realized they are two different buttons! So close, but just a leetle bit off, heh. But they still look good in my opinion – and hopefully yours as well! I hope you enjoy this free crochet fingerless mitts pattern!

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