Crochet Fingerless Newborn Baby Mittens

I just love baby mittens because they keep newborns from scratching their faces during sleep. I always love including these mittens in a set for new mommies! They are super quick to work-up and are easy skill level. I suggest for a more tight look and no top holes showing to begin with a Magic Circle.

Try learning the Magic Circle from the following YouTube Video. It is very difficult to learn it from a readable tutorial, it is an art you must see first hand. In my opinion, I think of a Magic Circle as a slip knot that has not been closed. You just start your stitching right away in the slip knot instead of doing a chain circle!
Teresa Richardson's Tutorial on the Magic Circle

Crochet Baby Mittens Pattern
Hook Size: 3.5mm
Yarn: Please note I am located in India and yarns are very different than in UK and USA. We go by ply and I always give my best estimate of what weight to use in other parts of the world.  For this project I used Vardhman Baby Soft 2-3ply yarn. In UK/US it would be a baby weight yarn.
Weight: I used about 5 grams of yarn for both mittens.

1. Begin with Magic Circle and chain 3, then 15 DC. Pull tight and start with Row 1.

Row 1: 2 DC in each DC with first DC in Ch 3 space;
             Sl St to join in top of Ch 3

Row 2 - Row 7: Ch 3
                         1 DC in each DC
                         Sl St in top of Ch 3 space

Row 8: Sk 1 st using a sl st
            5 DC in 2nd DC from hook, sk 1, 1 sl st
           * 5 DC in next DC, sk 1, 1 sl st* Repeat around
            Sl St 2X, Ch 1 and finish off & weave ends

For cord make a chain of 35, knot off and weave into Row 6

Easy Crochet Shapes!

CROCHET SHAPES FOR GIRL’S HAIR CLIPS

I am always looking to do some recycling and when it comes to my LO’s hair accessories, well let’s just say she is a monster! So, I started making the butterfly, flower and heart crochet pieces and attaching them (not permanently either because she likes to tear them off and I thought it would be best if they were durable) to the CLIP.

The smaller the hook the smaller the butterfly. I use any color and a green, black or brown body. I use scrap yarn as they require a very small amount to make.

I made these with medium weight (remember I’m in India and don’t have a lot of fancy yarns) and a 3.25 hook because I ran out of hooks and they are VERY HARD TO FIND in India.

IF YOU DO RESIDE IN INDIA AND ARE LOOKING FOR CROCHET TOOLS AND YARN CONTACT ME DIRECTLY AT jyajjala@gmail.com

Here is a key for all of my crochet pattern:

ch is a chain stitch

sl st is a slip stitch

trc or tc is a triple/treble crochet

dc is a double crochet

THE HOOK AND YARN WEIGHT IS ALL DEPENDENT UPON HOW BIG YOU WANT THEM TO BE. JUST MESS AROUND AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT SUITS YOU!!

PATTERN FOR THE HEART

CH 4 : make all of the next stitches into the 1st chain

3 TRC, 3 DC & CH 1

1 TRC, CH 1, 3 DC

3 TRC, CH 2

SL ST in center pull loop to back and fasten off with a knot and leave 4 inches yarn

FLOWER

THE FLOWER PETALS DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU REPEAT THE PATTERN.

CH 6 and SL ST in 1st chain to make a ring

CH 3, 2 TRC into ring & CH 3 ***Now repeat this for 4-6 stitches***

Fasten off with a knot and leave 4 inches yarn

BUTTERFLY

* MEANS REPEAT FROM 1ST * TO LAST *

CH 4 RING INTO 1ST STITCH AND MAKE A RING

*CH 4, 3 TRC INTO RING CH 3

SL ST INTO RING* AND REPEAT 1 TIME

*CH 3, 3 DC INTO RING CH 3

SL ST INTO RING* REPEAT 1 TIME

Notice how your work looks like a butterfly with small and large sides. With a spare 2 inch yarn piece tie 2 times around the butterfly to make a body and antennae knot and clip with scissors.

ATTACHING TO HAIR CLIP IS EASY:  YOU WANT TO KEEP A LONG PIECE OF YARN TO ATTACH TO TH E HAIR CLIPS BY WRAPPING THE YARN AROUND THE HAIR CLIP WEAVING IT IN AND OUT UNTIL IT IS FIRMLY SECURE. THEN KNOT AND CLIP. MAKE SURE WHEN YOUR FASTENING THAT THE CLIP GOES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THERE IS A RIGHT CLIP AND A LEFT CLIP. MAKE ONE OF EACH FOR EACH SIDE OF HEAD.