Crochet Two-Colored Mitts
You’ll need:
1 ball of Cascade 220 Fingering weight yarn (100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 273 yds per 50g) in Color A #8903 Primavera (approx. 75 yds);
1 ball of the same yarn, but in color B Color #7802 Cerise (approx. 125 yds);
Crochet hooks 3,5 mm and 4 mm;
Needle.
Special Stitches
Extended Single Crochet (esc): Insert hook in stitch indicated, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through one loop on hook (chain made), yarn over, pull through two loops on hook.
Foundation Single Crochet (fsc): Insert hook in extra chain made at bottom of previous single crochet, yarn over, pull loop through, yarn over, pull through one loop on hook (chain made), yarn over, pull through two loops on hook.
Instructions
First Mitt
Wrist Ribbing
Row 1: With A and small hook, ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in each remaining ch, turn: 8 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, working in back loops only, sc across, turn: 8 sc.
Rows 3-37: Rep row 2, fasten off after final row. With needle, seam top of row 37 to bottom of row 1.
Hand
Round 1: Working along sides of rows of Ribbing, with large hook, join B with sl st in side of row 37, ch 1, sc in same position as joining, sc in side of each remaining row, sl st to first sc: 37 sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each remaining sc, sl st to first sc: 38 sc.
Round 3: Rep round 2: 39 sc.
Rounds 4-13: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc: 39 sc.
Round 14: [Thumb Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 29 sc, esc in next sc, 4 fsc, sk 8 sc, sl st to first sc: 35 sc.
Rounds 15-17: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc: 35 sc.
Round 18: [Little Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 8 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 7 sc, sc in next 18 sc, sl st to first sc: 31 sc.
Rounds 19-20: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc: 31 sc.
Round 21: [Ring Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 5 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 10 sc, sc in next 14 sc, sl st to first sc: 24 sc.
Round 22: [Middle Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 2 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 11 sc, sc in next 9 sc, sl st to first sc: 16 sc. Fasten off.
Note: Once you finish the middle finger opening, the opening for the pointer finger remains. It’s right there and open, ready for you to apply the stitches below. When separating, you only need to create the stitches between the four fingers, for a total of three.
Fingers
Round 1: With larger hook, join A with sl st in first skipped sc from Round 14 of Thumb Opening, ch 1, sc in 8 skipped sc, sc in bottom of each of 4 fsc, sl st to first sc: 12 sc.
Rounds 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc. Fasten off after final round.
Repeat 4 rounds of sc for each remaining finger with the following numbers: Little Finger 10 sc, Ring Finger 13 sc, Middle Finger 14 sc, Pointy Finger 16 sc.
Second Mitt
Repeat Wrist Ribbing and rounds 1-13 of Hand.
Round 14: [Thumb Opening] Sl st across next 8 sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as last sl st, sc in next 29 sc, esc in next sc, 4 fsc, sk 8 sl st, sl st to first sc: 35 sc.
Rounds 15-17: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc: 35 sc.
Round 18: [Little Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 13 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 7 sc, sc in next 13 sc, sl st to first sc: 31 sc.
Rounds 19-20: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc: 31 sc.
Round 21: [Ring Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 10 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 10 sc, sc in next 9 sc, sl st to first sc: 24 sc.
Round 22: [Middle Finger Opening] Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in next 6 sc, esc in next sc, 3 fsc, sk 11 sc, sc in next 5 sc, sl st to first sc: 16 sc. Fasten off.
Repeat 4 rounds for each Finger.
Assembly
With needle, weave in all ends securely. While weaving in ends, you may want to also close up any gaps between the stitches that naturally occur during the stitching. You can close up any gaps, but don’t close them up so tightly that you don’t allow movement.