Hello! This is Kathy Olivarez, the designer behind Kathy’s Crochet Closet. I’m happy to be back on the Clover Blog with a new crochet project: the Bluff Trail Mitts!
The Bluff Trail Mitts are cozy handwarmers that are perfect for texting and typing. They allow your fingers to move freely while keeping your hands and wrists warm. If you are looking for a last-minute gift, you will be able to make these in a hurry! The mitts are a perfect match to the Bluff Trail Beanie, featured here on the Clover Blog in November, and the two projects would make a beautiful set!
The yarn I used for this project is Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, a super bulky weight yarn that comes in lots of beautiful colors. The hook is my favorite Clover Amour hook in the size M/N 9mm. This hook feels so comfortable in your hand and works beautifully with chunky yarn. The finished mitts will measure approximately 7 inches from top to bottom and should fit a medium/large woman’s hand.
Let’s get started!
Difficulty level: Easy
Materials
Loops & Threads Cozy Wool, CYC 6, super bulky weight yarn: 1 skein of Stone
Amour Crochet Hook M/N (9.0 mm) – Art. No 1056/MN
Jumbo Darning Needle Set – Art. No 340
Patchwork Scissors Mini – Art. No 493/CW
Abbreviations:
ch – chain
dc – double crochet
dcflo – double crochet front loop only
hdc – half double crochet
hdc2tog – half double crochet two together
sc – single crochet
scflo – single crochet front loop only
sl st – slip stitch
st – stitch
sts – stitches
Gauge: 9 rows of 8 single crochet = 4”
Pattern Notes:
- The first round is crocheted into the back ridge loops of the foundation chain.
- Join with slip stitch, unless directed to use the special join (see Stitch Notes).
- Turn at the end of the rounds as indicated.
- Some stitches are done in the front loop (the loop on the top of the stitch that is closest to you).
- The thumb holes are created in rounds 5-7.
- Some stitches are done in the third loop (the back horizontal loop under the top loops) of the half double crochet stitches. Here’s a video tutorial: Third Loop Tutorial
Stitch Notes:
Half Double Crochet Two Together – hdc2tog: Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, insert hook into next stitch, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops on hook
Special join: Remove loop from hook, insert hook in indicated stitch from the back, place loop back on hook, pull through stitch. Here’s a video tutorial: Special Join Tutorial
Mitts Instructions
Make two.
Foundation Chain: Ch 16. Join ends of chain as follows:
Remove the hook from the working loop.
Re-insert hook into the working loop from the back.
Insert hook into the first back ridge loop at the starting end of the chain. Make sure the chain isn’t twisted.
Pull the loop through. (Don’t yarn over.)
Pull gently on the working end of the yarn, making the yarn snug around the new working loop.
Continue as directed in round 1.
Round 1: Ch 2, hdc in second chain from hook, working in the back-ridge loops (see Pattern Notes) of starting chain, hdc in next st and in each st, join to first st, turn. (16 hdc)
Round 2: Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (8 scflo, 8 dcflo)
Round 3: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, join to first st, turn. (16 hdc)
Round 4: Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (8 scflo, 8 dcflo)
Thumb holes are created in next 3 rounds.
Round 5: Ch 1, hdc in each st around to last st, 2 hdc in last st, do not join, turn. (17 hdc)
Round 6: Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around to last st, scflo in last st, turn. (9 scflo, 8 dcflo)
Round 7: Ch 1, hdc in each st around to last 2 sts, hdc2TOG over last 2 sts, join to first st, turn. (15 hdc, 1 hdc2tog)
Round 8: Ch 1, scflo in first st, dcflo in next st, * scflo in next st, dcflo in next st, repeat from * around, join to first st, turn. (8 scflo, 8 dcflo)
Round 9: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, special join (see Stitch Notes) to first st, do not turn. (16 hdc)
Round 10: Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts (see Pattern Notes) hdc in each st around to last 2 sts, hdc2tog over last 2 sts, special join to first st, do not turn. (14 hdc, 1 hdc2tog)
Round 11: Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, hdc in each st around, special join to first st, do not turn. (15 hdc)
Round 12: Ch 1, working in the third loop on the back of the sts, sc in each st around, join to first st, fasten off, weave in ends.
I hope you love your new mitts!
If you have any questions, you can connect with me on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest. And if you’d like an ad-free PDF of this pattern, you can find it at a low cost on Etsy and Ravelry. Be sure to tag kathyscrochetcloset and Clover USA when you share your Bluff Trail Mitts on social media!
Happy crocheting!
