I was trying to find a pattern to make some mitten's for by boyfriend's nephew to keep him warm over in England whilst he is visiting from California, but couldn't find any the right size, so I decided to improvise some. Jack is 10 months, and although I haven't tried themon him yet, they look about right. It might be handy if you have your model to check the sizing as you go.
Hook: 4.00mm
Yarn: DK (any colour)
Mittens (Make 2 - I feel stupid saying that, of course you'll make two!)
Row 1: Chain 20 single crochet, join last stitch to first, using a slip stitch to form a ring. Work in a round from now on.
Round 2: Ch1, Single crochet one in all stitches, join with a slip stitch. (20)
Round 3 + 4: Ch2, HDC in each sc, join with a slip stitch. (20)
Round 5: Ch1, sc in spaces between HDC from previous round, join with a slip stitch. (20)
Round 6: Ch2, HDC in each sc, join with a slip stitch. (20)
Round 7: Ch1, sc in spaces between hdc from previous round, join with a slip stitch. (20)
Round 8: Skip 5 sc, slip stitch in the 6th sc, ch2 *2HDC in one sc, HDC in the next sc* round, join with a slip stitch. (22)
Round 9: Ch1, sc in spaces between HDC from previous round, join with a slip stitch. (22)
(At this point check the length of the mitten against the child's hand, you may want to add extra rounds if the mittens are short. Add as many as needed, just ensure that you end on a sc round)
Round 10: Ch2 *HDC in sc, HDC dec in the next sc* HDC dec in the last two sc, join with a slip stitch.
Round 11: Ch1, sc in spaces between HDC from previous round, join with a slip stitch.
Round 12: Ch 2 *HDC dec* around, join with slip stitch. (6)
Round 13: Ch1, 3 sc dec. Fasten off, draw yarn through remaining stitches and weave in.
Thumbs:
Go back to the skipped stitches from round 8.
Re-join the yarn anywhere it is not obvious.
Ch2, HDC in each of the 5 sc,join with slipped stitch.
Ch1, sc in each stitch around
Ch1, sc dec around. Fasten off, draw yarn through remaining stitches and weave in.
String:
Sc a long chain (long enough to go through both sleeves and around the back of the child, if you do it extra long, you can always put a knot in the back to take up the extra slack). Sc back along the chain to make it extra snap proof. Stitch to both mittens near the thumb.
