I was browsing through Pinterest the other day and came across a pair of crocheted hedgehog mittens. Being a skilled enough crocheter I don't buy things that I can make, so I decided to try making them myself and ended up creating my own pattern. These mittens are a little different from the ones that I saw, but they are equally cute and very warm! I made them in an adult size, but it would be really easy to adjust the pattern to any size you need.
To make these you need a little experience in crocheting.
Ok, so let's begin!
What you'll need:
J/10 6.00mm hook
Oatmeal color yarn
Black yarn
Smokey brown or Coffee brown color yarn ( i used "I love this yarn" brand from Hobby Lobby, but you can use any yarn and any color you prefer)
A pair of scissors
A tapestry needle
Good mood :)
I will use the following abbreviations:
SC - single crochet
SC decrease - single crochet decrease
HDC - half double crochet
DC - double crochet
Also at the end of each round I give you a number in the brackets that says how many stitches around you should have in total.
When you're all ready to go, start the left mitten:
Beginning the Smokey brown color yarn:
Chain 9. SC in the second stitch from the hook. SC all around (you should have 8 SC) Chain 1 and turn.
Now we'll be making a Rib stitch to create a wrist part of your mittens:
SC in the back loop of the SC from the previous row. Repeat in every SC of the row. Chain 1 and turn.
Continue doing that untill you have 10 ribs on your piece or until it wraps around your wrist not too tight, not too loose.
Crochet it all together like in this picture below:
Round 1: Make 20 SC around, slip stitch in the first single crochet, chain 2, turn;
Round 2: DC in every stitch around, chain 2, turn. (20)
Round 3: DC in the first stitch, Bobble stitch in the next, repeat four times (you should have 5 DC + 5 Bobble stitches = 10 stitches) DC the rest 10 stitches, chain 2, turn. ( 20)
Round 4: HDC in the first stitch, SC in the top of the Bobble stitch, repeat four times, HDC in the rest 10 stitches, chain 4 and slip stitch in the first HDC (this will create an opening for the thumb), chain 2 and turn; (24)
In this picture you can see how I crochet the HDC in the top of the bobble stitch:
Round 6: HDC in the first stitch, SC in the top of the Bobble stitch, repeat four times, HDC in the rest 10 stitches, SC decrease, slip stitch to the first HDC 20
Round 7: DC in the first stitch, Bobble stitch in the next, repeat four times (you should have 5 DC + 5 Bobble stitches = 10 stitches) DC the rest 10 stitches, chain 2, turn. ( 20)
Round 8: HDC in the first stitch, SC in the top of the Bobble stitch, repeat four times, HDC in the rest 10 stitches, slip stitch in the first HDC, chain 2, turn
Round 9 - 14: Repeat round 7 and 8 one after the other. (20)
You should have a total of 6 rows of bobble stitches and 6 rows of HDC/SC in between.
Switch to the oatmeal color yarn.
Round 15: SC around (20)
Round 16: SC in the first two, SC decrease, repeat all around (15)
Round 17: SC in the first three, SC decrease, repeat all around (12)
Round 18: SC in the first two, SC decrease, repeat all around (9)
Round 19: SC, SC decrease, repeat around (6)
Round 20: SC, SC decrease, repeat (4)
Round 21: two SC decreases, fasten off
Take the black yarn and a tapestry needle and stitch around the tip of the mitten to create a little hedgehog nose. Make two stitches for the eyes at the second row from the dark yarn, with three DC in between them.
Round 1 and 2 the same as in the left
Round 3: 10 DC, 1 Bobble in the next, 1 DC in the next stitch / 5 times = 10 stitches, slip stitch tothe first DC, chain 2, turn (20)
Round 4: 10 HDC, 1 SC in the top of the bobble stitch, 1 HDC / 5 times = 10 stitches, chain 4, slip stitch to the first HDC, chain 2, turn (24)
Round 5: 10 DC, 1 Bobble in the next, 1 DC in the next stitch / 5 times = 10 stitches, 2 SC decreases, slip stitch to the first DC, chain 2, turn (22)
Round 6: 10 HDC, 1 SC in the top of the bobble stitch, 1 HDC / 5 times = 10 stitches, SC decrease, slip stitch to the first HDC (20)
Round 7: 10 DC, 1 Bobble in the next, 1 DC in the next stitch / 5 times = 10 stitches, slip stitch to the first DC, chain 2, turn (20)
Round 8: 10 HDC, 1 SC in the top of the bobble stitch, 1 HDC / 5 times = 10 stitches, slip stitch to the first HDC, chain 2, turn (20)
Round 9 - 14: Repeat round 7 and 8 one after the other. (20)
You should have a total of 6 rows of bobble stitches and 6 rows of HDC/SC in between.
Switch to the oatmeal color yarn.
Round 15: SC around (20)
Round 16: SC in the first two, SC decrease, repeat all around (15)
Round 17: SC in the first three, SC decrease, repeat all around (12)
Round 18: SC in the first two, SC decrease, repeat all around (9)
Round 19: SC, SC decrease, repeat around (6)
Round 20: SC, SC decrease, repeat (4)
Round 21: two SC decreases, fasten off
Take the black yarn and a tapestry needle and stitch around the tip of the mitten to create a little hedgehog nose. Make two stitches for the eyes at the second row from the dark yarn, with three DC in between them.
The thumb pattern:
Magic Ring, 4 SC in a ring,
Round 1: 2 SC in each stitch (8)
Round 2 - 10: SC in each stitch (8)
Make more or less rounds if necessary.
Attach the thumb to the opening in the mitten.
Take care and come back for more! :)
