A pair of mittens!

When I was a little girl, my Nana’s best friend Bern would send along a grocery bag full of hand-crocheted hats and mittens. Nice ribby mittens. And I mean that bag was FULL! My cousin Taunya and I each got a bag of our own. I loved those mittens… We’d double them up for a long afternoon making snowmen and when they got wet through, we’d bring them in to dry and grab another pair. Both Bern and my Nana have passed on now, but another generation of children is enjoying these mittens because the pattern was preserved.

I’m going to make two pair for this crochet along, one using Bern’s traditional acrylic (a pair of playtime mitts to match Sophie’s new parka) and one using Cotton Fine by Brown Sheep in ‘Blush’ CW660.

I’m making size 1-2 years. The pattern follows:

**note: always work in back loop, except the first and last stitches in each row.

1 - 2 YEAR SIZE:
Using worsted weight yarn (or two strands fingering), and a size “H” hook, chain 55
Row 1: 8 sc, 4 sl st, 13 sc, 4 sl st, 13 sc, 4 sl st, 8 sc. Chain 1 and turn.
Repeat Row 1 – 8 times (9 rows in all)
Thumb: 8 sc, 4 sl st, 5 sc, chain 11, skip 20 stitches on mitten, 5 sc, 4 sl st, 8 sc. Chain 1 and turn.
Next row: 8 sc, 4 sl st, 9 sc, 3 sl st, 9 sc, 4 sl st, 8 sc. Chain 1 and turn.
Repeat this row 2 more times, (3 rows in all). Finish off by folding the mitten in half; sew or crochet mitten seams. Attach a ’safety string’ to the outside of each mitten using a vintage ribbon or length of chain stitches.

If you would like instructions for Vintage Family Mittens (includes thumbless infant mittens through adult), you can purchase a copy for $5.

Posted: 01|1|07 at 3:30 pm. Filed under: from the crochet basket.
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