Crochet Family Mittens

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Yarnspirations Caron Colorama
• US I hook

Mittens - Toddler, Kid, Tween/Small Adult, Medium Adult, Large Adult
GAUGE: 3sc in round = 1"
CUFF
Ch (6, 8, 10, 10, 12) (For a longer cuff to fold over, work 4 more chs on foundation row)
Row 1: Sc (5, 7, 9, 9, 11 ) through the back loop only.
Repeat Row 1 for (5, 5.5, 7, 7.5, 8)"

Joining row: Ch 1, slip stitch one loop from working row to corresponding one loop from foundation chain. Repeat across the row to form a tube for the mitten cuff. Slip stitch row will imitate another rib in the pattern.
Hand foundation row: Ch 1, Sc (16, 18, 22, 24, 26) evenly around the cuff. Join with a slip stitch in first sc of cuff round, fasten off.

Choose a new color
Round 1: Join in any sc with a slip stitch. Ch 1, sc (16, 18, 22, 24, 26) around. Do not join. From here on out mitten is worked in a spiral. Use a split ring marker to keep track of the beginning of the round.
Round 2: Sc in first sc of row previous. Work (8, 9, 11, 12, 13) stitches, sc 2 in next stitch, work until marker. 1 stitch increased. {17, 19, 23, 25, 27}
Round 3: Mark the (9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th) stitch with a split ring marker in a contrasting color.
Round 4: Crochet until 2 sc before marked stitch, Sc 2 in next stitch, Sc next stitch, sc next stitch replacing marker, sc next stitch, sc 2 in next stitch, sc to end of round.
Repeat Row 4 (3, 3, 4, 4, 5) times more. {25, 27, 33, 35, 39}
Thumb separation row: Work until (3, 3, 4, 4, 4 )stitches before thumb marker. Remove marker. Ch 2, Skip (7, 7, 9, 9, 9 ) sc work to end of row.
Work until thumb ch space. 1 sc into each ch, working through one loop of the ch only. (You will add the thumb using the remaining loop) {20, 22, 26, 28, 32}
Work an additional (3, 4, 5, 7, 7 ) rows.

Continue to the corresponding size to finish mitten tops.

Toddler:
Round 1: (Sc 3, sc2tog) around.
Round 2: (Sc 2, sc2tog around.
Round 3: (Sc 1, sc2tog) around.
Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends. Continue to thumb.

Kid:
Round 1: (Sc 3, sc2tog, sc 4, sc2tog) around.
Round 2: (Sc 2, sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog) around.
Round 3: (Sc 1, sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog) around
Round 4: (Sc2tog, sc 1, sc2tog) around.
Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends. Continue to thumb.

Tween / Adult Small
Round 1: (Sc 4, sc2tog, sc 5, sc2tog) around.
Round 2: (Sc 3, sc2tog, sc 4, sc2tog) around.
Round 3: (Sc 2, sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog) around.
Round 4: (Sc 1, sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog) around.
Round 5: (sc2tog, sc 2, sc2tog) around.
Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends. Continue to thumb.

Adult Medium:
Round 1: (Sc 5, sc2tog) around.
Round 2: (Sc 4, sc2tog) around.
Round 3: (Sc 3, sc2tog) around.
Round 4: (Sc 2, sc2tog) around.
Round 5: (Sc 1, sc2tog) around.
Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends. Continue to thumb.

Adult Large:
Round 1: (Sc 6, sc2tog) around.
Round 2: (Sc 5, sc2tog) around.
Round 3: (Sc 4, sc2tog) around.
Round 4: (Sc 3, sc2tog) around.
Round 5: (Sc 2 sc2tog) around.
Round 6: (Sc 1, sc2tog) around.
Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends. Continue to thumb.

Thumbs
Using a third color, join in right corner of thumb hole. Sc across the (7, 7, 9, 9, 9 ) previously skipped stitches, working 2 scs in the (4, 4, 5, 5, 5) the sc. Sc in left over loops from ch 2 of thumb hole. {10, 10, 12, 12, 12}
Begin working thumb in the round. Place split ring marker at beginning of the round. Work (3, 4, 4, 5, 6) rows.
Decrease row: Sc2tog around. Slip stitch in next stitch. Snip yarn, leaving a long tail. Use the tail to weave in and out of the remaining stitches to cinch tight. Tie off and weave in ends.