Xmas Mittens - His and Hers Crochet Pattern

XMAS Mittens in Santa's colours

keep your hands warm and your fingertips free

these mittens were made to match the XMAS Hat

Yes, I know it is already one week into January 2018, Christmas and New Year have come and gone, and I have only just managed to catch up with myself after the holiday season. What about you?

I hope all of you have had a wonderful 2017 year with loads of crocheting under your belt. Hopefully this New Year 2018 you are ready to explore and try new crochet projects, new crochet skills and techniques. Also, may you manage to finish some of those projects which you started last year. 

I would love to hear about your crochet plans for this year, you can always share in the comments below or on my Crocknit Facebook page.

XMAS MITTENS CROCHET PATTERN

I have finally managed to complete the instructions for these mittens which I made in December to match the Xmas Hats my darling and I wore at Christmastime.

Xmas Mittens pattern is simply a striped crochet mitten and all you need to know is how to crochet in the round, how to single crochet, how to crochet in front and back loop, and how to change colour every round.

Best of all, you can make these mittens in any colour, they are not just for Christmas, same goes for the Xmas Hat. Choose whatever colour you like, it's always your choice. 

These crochet fingerless mittens are cosy and warm and there are still plenty of cold wintry days left for wearing these lovely Aran mittens this winter.

Suggested Yarn

I used the same Aran yarn for these mittens as for the Xmas Hat, Hayfield Bonus Aran with Wool. The Aran colours are Deep Red 830 and Ivory Aran 962.

You can substitute the yarn if you wish, just remember to check the YarnSub website, to get the best match.

XMAS Mittens - His and Hers Crochet Pattern

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PATTERN DETAILS:

DIFFICULTY:  Easy-Intermediate

SIZES:  Two (2) sizes - A - Adult Medium; B - Adult Large

MEASUREMENTS:
  
A - Circumference 8in (20cm); Length 6.75in (17cm) - will fit 7.5in (19cm) to 8.5in (22cm)

B - Circumference 10in (25cm); Length 8in (20cm) - will fit 9.5in (24cm) to 10.5in (27cm)

YARN USED:  Hayfield Bonus Aran with Wool ●  80% Acrylic 20% Wool ● 400g ● 920yds (840m)

YARDAGE: 
A - Approx. 125yd (114m); B - Approx. 165yd (151m)

TENSION:  15sts x 16 rows to 4in (10cm) in sc pattern stitch

NOTIONS:  5mm hook, Yarn needle

PATTERN NOTES:  Mitten Cuff is worked flat. Mitten body is worked bottom up in the round. Instructions in this pattern are for a two (2) colour mitten. Each round is completed before changing colour. Photographs accompany the written instructions at the end of this pattern.

This pattern is written in USA American Crochet Terms.

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XMAS MITTENS CROCHET PATTERN

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ciao, ciao!

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HAPPY CROCHET and a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018

“Another fresh new year is here . . .

Another year to live!

To banish worry, doubt, and fear,

To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me

To live each day with zest . . .

To daily grow and try to be

My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity

Once more to right some wrongs,

To pray for peace, to plant a tree,

And sing more joyful songs!”

(Poem: William Arthur Ward)

This poem says it all for me! These words are perfect for my New Year's resolution! Simple and to the point, to live my life to the fullest and to the best of my ability. To let go of fear and to enjoy every moment of every day, to free myself from worry and to release the need to be serious about trivial things, and most of all to allow love and laughter to surround me always!

What are your New Year Resolutions? Do you have any? Or don't you bother making any?

Did you know that about 4000 years ago, the ancient Babylonians were the first people to make New Year's resolutions? Each year in mid-March (the beginning of their year) when the crops were planted, celebrations were held in honour of the New Year!

(http://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions)

If you do make a New Year resolution for yourself, and you wish to share, please do so in the comments at end of blog OR on my Facebook page here.

In the meantime, I wish you all a Happy New Year and may you always have lots of sunshine, happiness, health and prosperity! May you always be happy!

May you ALL have wonderful 2018 year, crocheting and knitting many projects and conquering new techniques and stitches.

I would like to thank everyone who has supported my creative crochet and knit works during 2017.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH for buying my patterns and for your lovely comments. 

As soon as the holiday period is over I will be back in the New Year with new designs I managed to crochet and knit during December.

May the New Year 2018 bring you

Love, peace and happiness,

Now and Forever!

Ciao Ciao!

Copyright © 2008

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet

All Rights Reserved.

XMAS HATS - HIS AND HERS

XMAS Hat in Santa's colours

will keep your ears and head warm

this Christmas and during the cold winter months

This Christmas my darling and I are going to be wearing matching crochet hats in Santa's colours, just for a bit of fun! 

And so you can have some fun too, I have decided to give you a Christmas gift of this XMAS HAT Pattern. 

This stylish unisex crochet XMAS Hat is great for when the temperatures drop and the wind blows. It is designed with a crochet cotton lining which is soft on the skin and ever so comfortable to wear, while the crochet aran outer layer keeps your head warm and toasty.

XMAS Hat is a simple striped crochet hat with the added bonus of a cotton lining. All you need to know is how to crochet in the round, how to single crochet, how to crochet in the front loop and back loop, how to change colour every round.

Suggested Yarns

My two (2) favourites for this project are Hayfield Bonus Aran with Wool for the outer layer, and King Cole Cottonsoft DK for the inner lining. You will need two (2) hooks 5mm and 4.5mm. The aran colours I chose are: Deep Red 830 and Ivory Aran 962; and the cotton colour is: Ecru 711.

You can substitute the yarn if you wish, just remember to check the YARNSUB website, to get the best match.

This pattern was available as a LIMITED TIME FREE PATTERN until Christmas Day, offer ended Christmas morning GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

XMAS Hat Crochet Pattern 

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PATTERN DETAILS:

DIFFICULTY: Easy

SIZES: Two (2) sizes - A = Adult Medium; B = Adult Large

MEASUREMENTS:

A - Circumference 21in (53cm); Length 8.5in (22cm) - will fit 22in (56cm) 

B - Circumference 22.5in (57cm); Length 9in (23cm) - will fit 23in (58cm)

YARN USED: Hayfield Bonus Aran with Wool ● 80% Acrylic 20% Wool ● 400g ● 920 yds (840m)

YARDAGE: 

A - Approx. 60g = 138yd (126m) 

B - Approx. 70g = 161yd (147m)

TENSION: 15sts x 17 rows to 4in (10cm) in sc pattern stitch

NOTIONS: 5mm hook, Yarn needle

PATTERN NOTES: Hat is worked top down in the round. Instructions in this pattern are for a two (2) colour hat. Each round is completed before changing colour. Optional Lining instructions included.

This pattern is written in USA AMERICAN Crochet Terms.

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ENJOY AND MAY YOU HAVE A JOLLY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

BE CREATIVE

PLAY AND HAVE SOME FUN!

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SHARE YOUR CREATIONS 

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OR 

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Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
Copyright (C) 2008 Barbara Summers - All rights reserved.

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JUST for MEN - The Manly Washcloth

Real Men use Washcloths 

and these crochet washcloths are man-sized 

with the perfect texture for cleaning

and exfoliating manly bodies. 

Whether men admit to using a washcloth or not, one thing for sure is the fact that everyone benefits from a good scrub when in the bath or shower, and this manly SCRUB and RUB Washcloth is absolutely perfect for an entire body revitalizing wash. 

Men with beards, moustaches and bald heads can enhance their exfoliating regime by using a good sized, sturdy, washcloth made from a 100% cotton yarn. I designed the perfect washcloth for my man, and you can now make it too, I am sure your man will really appreciate this little handmade gift.

Suggested Yarn

I recommend a yarn which is 100% cotton and my favourite cotton yarns have always been Bendigo Woollen Mills from Australia, however now I have found a very good substitute here in the UK and it is King Cole Cottonsoft DK. Both cotton yarns are lovely and soft, and when they are wet, they are robust enough to give you a good scrub. 

However today I am will use Wendy Supreme Cotton, firstly because I hope it will be longer lasting and more robust with a good firm scrub, and secondly I have these lovely colours in my stash. 

You can substitute the yarn if you wish, just remember to check the YARNSUB website, to get the best match.

Stitch Pattern

This washcloth is made using half double crochet two together (hdc2tog) to create a knobbly textured fabric, you will need to be comfortable with working through the 5 loops on the hook. Also, I have used a 4ply for the main stitch and 8ply for the contrast stitch,  these two yarns work well together especially where the stitch changes to single crochet.

Are you ready? then let's get started with this FREE PATTERN for the SCRUB and RUB Manly Washcloth.

PATTERN DETAILS:

Yarn Used: MC - Wendy Supreme Cotton 4ply ● 100% Cotton ● 100g ● 267m (292 yds); and CC - Wendy Supreme Cotton DK ● 100% Cotton ● 100g ● 201m (220 yds)

Yardage: MC - 105m (115yd); CC - 26m (29yd)

Hook: 4mm

Notions: Yarn needle

Size: One (1) size

Measurements: approx. Length - 27cm (10.5in); Width 24cm (9.5in)

PATTERN NOTES: Washcloth is crochet flat. Border is crochet in the round. This washcloth is made using two (2) colours, and two (2) different yarn weights. Photographs accompany the written instructions of this pattern.

This pattern is written in USA AMERICAN Crochet Terms.

USA - American Crochet Terms		UK - British Crochet Terms
[ ] = work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
( ) = work instructions within parenthesis as directed, different sizes, total stitches
* = repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
** = repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions
Ch = chain
ch-sp/s = chain space/s
sc = single crochet		dc =double crochet
hdc = half double crochet		htr = half treble crochet
dc = double crochet		tr = treble crochet
tr = treble crochet		dtr = double treble crochet
dtr = double treble		ttr = triple treble
sl st = slip stitch
st/sts = stitch/es
cont = continue
rep = repeat
rnd = round
beg = begin/beginning
yo = yarn over	yrh = yarn round hook
FDC = foundationless double crochet	FTR = foundationless treble crochet
Esc = extended single crochet	Edc = extended double crochet
BL = back loop	blo = back loop only
FL = front loop	flo = front loop only
BPdc = back post double crochet	rtrb = raised treble back
FPdc = front post double crochet	rtrf = raised treble front
Abbreviations List ©2015  Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet.  All rights reserved.

SPECIAL STITCH: hdc2tog = half double crochet two together

Yarn over hook, insert hook in stitch, pull up a loop, 3 loops on hook, yarn over hook, insert hook in next st, pull up a loop, 5 loops on hook, yarn over hook, pull through all 5 loops on hook.

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PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS:

With 4mm hook and CC - DK yarn

Row 1: Ch36, TURN.

Row 2: Ch1, work in back bump of each ch st, sc in 2nd ch from hook, and each st to end. TURN. (36sts)

Change to MC - 4ply yarn

Row 3: Ch2, hdc2tog in first and second sc, *hdc2tog, in same sc as last st, then in next sc, rep from * to end, TURN. (35 clusters)

Row 4: Ch2, work the first insertion in the base of ch2, hdc2tog in first and second hdc2tog, * hdc2tog in the same place as last st, then in next hdc2tog, rep from * to end, work the last insertion in the top of ch2, TURN. (35 clusters)

Row 5 and 6: Rep Row 4

Change to CC - DK yarn

Row 7: Ch1, 2sc in first st, sc in next and each st to end, work last sc in the top of ch2, TURN. (36sts)

Row 8: Ch1, sc to end, TURN. (36sts)

Continue in pattern, changing colour as directed and repeating Rows 3-8.


Finish with Row 8. Do not cut yarn, hide all yarn ends before proceeding with Border.

Border

Continue with CC
2Sc in same st as last st in Row 8. *Continue along side of rows. (Sl st, ch1) in each hdc2tog row, and (sl st, ch1) once in between sc rows**. 3sc in next corner, sc in each st of foundation chain, 3sc in corner, rep from * to **, 2sc in last corner, invisible join.

Fasten off, hide ends.

If you wish you can make the washcloth shorter in length and more of a square by omitting the last repeat. The stitch pattern in the washcloth will stretch a little lengthwise after being used.

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Enjoy!

ciao, ciao!

Barbara Summers Hand Knit and Crochet   www.crocknit.com
Copyright (C) 2008 Barbara Summers - All rights reserved.

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