ESC Crochet Baby Mitts – 3-6 months

Use these crochet baby mitts to keep those tiny hands nice and cozy in the cold weather. They are perfect for the car or days when it’s not too cold out. Plus, they can also be used as scratch mitts to prevent babies from scratching up their faces.

Finished Size

These crochet mittens are designed for a 3-6 month old. Laid flat they are about 2.75″ across the body and 4.5″ long. They are slightly bigger than the ones I published a few months back, which were designed to fit a newborn. You can check them out here: Crochet Baby Scratch Mitts

You can adjust this mitten pattern as needed in any multiple of 2.

The Yarn

I used Caron Simply Soft. It is a medium worsted weight acrylic yarn. It is not a baby yarn, however, it is soft, and perfect for making all kinds of baby items.

You can certainly substitute with a baby yarn if you wish, just double-check the gauge, or make adjustments to the size.

Caron Simply Soft

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Other baby patterns to try are this seed stitch baby blanket, this crochet teddy bear, or this teething toy. One or all would make for a nice addition to a baby shower gift.

ESC Crochet Baby Mitts – 3-6 months

Make these baby mitts to keep their tiny hands warm or to prevent them from scratching up their precious faces.

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Skill Level

• Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Caron Simply Soft (100% Worsted Weight (#4) acrylic, 6 oz/170.1 g – 315 yds/288 m)
• Crochet Hooks: G/4.00mm, H/5.00mm
• Tools: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Measurements

• Laying flat they measure 2.75" across the body and 4.5" long.

Abbreviations

• Blsc = Back Loop Single Crochet
• Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
• Esc = Extended Single Crochet
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sc2tog = Single Crochet 2 Together
• Sl St = Slip Stitch
• St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
• See the Crochet Abbreviations chart for more details.
• This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms

Special Stitch Instructions

• Extended Single Crochet (ESC): Insert hook in stitch indicated, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through one loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Helpful Links

• Crochet Ribbing

Instructions

• Make 2.
• Row 1: With G hook, Ch 9, sc in second ch from hook and in next 7 chs. Turn. [8 sts]
• Rows 2-22: Ch 1, blsc in each st across. Turn. [8 sts] Continue with this row until you have reached a desired circumference.
• Ch 1 and join the ribbing rows by slip stitching the last row to the free loops of starting chs.

Working in the Round

• Rnd 1: Working along the row ends, Ch 1, esc into each row; join with sl st in first esc. [22 sts] Do Not Turn, but begin working in rnds.
• Rnds 2-10: With H hook, esc in same st as join and into each st around; join with sl st in first esc. [22 sts]
• Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc2tog around; join with sl st in first sc2tog. [11 sts]
• Rnd 12: Ch 1, sk st where join was made, sc2tog around; join with sl st in first ch. [5 sc2tog] Fasten Off.
• Fasten Off leaving a 10″ tail for weaving in through Rnd 12 and closing off the mitt.

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