Heavenly Herringbone Crochet Mittens. Dazzle your way through Winter with warm and cozy crochet mittens designed to keep you extra snug and fashionable. The interesting herringbone single crochet stitch works up thick and squishy. Add a strand of lace mohair for a fuzzy extra-thick mitten. Pattern includes sizing from baby to adult. Video tutorial on YouTube included.
I love crocheting new and interesting crochet stitches The Herringbone Single Crochet Stitch is a modern and beautiful stitch that has quickly become one of my favourites. This crochet stitch works up surprisingly thick and cozy, making it the perfect stitch for warm winter crochet mittens. I also designed a matching crochet hat. You can find the Free crochet hat pattern on my blog at the link below.
I’m sure you’re wondering how to crochet the Herringbone Single Crochet stitch and you may also be a little intimidated to try it. Don’t worry, because I cover how to crochet the herringbone single crochet mittens with a full video tutorial. I work through the crochet stitch slowly and in detail in my how-to crochet mittens video.
Table of Contents
The Yarn
The yarn used to crochet the Heavenly Herringbone Crochet Mittens pattern is Swish worsted weight from WeCrochet. Swish is a 100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool. It’s a worsted weight yarn #4 weight and is on the light side. This yarn is so soft and squishy it should have been named squish instead of swish. For an extra thick and fuzzy mitten add a strand of Aloft super kid mohair.
Substitutes
If you’re looking for a yarn substitute I’ve listed a few that I think will work well. Make sure to meet the pattern gauge of 9 sts and 7 rows in 2″ when crocheting the crochet mittens so that the sizing will be correct.
#4 yarn, 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon
100g/198yards
#4 yarn, 80% Acrylic 20% Superwash Wool
100g/208yards
#4 yarn, 100% Premium Acrylic
100g/218yards
100% Peruvian Highland Wool
50g/110yards
The Hook
I used the Majestic wooden crochet hooks from WeCrochet. They come in a crochet hook set with 8 sizes ranging from 3.5mm to 6.5mm. I find them easy to work with and very well suited for crocheting the herringbone single crochet stitch.
Keep scrolling for the Free Herringbone crochet mitten pattern. I also have the Ad-Free PDF you can purchase on RAVELRY OR ETSY. Or purchase the Digital and interactive pattern on RIBBLR.
Purchase the Ad-Free Heavenly Herringbone Hat & Mitten PDF Set on Etsy
Yarn Requirments
Baby (Toddler, Child, Ladies, Mens)
Swish Worsted Weight by WeCrochet
100% Fine Superwash Merino Wool, 110yds/50g
Shown in Frosting, Wonderland, Squirrel and Dove Heather
1 ( 1, 2, 2, 3) balls/45 (85, 125, 180, 240) yards
Optional: 1 ball of Aloft all sizes
Materials
4.5mm/G+-7 & 5mm/H-8 Majestic Crochet Hook (or hook needed to obtain gauge)
Sizing
Baby (Toddler, Child, Ladies, Men’s)
Gauge
Herringbone Pattern: 9 sts and 7 rows = 2″ in hbsc 5mm hook
Band: 10 sts and 10 rows = 2″ in sc blo 4.5mm hook
Abbreviations
blo – Back Loop Only, ch – Chain, flo – Front Loop Only, hbsc – Herringbone Single Crochet, rep – Repeat, RS- Right Side, sc – Single Crochet, sl – Slip, sp – Space, st(s) – Stitch(es), WS – Wrong Side
Video
A full video tutorial for how to crochet herringbone single crochet mittens is available HERE
Special Stitches
Hbsc – Herringbone Single Crochet: Insert hook through the vertical bar of the previous single crochet stitch, insert hook into the next stitch and pull up a loop, YO (yarn over) and pull through all three loops on the hook.
Hbsc2tog – Herringbone Single Crochet Decrease: Insert hook through the vertical bar of the previous single crochet stitch, insert hook into the next 2 stitches and pull up a loop, YO (yarn over) and pull through all four loops on the hook.
Reverse sc: Bring the working yarn towards the front of your work, insert the crochet hook into the first stitch from the back to the front (working in reverse), YO, pull up a loop, YO and pull through both loops on the hook.
Reverse Hbsc: Bring the working yarn towards the front of your work, insert hook through the last vertical bar on the WS of work from right to left, insert the hook into the next stitch from back to front (working in reverse), YO, pull up a loop, YO and pull through all three loops on the hook.
Sc2tog – Single Crochet Decrease: Insert hook into the next 2 stitches and pull up a loop, YO (yarn over) and pull through all three loops on the hook.
Construction
The Heavenly Herringbone Crochet Mittens are worked from the cuff up. The cuff is worked in rows from the side across and then joined. The mitten is worked in rounds, and each round is turned for the herringbone effect. The mitten and thumb can easily be customized for a long or shorter fit—tutorial for toddler size on YouTube https://youtu.be/flB8hJ-trTA.
Sizing Chart
Pattern – Heavenly Herringbone Crochet Mittens
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Sizes: Baby (Toddler, Child, Ladies, Men’s)
A helpful tip for keeping the correct stitch count is to place a st marker in the first and last st of every round. All sizes are listed separately.
Baby Herringbone Crochet Mittens: Make 2
Cuff
Row 1 (WS): With smaller hook, ch 13, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn—12 sts.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (not included as a st, here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—12 sts.
Rows 3-18: Rep row 2, after last row ch 1
to join the cuff, fold the cuff in half with RS facing. Sl st the last row to row 1, working through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
Body
Body
Setup Round: Ch 1, evenly work 18 sc sts around the band (1 st/ row), sl st in the first sc to join—18 sts. Change to larger hook.
Round 1 (Incr.): With larger hook, ch 1 (not incl. as a st here and throughout), sc in first, hbsc in next 2 sts, 2 hbsc in next st, *1 hbsc in next 3 sts, 2 hbsc in next; rep from * around, end with 1 hbsc in last 2 sts, sl st in the first sc to join, TURN—22 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—22 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—22 sts.
Rounds 4-6: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2. Depending on the size of babies hand, you can add additional repeats if needed. Then proceed to decrease round.
Round 7 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—11 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving.
With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the mittens. Weave in all ends.
Toddler Herringbone Crochet Mittens: Make
Cuff
Row 1 (WS): With smaller hook, ch 17, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn—16 sts.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (not included as a st, here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—16 sts.
Rows 3-22: Rep row 2, after last row ch 1 to join the cuff, fold the cuff in half with RS facing. Sl st the last row to row 1, working through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
Body
Setup Round: Ch 1, evenly work 22 sc sts around the band (1 st/ row), sl st in the first sc to join—22 sts. Change to larger hook.
Round 1 (Incr.): With larger hook, ch 1 (not incl. as a st here and throughout), sc in first, hbsc in next 2 sts, 2 hbsc in next st, *1 hbsc in next 3 sts, 2 hbsc in next; rep from * around, end with 1 hbsc in last 2 sts, sl st in the first sc to join, TURN—27 sts.
Round 2:
Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—27 sts.
Round 3:
Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—27 sts.
Round 4:
Rep round 2.
Separate Thumb and Upper hand
Round 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each of next 7 sts, 2 hbsc in next st, sk 9 sts (leaving an opening for thumb), 2 hbsc next st, 1 hbsc next 8 sts, sl st in the first st to join—20 sts.
Continue working the upper hand of the mitten, leaving the thumb unworked.
Rounds 6-10: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2—20 sts.
Round 11 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—10 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving.
With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the mittens. Weave in all ends.
Thumb
Join yarn into the first skd st of round 5. Leave a long starting tail to seam the opening at the side of the thumb.
Round 1:
With larger hook, ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each skd st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—9 sts.
Round 2:
Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—9 sts.
Round 3 (Decr.):
Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, 1 hbsc in last st, sl st in the first st to join—5 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving. With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the thumb. Weave in all ends. With starting tail, sew the opening at the side of the thumb.
Child Herringbone Crochet Mittens: Make 2
Cuff
Row 1 (WS): With smaller hook, ch 19, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn—18 sts.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (not included as a st, here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—18 sts.
Rows 3-26: Rep row 2, after last row ch 1
to join the cuff, fold the cuff in half with RS facing. Sl st the last row to row 1, working through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
Body
Setup Round: Ch 1, evenly work 26 sc sts around the band (1 st/ row), sl st in the first sc to join—26 sts. Change to larger hook.
Round 1 (Incr.): With larger hook, ch 1 (not incl. as a st here and throughout), sc in first, hbsc in next 2 sts, 2 hbsc in next st, *1 hbsc in next 3 sts, 2 hbsc in next; rep from * around, end with 1 hbsc in last 2 sts, sl st in the first sc to join, TURN—32 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—32 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—32 sts.
Rounds 4-6: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2.
Separate Thumb and Upper hand
Round 7: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hbsc in next 3 sts, sk 12 sts (leaving an opening for thumb), 2 hbsc next 3 sts, 1 hbsc next 7 sts, sl st in the first st to join—26 sts.
Continue working the upper hand of the mitten, leaving the thumb unworked.
Rounds 8-14: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2—26 sts.
Round 15 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—13 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving.
With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the mittens. Weave in all ends.
Thumb
Join yarn into the first skd st of round 7.
Leave a long starting tail to seam the opening at the side of the thumb.
Round 1: With larger hook, ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each skd st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—12 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—12 sts.
Rounds 3-4: Rep rounds 1 & 2
Round 5 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—6 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving. With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the thumb. Weave in all ends. With starting tail, sew the opening at the side of the thumb.
Ladies Herringbone Crochet Mittens: Make 2
Cuff
Row 1 (WS): With smaller hook, ch 21, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn—20 sts.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (not included as a st, here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—20 sts.
Rows 3-28: Rep row 2, after last row ch 1
to join the cuff, fold the cuff in half with RS facing. Sl st the last row to row 1, working through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
Body
Setup Round: Ch 1, evenly work 28 sc sts around the band (1 st/ row), sl st in the first sc to join—28 sts. Change to larger hook.
Round 1 (Incr.): With larger hook, ch 1 (not incl. as a st here and throughout), sc in first, hbsc in next 2 sts, 2 hbsc in next st, *1 hbsc in next 3 sts, 2 hbsc in next; rep from * around, sl st in the first sc to join, TURN—35 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to
join, TURN—35 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—35 sts.
Rounds 4-8: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2.
Separate Thumb and Upper hand
Round 9: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hbsc in next 4 sts, sk 13 sts (leaving an opening for thumb), 2 hbsc next 4 sts, 1 hbsc next 7 sts, sl st in the first st to join—30 sts.
Continue working the upper hand of the mitten, leaving the thumb unworked.
Rounds 10-20: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2—30 sts.
Round 21 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—15 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving.
With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the mittens. Weave in all ends.
Thumb
Join yarn into the first skd st of round 9.
Leave a long starting tail to seam the opening at the side of the thumb.
Round 1: With larger hook, ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each skd st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—13 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—13 sts.
Rounds 3-6: Rep rounds 1 & 2
Round 7 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, 1 hbsc in last st, sl st in the first st to join—7 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving. With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the thumb. Weave in all ends. With starting tail, sew the opening at the side of the thumb.
Men’s Herringbone Crochet Mittens: Make 2
Cuff
Row 1 (WS): With smaller hook, ch 23, work 1 sc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn—22 sts.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 1 (not included as a st, here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—22 sts.
Rows 3-30: Rep row 2, after last row ch 1
to join the cuff, fold the cuff in half with RS facing. Sl st the last row to row 1, working
through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
Body
Setup Round: Ch 1, evenly work 30 sc sts
around the band (1 st/ row), sl st in the first sc to join—30 sts. Change to larger hook.
Round 1 (Incr.): With larger hook, ch 1 (not incl. as a st here and throughout), sc in first, hbsc in next st, 2 hbsc in next st, *1 hbsc in next 2 sts, 2 hbsc in next; rep from * around, sl st in the first sc to join, TURN—40 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to
join, TURN—40 sts.
Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—40 sts.
Rounds 4-10: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2.
Separate Thumb and Upper hand
Round 11: Ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each of next 6 sts, 2 hbsc in next 5 sts, sk 16 sts (leaving an opening for thumb), 2 hbsc next 5 sts, 1 hbsc next 7 sts, sl st in the first st to join—34 sts.
Continue working the upper hand of the mitten, leaving the thumb unworked.
Rounds 10-24: Rep rounds 2 & 3 ending with round 2—34 sts.
Round 25 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—17 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving.
With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the mittens. Weave in all ends.
Thumb
Join yarn into the first skd st of round 11.
Leave a long starting tail to seam the opening at the side of the thumb.
Round 1: With larger hook, ch 1, sc in first st, hbsc in each skd st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—16 sts.
Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in first st, reverse hbsc in each st around, sl st in the first st to join, TURN—16 sts.
Rounds 3-8: Rep rounds 1 & 2
Round 9 (Decr.): Ch 1, sc2tog across first 2 sts, *hbsc2tog across next 2 sts; rep from * around, sl st in the first st to join—8 sts. Fasten off with a tail for weaving. With tapestry needle weave through the flo of each st around, pull tight closing the top of the thumb. Weave in all ends. through the blo of each st across. Keep the seam to the outside of work.
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