Mitten Ornament/Gift Card Holder

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It’s week 2 of the six week Christmas ornament/gift card holder pattern series. This week I created an adorable little mitten with a snowflake detail!

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This mitten ornament/gift card holder is crocheted using size 10 crochet thread. There are no difficult stitches and you can easily whip one of these up in a short time.

I was actually thinking about making a whole slew of these for my tree this year, just because I thought they were so cute. You could make them all in one color for a more color-themed tree or you could make them in every color of the rainbow! How fun is that!

The ornament created for week 1 — the Stocking Ornament/Gift Card Holder (that you can see at the link if you missed it) included a crocheted hanger. This time, I found these sweet little wire hangers at Hobby Lobby and I couldn’t wait to use them. You have the option to use a crocheted hanger or the wire. The instructions for the crocheted hanger are at the end of the pattern.

This mitten ornament/gift card holder uses very little thread from one of those usually giant spools you can buy and thread is usually pretty inexpensive. You could probably make 50 mittens from one spool. (That’s just a guess, but I have a ton left over.)

Is that what the thread is called? A spool? Or would it be a skein? I don’t know. Spool sounds good. 😉 We’ll go with that.

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Mitten Ornament/Gift Card Holder

Materials Used:

• Aunt Lydia’s Crochet Thread Size 10 – Navy – 350 yds/320 m
• Artiste Crochet Thread Size 10 – Porcelain – 400 yds (I bought this at Hobby Lobby. Any white size 10 thread will work.)
• B (2.25mm) hook
• Tapestry Needle
• Wire ornament hanger (These are similar to what I used.)

Finished Size Approximately:

3”W x 4.25”H

Gauge:

17 sc stitches and 20 rows in a 2” square.

Special Stitches:

Front Post Double Crochet (Fpdc)

YO, insert hook from front to back, wrapping it around the dc post from the previous row. YO and pull back through. There are 3 loops on your hook. YO and draw through 2 loops, YO and draw through 2 loops.

Single Crochet 2 Together (sc2tog)

Insert hook into st, YO and draw back through st, insert hook into next indicated st, YO and draw back through st, YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook. A decrease was made.

Abbreviations:

YO – yarn over
FC – foundation chain
ch(s) – chain(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)
sc – single crochet
dc – double crochet
Fpdc – front post double crochet
sl st – slip stitch

Notes:

• The snowflake is crocheted separately and then tack stitched into place at the main points.
• This pattern is not written to work in the round, but you certainly can if you just keep track of your rows.

*** American crochet terms used throughout.

Instructions:

With Navy

FC: Ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form a loop.

Round 1: Ch 1, 8 sc in loop. Sl st in 1st st. (8 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (16 sc)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st* Repeat from * to * around. Sc in last st. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (24 sc)

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 2 sts *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts* Repeat from * to * around. Sc in last st. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (32 sc)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 3 sts *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts* Repeat from * to * around. Sc in last st. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (40 sc)

Round 6 – Round 22: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 39 sts. St st in 1st sc made of round. (40 sc)

Round 23: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, ch 12, sc in next st. Sc in next 38 sts. Sl st in 1st sc of round. (40 sc)

Note: The chain 12 forms a loop. Don’t skip any stitches on the main body of the mitten.

Round 24: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in each of the 12 chains. Sc in next 41 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (52 sc)

Round 25: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 51 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (52 sc)

Round 26: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 43 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (50 sc)

Round 27: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 41 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (48 sc)

Round 28: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 39 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (46 sc)

Round 29: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts,
sc in next 37 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (44 sc)

Round 30: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 35 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (42 sc)

Round 31: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 5 sts, sc2tog using next 2 sts, sc in next 33 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (40 sc)

Round 32 – Round 33: Ch 1, sc in same st ch 1 comes out of, sc in next 39 sts. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (40 sc)

Finish off.

Thumb

With Navy

Attach Navy to one of the loops around the thumb opening.

Round 1 – Round 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (12 sc)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc2tog 6 times. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (6 sc)

Round 7: Ch 1, sc2tog 3 times. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (3 sc)

Finish off. Leave a 3” – 4” tail and using a tapestry needle, finish sewing up the small hole that is left at the tip of the thumb. Weave in end.

Snowflake

With Porcelain

FC: Ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form a loop.

Round 1: Ch 1, 6 sc in loop. Sl st in 1st sc made of round. (6 sc)

Round 2: Ch 4, dc in same st ch 3 comes out of, ch 1 *(dc, ch 1, dc) all in next st, ch 1* Repeat from * to * around. Sl st in top of ch 3. (12 dc)

Round 3: Working in the next ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc). Sl st in next ch-1 space. *(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-1 sp, sl st in next ch-1 space* Repeat from * to * 4 more times. Finish off. Leave long tails for sewing.

Block snowflake, if desired.

Lay the snowflake on the mitten in the center. With a tapestry needle and the tail from the snowflake, tack stitch the snowflake into position.

Cuff

With Porcelain

Attach Porcelain where the Navy left off at the wrist portion of the mitten.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), dc in each st around. Sl st in the 1st dc made of round. (40 dc)

Round 2 – Round 3: Ch 3, Fpdc in next 2 sts *dc in next 2 sts. Fpdc in next 2 sts* Repeat from * to * around. Dc in last st. Sl st in the 1st dc made of round. (40 dc)

Finish off. Weave in any loose ends.

You can slip a wire ornament hanger into the cuff for hanging or you can attach the Navy on the inside of the glove to Row 33, ch 25 and sl st into the next st on Row 33.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Mitten Ornament/Gift Card Holder pattern!

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