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## PATTERNS: CROCHETED MITTENS 

Crochet mittens are heavy and warm. Learn how to pick up stitches at the end of each row. You will also learn how to decrease your stitches to create a rounded top. 

## MATERIALS 

• Child’s Version: 1 skein soft navy and shaded dusk 

• Women’s Version: 1 skein each tea leaf and Soft Navy 

• Men’s Version: 1 skein tea leaf 

• Stitch markers 

• Yarn needle 

## MEASUREMENTS 

• Gauge: 16 sc = 4”; 17 rows = 4”. 

## INSTRUCTIONS 

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Directions are for child’s size 4/5 yrs. Changes for sizes women’s and men’s are in parentheses. 

Child size measures 6” around x 7½” long. Women’s size measures 7½” around x 11½” long. Men’s size measures 9½” around x 12” long. 

## MITTENS: 

## Cuff: 

Using C (B, A), ch 15 (21, 24). 

• Row 1:  Working in back loops only, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across, ch 1, turn. 

• Repeat Row 1 for a total of 18 (22, 24) rows. 

• Fold cuff in half and join ends with slip st to form cuff. Do not fasten off. 

## Hand: 

• Round 1:  Working along row ends on cuff, slip st evenly around for 18 (22, 26) sts, join round with slip st. 

• Round 2: Ch 1, place marker, [sc in next 8 (10, 12) sts, 2 sc in next st] twice. Join with slip st [20 (24, 28) sts]. 

• Round 3:  Ch 1, [sc in next 9 (11, 13) sts, 2 sc in next st] twice. Join with slip st [22 (26, 30) sts]. 

• Round 4:  Ch 1, [sc in next 10 (12, 14) sts, 2 sc in next st] twice. Join with slip st [24 (28, 32) sts]. 

• Child’s size: Proceed to next step. 

• Women’s size:  Ch 1, [sc in next 13 sts, 2 sc in next st] twice. Join with slip st (30 sts). 

