Gingerbread Man Crochet Mittens Free Pattern

The Gingerbread Man Crochet Mittens made in child size. Follow the Basic Mittens Pattern for Kids and Adult to make these mittens in smaller or larger sizes. Find more info in the note section.

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I’m currently working on Holiday Mitten Patterns for kids. I hope you will love these patterns as a gift idea because they are easy to crochet in a few hours with less than 150 yards. Kids will love to wear these fun and festive mittens on colder days while they’re outside and playing.

Materials:
Yarn: #4 – Medium / Worsted weight / 100% acrylic (Approx: 150 yards)

(I used)
– Ice Yarn Favorite (100% Acrylic; 229 yards [210 meters] / 100g) 
– 60 yards of Gold (C1), 70 yards of White (C2), 20 yards of Red (C3)
– US I/9, 5.5mm crochet hook
– US H/8, 5mm crochet hook
– Tapestry needle for weaving ends
– 2 buttons, white thread and needle for sewing buttons

Gauge: 14 hdc x 10 rows = 4″ with US I-9 (5.5mm) crochet hook

Abbreviations (US Term)

• ch – chain
• sc – single stitch
• hdc – half double crochet
• dc – double crochet
• BLO – back loop only
• BL – back loop
• sl st – slip stitch
• st – stitch
• sk – skip
• beg – beginning
• * to ; – repeat * to the instructions.
• (C1) – color 1
• (C2) – color 2
• (C3) – color 3

Special stitches

• hdc2tog = yo, [insert the hook in next st, yo, pull back through the st] 2 times, yo, pull back through all the 4 loops on the hook.

About the pattern

The crochet Gingerbread Man mittens pattern comes in child size.
This pattern is simple and fast to crochet with half double crochet and single crochet stitches.
To make a face of the gingerbread, the facial features sewed and attached to the mittens.
Icing line and mouth made with surface crochet.
The double ribbed cuff gives an extra coziness and keep the mittens fitted to your hand and hold well.
The pattern has main five parts.

Notes

• If you want to make these mittens in larger or smaller sizes, follow the Basic Mittens Pattern for Kids and Adult.
• First, you need to follow the kids or adult hand shaping and thumb hole part of the selected pattern.
• Continue the rounds without increasing until your little finger, pinky is covered.
• Icing line and mouth made with surface crochet.
• Then follow the decreasing and close the top of the selected pattern.
• To make a face of the gingerbread, the facial features sewed and attached to the mittens.
  
• Make thumb and double ribbed cuff.

(Make 2)
Hand shaping and thumb hole

With (C1), crochet ch 24, sl st to the first ch (be careful not to twist)
Round 1: ch 1, sc in first ch, sc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (24 sts)
Round 2: ch 1, 3 hdc in first st and next st, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (28 sts)
Round 3: ch 1, 2 hdc in first st, hdc in each of next 4 st, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (30 sts)
Round 4: ch 1, sk first st and each of next next 6 st, 2 hdc in next st (thumb hole made), hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (24 sts)

Continue rounds without increasing

Round 5 to 9: ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. Leave the loop, do not fasten off. At this moment start to make an icing line before closing the top.

Decreasing and closing top

Round 10: ch 1, hdc in first st and next st, *hdc2tog (see special stitches), hdc in each of next 2 st; repeat * from around, join with sl st in first st. (18 sts including hdc2tog) Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Round 11: ch 1, hdc in first st, *hdc2tog, hdc in next st; repeat * from around, join with sl st in first st. (12 sts) Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Round 12: ch 1, (start from first st), hdc2tog around, join with sl st in first first hdc2tog. (6 hdc2tog) Fasten off and cut the yarn.
Leaving a 10-12” tail, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Thumb part

Join (C1) yarn at the first skipped st in round 3.
Round 1: ch 1, 9 hdc around the thumb hole including 2 side-sts in round 4 of the mitten, join with sl st in first st. (9 hdc)
Round 2 & 3: ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st. (9 hdc)
Round 4: ch 1, hdc in first st, hdc2tog (see special stitches) around, join with sl st in first st. (4 hdc2tog/1 hdc)
Leaving 10-12” tail, fasten off and cut the yarn.

Facial Features
Cheeks (make 2)

With (C3) yarn and US H/8, 5mm crochet hook, make an adjustable ring, 6 hdc into the ring, join with sl st in first st. Fasten off and leave about 10″ long yarn tail for attaching to the mittens.

Using buttons, sewing needles and with white thread, sew eyes on the round 7, about 1.5 stitches apart.
With (C2) yarn, surface slip stitch mouth line between 3 and 4 rounds of the mittens. Sew 2 cheeks at the end of the mouth lines.

Double ribbed cuff

Leaving 12″ long yarn tail for joining, join the (C2) yarn at one of the remaining loops in the foundation chain of the mitten. Using US H/8, 5mm crochet hook,

Step 1: ch 15, sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in each of the next 13 st, sl st to the next 2 remaining loops in the foundation chain of mitten. Turn the work. (14 sc)

Step 2: sc in BL of each st across, turn the work. (14 sts)

Step 3: ch 1, sc in BL of each st across, sl st to the next 2 remaining loops in the foundation chain of mitten. turn the work (14 sts)

Repeat steps 2 and 3 continuously around the mitten until the last loop of the foundation chain. Fasten off. Sew short rows together using the tapestry needle and yarn tail. Weave the ends.
Fold the cuff in half.