Keep warm in these modern herringbone stitch crochet mittens! These mitts are thick and cozy for those cold Winter months. You can make baby, toddler, kids, or adult size mittens with these instructions. The pattern is beginner-intermediate level thanks to the video tutorial and step by step pictures that are included. The mittens work up quickly thanks to Lion Brand’s Wool Ease Thick & Quick super bulky yarn . . these would be a great project to sell in your shop or give as a last minute gift! Scroll down for the free instructions or purchase an inexpensive downloadable PDF from Etsy HERE or Ravelry HERE!
This pattern pairs perfectly with the Heath Herringbone Crochet Hat pattern (available HERE). In fact, if you haven’t made the hat already I would suggest starting there because the construction is more basic and therefore is an easier way to try out the Herringbone Single Crochet stitch before diving into this mitten pattern. The hat pattern also makes baby to adult sizes so you can make this Winter set for anyone in your family or on your friend list! 🙂
I knew from experimentation that this herringbone stitch looks best in a thick yarn. Using Lion Brand Yarn’s Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® for this project was a lot of fun. It’s SO thick and soft! The mittens work up crazy quickly with this super bulky acrylic/wool yarn combo. I like that it comes in over 60 colors too . . sooo many possibilities! You can purchase the yarn HERE (I used the color ‘Fisherman’).
Because these mittens are so thick, creating a thumb for the smallest size wasn’t possible. So if you’re looking to make these for an infant keep in mind that the baby size has no thumb (which I think is actually a plus from what I can remember of trying to put mittens on my girls when they were babies haha).
HEATH HERRINGBONE MITTENS - Free Crochet Pattern
F I N I S H E D S I Z E S
Baby (6-12 months) – 5.5” circumference, 5.5” length
Toddler (1-3 years) – 7.5” circumference, 6.5” length
Kids (3-10 years) – 7.5” circumference, 7” length
Adult Medium – 9.5” circumference, 9” length
Adult Large – 9.5” circumference, 10” length
M A T E R I A L S
Hook – 7.00mm crochet hook
Yarn – Any super bulky yarn (size 6 / ‘roving’ / 14 ply)
◦ Lion Brand® Yarn Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® (in Fisherman)
▪ Amounts needed:
Baby size
◦ Approx. 50 yards or 46 meters
Toddler size
◦ Approx. 82 yards or 75 meters
Kids size
◦ Approx. 92 yards or 84 meters
Adult Medium size
◦ Approx. 136 yards or 125 meters
Adult Large size
◦ Approx. 153 yards or 140 meters
G A U G E
9 stitches = 4 inches
8 rows = 4 inches
Stitch for gauge: hsc
P A T T E R N A B B R E V I A T I O N S
English (US) terms
ch – Chain: Yarn over, pull through loop on hook
sc – Single Crochet: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook
hsc – Herringbone Single Crochet: Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into next stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch to height of previous stitch, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook
sl st – Slip Stitch: Insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull through stitch and loop on hook
BLO – Back Loop Only
N O T E S
• Beginning chain does NOT count as a stitch in stitch counts
• Example photographs are in ‘Adult Medium’ size
• Stitch count in [ ] at the end of each row is in order of size
• Mittens are worked from side to side and seamed together
• Mittens are worked in rows
• Baby size has no thumb
• Thumb for all other sizes is worked separately and then attached
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
There is a video tutorial available for this pattern on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/5aezKschRzo
W R I T T E N P A T T E R N
English (US) terms
MITTENS
Row 1
Chain:
● 16 – Baby
● 18 – Toddler
● 20 – Kids
● 24 – Adult Medium
● 26 – Adult Large
Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook, slip stitch in next 4 chains,
Loosely sc in next chain, hsc until one chain remains,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into last chain,
Yarn over and pull through chain and all loops on hook
[ 15 sts | 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 2
Chain 1, turn,
Working from back to front (as shown below):
Loosely sc into first stitch and ‘back bar’,
hsc into each stitch and ‘back bar’ until 6 stitches remain,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into next stitch,
Yarn over and pull through stitch and all loops on hook,
Sl st into back loop only (BLO) of last 5 stitches
[ 15 sts | 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 3
Chain 1, turn,
Sl st into BLO of first 5 stitches,
Loosely sc into next stitch and ‘back bar’,
hsc into each stitch and ‘back bar’ until one stitch remains,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into last stitch,
Yarn over and pull through stitch and all loops on hook
[ 15 sts | 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 4 to Row 11/7/7/9/9
Repeat Row 2 & Row 3 until you have completed:
● Row 11 – Baby
● Row 7 – Toddler
● Row 7 – Kids
● Row 9 – Adult Medium
● Row 9 – Adult Large
FOR BABY SIZE STOP HERE AND SKIP TO SEAMING INSTRUCTIONS
Row 8/8/10/10
Chain 1, turn,
Working from back to front: loosely sc into first stitch and ‘back bar’,
hsc into each stitch and ‘back bar’ until:
● 7 stitches remain – Toddler
● 9 stitches remain – Kids
● 13 stitches remain – Adult Medium
● 14 stitches remain – Adult Large
Chain:
● 2 and skip next 2 sts, sc in next stitch and ‘back bar’ – Toddler
● 2 and skip next 2 sts, sc in next stitch and ‘back bar’ – Kids
● 3 and skip next 3 sts, sc in next stitch and ‘back bar’ – Adult Medium
● 3 and skip next 3 sts, sc in next stitch and ‘back bar’ – Adult Large
hsc into each stitch and ‘back bar’ until 6 stitches remain,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into next stitch,
Yarn over and pull through stitch and all loops on hook,
Sl st into back loop only (BLO) of last 5 stitches
[ 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 9/9/11/11
Chain 1, turn, sl st into BLO of first 5 stitches,
Loosely sc into next stitch and ‘back bar’,
hsc into each stitch until one stitch remains,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into last stitch,
Yarn over and pull through stitch and all loops on hook
[ 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 10/10/12/12
Chain 1, turn, working from back to front:
Loosely sc into first stitch and ‘back bar’,
hsc into each stitch and ‘back bar’ until 6 stitches remain,
Insert hook into previous stitch’s ‘front bar’ and into next stitch,
Yarn over and pull through stitch and all loops on hook,
Sl st into back loop only (BLO) of last 5 stitches
[ 17 sts | 19 sts | 23 sts | 25 sts ]
Row 11/11/13/13 to Row 15/15/19/19
Repeat previous 2 rows until you have completed:
● Row 15 – Toddler
● Row 15 – Kids
● Row 19 – Adult Medium
● Row 19 – Adult Large
THUMB
Round 1
Chain 2,
● 6 sc in 2nd chain from hook – Toddler
● 6 sc in 2nd chain from hook – Kids
● 8 sc in 2nd chain from hook – Adult Medium
● 8 sc in 2nd chain from hook – Adult Large
Join with sl st to beginning chain
[ 6 sc | 6 sc | 8 sc | 8 sc ]
Round 2
Chain 1, sc around, join with sl st to beginning chain
[ 6 sc | 6 sc | 8 sc | 8 sc ]
Round 3 and up
Repeat Round 2 until you have completed:
● Round 5 – Toddler
● Round 6 – Kids
● Round 7 – Adult Medium
● Round 8 – Adult Large
[ 6 sc | 6 sc | 8 sc | 8 sc ]
SEAMING
With herringbone design facing inward,
slip stitch last row to beginning row to form cylinder
Lay mitten flat and slip stitch top of mitten closed
Turn mitten right side out and sew thumb to thumb hole
Repeat all steps to make a second mitten
Thank you for ‘looping’ together this lakeside inspired project with me. I hope you enjoyed the pattern and I look forward to seeing pictures of your finished pieces so please don’t forget to tag me (@LaksideLoops)!
