Easy crochet mittens pattern
Keep your hands warm with a classic pair of handmade mittens. The simple shape and stretchy ribbed cuff give these crochet mittens a cozy, practical finish that works well for everyday winter wear or handmade gifts.
Quick answer
This beginner crochet mittens pattern is worked from the fingertips down in joined rounds using worsted weight (#4) yarn and an H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook. A chained opening is created for the thumb, which is worked separately, and a back-loop single crochet ribbed cuff is added directly to the wrist edge. The pattern makes one size designed to fit most teens and women.
Easy crochet mittens pattern details
Here’s a quick overview of the materials, sizing, gauge, and pattern notes before you begin.
Skill level
Beginner — This pattern uses double crochet worked in joined rounds, simple decreases for shaping the thumb, and back-loop single crochet for the ribbed cuff.
Avoid frustration by learning the most common crochet mistakes beginners make and how to fix them.
Materials needed
- H-8 (5 mm) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn (#4)
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
Finished size
One size fits most teens and women. The mittens have a flexible, stretchy fit that comfortably accommodates most adult women’s hands.
Gauge
8 dc stitches and 5 dc rounds = 2 inches (5 cm)
Too many stitches? Use a larger hook
Too few stitches? Use a smaller hook
My guide to crochet gauge explains how to measure your stitches and adjust your hook size.
Crochet abbreviations
- dc = double crochet
- sc = single crochet stitch
- dc2tog = double crochet decrease
- blo = back loop only
- ch/chs = chain/chains
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- sl st = slip stitch
Pattern notes
- The ch 2 at the beginning of the mitten body and thumb rounds does not count as a stitch.
- The ch 1 used when turning the ribbed cuff does not count as a stitch.
- Join each round with a slip stitch to the first stitch
- Mittens are worked in the round from the fingers down
- The skipped stitches + chain in round 13 create the thumb hole
- The pattern is written in US terms
Video tutorial
Video tutorial note: The video uses alternating front post double crochet (FPdc) and back post double crochet (BPdc) for the cuff, while the written pattern below uses back-loop-only single crochet ribbing. Both methods create a stretchy ribbed cuff, so you can use whichever method you prefer.
Prefer YouTube? Watch the crochet mittens tutorial on YouTube.
Easy crochet mittens pattern instructions
Make 2 mittens following the instructions below.
Body of the mitten
Round 1: Start with a magic circle. Ch 2, work 12 dc into the circle, join. (12 stitches)
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each stitch around, join. (24 stitches)
Rounds 3–12: Ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join. (24 stitches per round)
Round 13: Ch 2, dc in the next 20 stitches, ch 8 and skip the last 4 stitches (this creates the thumb hole), join. (20 stitches + 8 chains)
Round 14: Ch 2, dc in each st and each ch around. Join. (28 sts)
Rounds 15–19: Ch 2, dc in each stitch, join. (28 stitches per round)
Do not fasten off—continue directly to the ribbed cuff.
Ribbed cuff
These step-by-step photos are from my Chunky Crochet Mittens pattern.
Start where you left off after Round 19.
Step 1: Ch 9. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each remaining ch. (8 stitches)
Step 2: Slip stitch into the next 2 stitches of the mitten body.
Step 3: Turn your work clockwise.
Step 4: Do not chain. Sc in back loops only across. (8 stitches)
Step 5: Ch 1, sc back loops only across. (8 stitches)
Repeat steps 2–5 around the mitten edge, working each pair of slip stitches into the next 2 unworked body stitches. When you have worked around all 28 stitches, use a yarn needle to sew the two cuff ends together.
Thumb hole
Join your yarn (leave a long tail for sewing) to one side of the thumb opening.
Round 1: Ch 2. Work around the thumb opening as follows: work 9 dc along the chain side (blue arrows), sl st into the first side space (green arrow), work 4 dc into the bottom edge stitches (pink arrows), then sl st into the second side space (green arrow). Join with a sl st to the first dc. (13 dc)
The 2 slip stitches close the gaps at the sides of the thumb opening and do not count as stitches. Do not work into them on the following rounds.
Rounds 2–3: Ch 2, dc in each stitch around, join. (13 stitches)
Round 4: Ch 2, (dc2tog, dc in next 2 stitches) twice, dc2tog, dc in last 3 stitches, join. (10 stitches)
Round 5: Ch 2, dc2tog five times, join. (5 stitches)
Use a yarn needle to close the top of the thumb by sewing through the front loops of the last 5 stitches.
Finishing
Weave in all of your yarn ends using a yarn needle. Your mittens are ready to wear or gift!
Printable PDF version
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Happy crocheting! 🧶
— Melissa
