Popcorn Mittens by Sandra de Blécourt Dalsberg

Popcorn Mittens

Crochet
January 2015
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
18 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Popcorn pattern (three SC rows and one popcorn row of * PC, 5DCs *, rep from * to *.
5.0 mm (H)
153 - 164 yards (140 - 150 m)
adult female, adult male, teenager
English

The pattern is written for adult women.

Mitten measurements:

Top to bottom: 24-25 cm / 9.5 inches
Cuff width: 6 cm / 2.4 inches
Hand width: 7 cm / 2.8 inches
Remember that woolen yarn allows for some stretch. My own wrist circumference is 18 cm / 7 inches, and these mittens fit me like a glove!

The cuff length can be adjusted simply by adding or removing some stitches. If you like a wider cuff, I can recommend working all the cuff stitches as SCs on all rows (i.e. no short rows). This will result in a cuff measurement of approx. 7 cm / 2.8 inches. Once again, remember woolen yarn’s stretching qualities!

The hand part is worked on all rows according to the four-row-sequence. The popcorn-rows are defining for the pattern, using alternations of popcorn stitches and double crochets. For smaller sizes one can choose to remove 1 or 2 DCs between each pair of popcorns, or even removing an entire popcorn segment (6 stitches, 1PC and 5DCs). A simple way to accommodate a large hand is to add some stitches to the bottom part of the hand, leaving the rest of the pattern unchanged.

The pattern can easily be adjusted to accommodate men by working one extra repetition of the “four rows” on each side of the mittens and adding 2 stitches to the top segment.
Popcorns can be replaced by regular DCs.