How to crochet bear footprints mittens

How to crochet bear footprints mittens

Materials

Grey yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Black yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Crochet hook (size 3.5mm) to crochet mittens

Crochet hook (size 3.0mm) to crochet the double crochet part (Rows 19 and 20)

Crochet hook (size 2.5mm) to make the footprints

Stitch Markers 

Yarn needle

Scissors

Size: 1 - 2 years

Instructions

ROW 1: Make 6 single crochet inside magic ring. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: Make 1 increase (that is 2 single crochet in the same stitch) for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start the row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 3: Make 1 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 4: Make 2 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

​ROW 5: Make 3 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROWS 6 – 18: Make 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Directly make 1 single crochet in order to start each following row. Mark the beginning of each row with a stitch marker.

Now we’ve finished row 18.

It’s the only one that I close with a slip stitch.

Rows 19 and 20: Do them with 3.0 mm crochet.

ROW 19: Go up with 3 chains, 1 double crochet for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Close the row with a slip stitch.

ROW 20: Go up with 3 chains. Make 1 double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the front part (front post double crochet). Make a double crochet taking the double crochet from the previous row from the back part (back post double crochet). Repeat until the end of the row. Close the row with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

Cord

·         Take 2 strands of grey yarn (30 cm each)

·         Make a knot at the tip

·         Weave the strands of yarn

·         Make a final knot

·         Insert the cord in the double crochet (row 19 and 20)

Footprints

Use black yarn with 2.5mm crochet

For small circles

·         Make 3 magic ring of 4 single crochet each

For the big circle    

         

ROW 1: Make 6 single crochet inside magic ring. Close the row with a slip stitch.

ROW 2: Make 1 increase (that is 2 single crochet in the same stitch) for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Close the row with a slip stitch.

ROW 3: Make 1 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.  Close the row with a slip stitch.

ROW 4: Make 2 single crochet and 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row. Close the row with a slip stitch.

To assemble the mittens:

•        Locate the circles in the mittens

•        Sew each circle

We’ve now completed. I hope you enjoyed it. Until next time…