​Simple Crochet Mittens

You’ll need:

150 yards of Lion Brand’s Color Made Easy #5 weight. ;

Crochet hook 5,5 mm;

Yarn cutter;

Tapestry needle.

Stitches control: 11 sts x 6 rows = 4 in x 4 in.

Notes: Ch 2 does not count as a stitch.

Instructions

Magic ring or ch 4, sl st into 1st ch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 2, 10 dc into ring, sl st to join. (10)

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, sl st to join. (20)

Rounds 3-9: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join.

Round 10: Ch 2, dc in the next 14 sts, ch 3, sk 3, dc in the last 3 sts, sl st to join.

Round 11: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join. 

Round 12: Ch 2, [dc in the next 8 sts, dc2tog] x2 , sl st to join. (18)

Rounds 13-19 (optional, change to white for cuff) : Ch 2, dc in each stitch around, sl st to join, fasten off.

You may add extra rows here for a longer cuff.

Thumb

Attach your yarn on any stitch of the thumb opening

Round 1: Ch 2, evenly dc around the thumb opening. (You may wish to do dc2tog when you are working into the sides of stitches. This helps prevent a gap from forming.) Then, sl st to join.

Rounds 2-3: Ch 2, dc in each st around, sl st to join.

Round 4: Ch 2, dc2tog around, sl st to join, fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.

Sew thumbhole closed when finished, using the yarn tail.