Super Mittens: A Yarn Heroes Pattern

Earlier this week you all saw my POST all about Yarn Heroes, right?

(If you didn’t make sure you get caught up on this amazing project!)

For the event, each Yarn Hero is contributing one free pattern that is perfect for giving to charity this season.

Read more about all the Yarn Heroes and our charities HERE on the Yarn Heroes website.

I’ve chosen to give a pattern for Super Mittens!

They’re really easy fingerless gloves that are stylish while keeping hands warm in the unforgiving winter weather.

But why are they really the perfect pattern for giving to charity?

They use less than one skein of Vanna’s Choice yarn!

That means that the cost of making these mittens is well under $5.

I don’t know about you, but I am more than happy to skip the latte this morning to afford yarn for these mittens!

I’ll be donating mine to Warm Up America, a great organization that collects crochet and knit goods and distributes them to those in need (nursing homes, hospitals, women’s shelters, daycare centers, homeless shelters, and many more).

So make these fingerless gloves for the charity of your choice, or send them along to Warm Up America (Click Here for info on sending in your donation)

Submit YOUR stories of charity crafting to [email protected]  for a chance to win $250 in yarn support for your charity crafting cause!

They will be picking winners every week, and it never hurts to let them know what you are doing for the world!

And watch out for a very special giveaway of my very own – I’ll be choosing two winners to receive the materials to make these fingerless gloves!

{Giveaway ends Nov. 30, 2016}

Scroll down to enter the giveaway!

Materials:

– Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in sky blue and white

*You can make this pattern with one skein of Vanna’s Choice if you don’t mind the bows being in the same color as the gloves!

– Size H 5mm crochet hook

– Tapestry needle

 

Glove:

*make 2

With sky blue Ch 32, sl st into the first CH (next to the slip knot), Ch 1 (32)

Round 2: Hdc in each st around, sl st to join, Ch 1 (32)

Round 3: Hdc in each st around, skip last st, sl st to join, Ch 1 (31)

Rounds 4-7: Hdc around, sl st to join, Ch 1 (31)

Round 8: Ch 12, Hdc in 1st st of Row 7 and around (this creates the thumb hole), Hdc 11 into the thumb loop (43)

*no longer join your rounds for the rest of the glove

Round 9: Hdc around the body of the glove, Hdc decrease at the corner where the thumb loop lies, Hdc around the thumb loop, Hdc decrease at the other thumb loop corner (41)

Round 10: Repeat Round 9 (39)

Round 11: Repeat Round 9 (37)

Round 12: Repeat Round 9 (35)

Round 13: Repeat Round 9 (33)

Round 14: Hdc around, make only 1 Hdc decrease in the middle of the thumb loop (instead of at the corners), and Hdc around the rest of the thumb loop (32)

Round 15: Repeat Round 14 (30)

Round 16: Repeat Round 14, in the last st of the Round instead of Hdc work a Sc, Sl st in next, finish off and weave all ends (28)

 

Bow:
*make 2

With white Ch 7, Sc in 2nd Ch and across, Ch 1, turn (6)

Rounds 2-9: Sc in each across, Ch 1, turn (6)

Round 10: Sc in each across, Ch 1, Sc evenly around perimeter of the work, sl st to join, finish off, weave ends

-Using a piece of white yarn about 4 ft. long, pinch the center of the bow and wrap tightly, tie in a knot once sufficiently wrapped, and sew onto glove, weave ends

 

Don’t forget to PIN this project to your Pinterest boards!

 

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