Santa Helper Crochet Mittens Free Pattern

Here is the 4th pattern of the holiday crochet mittens series. These Santa Helper crochet mittens, perfect for everyday use in Christmas times.

Since these Elf-inspired mitten easy and fast to make with basic crochet stitches, you can gift them, donate or keep them. Also, you can pair these mittens with the Santa Helper Hat Pattern previously published on the blog.

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The Santa Helper 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. You can check out the other holiday mittens, Snowman, Santa, Christmas Pudding crochet mittens previously published on the blog. 

Gifting season is coming soon!

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.

Skill Level: Easy

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

(I used)
– Ice Yarn Favorite (100% Acrylic; 229 yards [210 meters] / 100g) 
– 50 yards of White (C1), 50 yards of Red (C2), 50 yards of Green (C3)
– US I/9, 5.5mm crochet hook
– US H/8, 5mm crochet hook
– Tapestry needle for weaving ends

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

About the pattern

The crochet Santa Helper (Elf) mittens pattern comes in child size.
This pattern is simple and fast to crochet with half double crochet and single crochet stitches.
The double ribbed cuff gives an extra coziness and keep the mittens fitted to your hand and hold well.
The pattern has 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.
• Then follow the decreasing and close the top of the selected pattern.
• 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: with (C2), 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 & 6: with (C1), ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st.
Round 7: with (C2), ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st.
Round 8: ch 1, hdc in each st around, join with sl st in first st.
Round 9: with (C1), ch 1, hdc in 3rd loop of each st around, join with sl st in first st.

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: with (C2), 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 (C2) 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.

Double ribbed cuff

Leaving 12″ long yarn tail for joining, join the (C3) 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.