Keep your hands warm and your fingers available with a cozy pair of crochet fingerless gloves! From classic designs to trendy textures and lacy elegance, these patterns cater to every skill level and personal taste!
I recently went down a rabbit hole of making crochet mittens. The search left me with a huge list of patterns and a bag of yarn (odd how that happens isn’t it?).
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After I made a few pairs I realized how much I needed something to keep my hands warm without cutting off access to my fingers. Believe it or not, as a person who pays her bills with a website, I have to do a lot of typing!
The obvious solution was to turn some of that yarn into crochet fingerless gloves!
I was pleasantly surprised to find a ton of free fingerless glove patterns available for every kind of yarn you can imagine in all sorts of different stitches.
After weeding through hundreds of patterns I came up with this list of 24 and there really is something for everyone! From simple & practical to ornate and purely decorative you’re sure to find something you love and perhaps a gift idea for everyone on your list!
Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Welcome to the realm of crochet fingerless gloves, where fashion meets function in the most charming way. These versatile accessories are the perfect blend of warmth and style, making them a must-have addition to any winter wardrobe!
This fingerless glove pattern uses bulky yarn for a quick finishing making them a perfect last-minute gift! The pattern includes three sizes: child, Adult S/M & Adult L/XL
If you're a beginner and you're looking to dip your toe into crocheted wearables this is a great place to start! This pattern uses basic stitches like the single & double crochet, and includes a ton of helpful pictures AND a video!
Beginner tip: skip the roving yarn and use something that's easy to pull apart when you inevitably counter wrong and have to redo something
This simple pattern uses a few post stitches to add detail and would be a great option for showing off a medium weight striping or color-changing yarn
The TC Crochet Fingerless Mittens feature a subtle peak of color thanks to rows of single crochet in a contrasting yarn.
Even better, since they're made in rounds you never have to cut the yarn when you switch colors so you won't end up with a million ends to weave in!
The Ginger Spice fingerless gloves work up SO QUICKLY you won't believe it. I made a pair in Charisma yarn in about an hour and my daughter hasn't stopped scheming the best way to steal them!
The pattern includes two sizes, S/M and L/XL and uses bulky yarn.
I'll be honest, the black and green witchy vibes were really what caught my attention but these wrist warmers look just as cute in a solid color.
The pattern includes small, medium and large sizes
If you're looking to take your colorwork up a notch without committing to a sweater or blanket give the Seaside Fingerless Gloves are the perfect project for you!
The pattern includes 3 sizes and uses 4 complementary colors of worsted-weight yarn.
Shells are one of my favorite crochet stitches, they're really unique to crocheting and I love how simple they are while looking incredibly complicated.
This pattern is written in US terms, UK terms and is also translated into Dutch
I don't need to tell you know cute these Fx Fingerless Gloves are, you have eyes!
Instead, I'll tell you how lovely ChiWei of 1 Dog Woof is, years (and years) ago we were in a blogging group together and she was nice enough to write a guest post for this blog during my wedding chaos.
I doubt she even remembers me at this point but the world needs good people and she's definitely one of them!
This is the least practical pattern on the list but my Halloween-loving heart couldn't ignore it.
The pattern is written in UK terminology so keep that in mind my fellow US crocheters
Moving from the least practical to the most complex, the Sparkler Mitts use short rows and a fascinating construction method for a really cool outcome.
This is the kind of pattern where you really need to focus on what you're doing!
The V-Stitch Wristwarmers don't have a thumb hole and I guess are not technically fingerless gloves but I love the look of the alternating rows of V-stitches and single crochets so I'm including them anyway!
This pattern uses a DK (or 3) weight yarn and comes in one size with directions for a matching cowl
If you're looking for a scrap buster, this is the pattern for you!
Each row is made in a different color and would be just as pretty in an ombre from dark to light as it is in rainbow
These adorable fingerless gloves really shine in a single color that shows off the stitch definition.
Another project that uses multiple colors to create a pattern, these plaid arm warmers are made with worsted weight yarn and feature an optional bow for a little extra detail
The Aspen Fingerless Gloves use the alpine stitch to give them their beautiful texture. It's an easy two-row repeat that doesn't take a lot of brain power to keep track of!
If you're in the market for something lacier and more decorative I'd like to introduce the Madison Fingerless Gloves!
This pattern used worsted weight yarn and recommends changing up the hook size to adjust the size.
I love the idea of cables but to be honest they overwhelm me, that's not a problem with this pattern and it's clever faux cables!
This pattern uses 140 yards of worsted-weight yarn
Thanks to Tunisian crochet you can get the look of knotted arm warmers (with skulls!) without needing to master the witchcraft that is knitting.
This pattern comes in two sizes,
Another lacy option, this one manages to be both delicate and lacy as well as warm!
The Primrose and Proper fingerless gloves are worked flat before being sewn into their final shape.
The Puff Stich Fingerless Gloves combine sock yarn and puff stitches for a bubbly texture that isn't super bulky.
The Bauble Fingerless Glove pattern features a stitch we haven't seen yet, the bead stitch! If you aren't familiar there is a handy tutorial linked in the pattern.
This pattern includes S, M & L sizes
This may be the most unique pattern on this list and it really makes me want to conquer my irrational fear of crocheting spirals.
The Ammonite is used as a closure along with a button to get a perfect fit
It seems like the Granny Square is just about everyone's introduction to crocheting so it only makes sense that I'd include a pair of fingerless gloves featuring them!
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