Crochet cable fingerless mittens

Create these beautiful crochet cable fingerless mittens!

These fingerless mittens work up quickly and have such cute detail! The design gives a lot of texture detail while still being easy to make. Cables can get confusing, this is a great alternative to get the detail you want with less complicated stitches!

The final fingerless mittens measure approx. 7.5″ long and 4.25″ wide.

Be sure to check out my matching braided cable headband pattern!

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Materials:

H hook, 5.00 mm
Tapestry needle
Medium worsted weight yarn (4). I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in “Graphite” and “Gray Mist”. Lion Brands Vanna’s Choice is also a favorite yarn of mine and great to work with.

Abbreviations:

ch- chain

st(s)- stitch(es)

sc- single crochet

dc- double crochet

fpdc- front post double crochet

sk- skip

sl st- slip stitch

Special Stitches:

Puff Stitch:

Yarn over and insert your hook in the stitch and pull up a loop, yarn over and insert hook in same st and pull up another loop, repeat this process two more times (4 total), yarn over and pull through all stitches on hook. 1 puff made.

Note:

Ch 1, 2 in the beginning of each row doesn’t count as first sc/dc.

Pattern:

Cuff (left and right hand):

Ch 10

Row 1: Sc in back loop of second ch from the hook and each back loop to end (9).

Rows 2-18: Sc in back loops, ch 1, turn. (9)

Fold in half and sl st the front loops only and other end together.

Right Hand:

Round 1: Ch 1, evenly space 25 sc around (sts will be close together), sl st to join (25).

Row 2: Ch 2, dc next 5 sts, sk next st, puff in next, ch 1, puff in same st, sk next st, dc next 17 sts, sl st to join (25).

Row 3: Ch 2, dc next 5 sts, fpdc next, puff in middle of puff from previous row, ch 1, puff in same st, fpdc next st, dc next 17 sts, sl st to join (25).

Row 4: Ch 2, dc next 5 sts, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, puff in middle of puff from previous row, ch 1, puff in same st, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, dc next 17 sts, sl st to join (25).

Row 5: Repeat row 4.

Row 6: Ch 2, dc next 5 sts, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, puff in middle of puff from previous row, ch 1, puff in same st, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, dc next 5 sts, ch 4 (for thumb) sk next 4 sts, dc next 8 sts, sl st to join (21).

Row 7: Ch 2, dc next 5 sts, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, puff in middle of puff from previous row, ch 1, puff in same st, fpdc around previous rows fpdc, dc next 17 sts, sl st to join (dc in each ch you made for thumb in previous row) (25).

Rows 8-9: Repeat row 4.

Row 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around, sl st to join and fasten off (25).

Weave in ends.

Left Hand: