Quick Donation Mittens: Free Crochet Pattern

If you’re looking for the perfect thing to whip up and donate this winter, these quick Donation Mittens could be the ticket! Available in three sizes, these mittens work up FAST and use stash yarn. Perfect!

Quick Donation Mittens: Free Crochet Pattern

I can’t believe we’ve already made it to the final pattern in the 2025 Donation Crochet Series. For this installment we are working up super quick, super warm mittens that we can crank out for donations to our local shelters.

Grab your yarn and let’s make some Donation Mittens!

This pattern comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large. For this pattern we are using two strands of worsted weight acrylic together. I am using Brava Worsted (or Tweed) for some and Worsted yarn with remnants of Chroma Worsted I had on hand.

These are a super cute scrap project if you want to stash bust some of your yarn scraps! These mittens really don’t take long at all to make, and we aren’t using much yarn either. Great win for everyone!

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn (held double stranded)
-approx. (220, 240, 260) yards total per pair

Crochet hook in size J/6mm or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge: 8 sts x 6 rows = 3” square using Half Double Crochet

Pattern Notes:

Pattern written using US terms.

The chain at the beginning of each round does not count as a stitch.

Magic Circle alternative = ch-4, sl st to first chain made.

On mitten, even numbered rounds are “Right Side”.

BLO = Back Loop Only

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Sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Pattern (S, M, L):

Round 1: Magic Circle, ch-1, 10hdc in circle. Join to top of first st. (10)

Round 2: Ch-1, turn, * hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first st. (15)

Rounds 3 through 11: Ch-1, turn, hdc in each st around. Join to top of first st. (15)

*weave in the beginning yarn tail before you get too far…

Round 12: Ch-1, turn, hdc in next 12 sts, ch-(6, 8, 10), sk-last 3 sts. Join to top of first st. (18, 20, 22)

Rounds 13 through (16, 16, 18) repeat round 3 (18, 20, 22)

Round (17, 17, 19): Ch-1, turn, hdc2tog, hdc in each remaining st around. Join to top of first st. (17, 19, 21)

Round (18, 18, 20): repeat round 3 (17, 19, 21)

Cuff:

Row 1: Ch-9, sl st in BLO of each ch to mitten. Sl st to corresponding st on mitten. (8)

Row 2: sl st to next open st on mitten. Turn, sl st in BLO of each st to end. (8)

Row 3: Ch-1, turn, sl st in BLO of each st to mitten. Sl st to corresponding st on mitten. (8)

Rows 4 through (17, 19, 21): alternate previous two rows.

Sl st closed. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Thumb:

Looking at thumbhole with the cuff toward you, attach in far right chain as pictured… (left chain if you’re left handed) Leave a long-ish tail to cinch up any holes.

Round 1: Ch-1, hdc in same as join and hdc in next (5, 7, 9) sts, hdc2tog using side of st, hdc on next 2 sts, hdc2tog. Join to top of first st made. (10, 12, 14)

Round 2: Ch-1, turn, hdc2tog, hdc in each st around. Join to top of first st made. (9, 11, 13)

Round 3: Ch-1, turn, hdc in all but last two sts, hdc2tog. Join to top of first st made. (8, 10, 12)

Rounds 4 through 6: Ch-1, turn, hdc in each at around. Join to top of first st made. (8, 10, 12)

Round 7: Ch-1, turn, hdc2tog (4, 5, 6) times. Join to top of first st made. (4, 5, 6)

Fasten off leaving a long enough tail to cinch closed. Weave in ends.

I hope you’ve loved the 2025 Donation Crochet Series and that you’ve been able to make, or plan to make, many of the items shared throughout the year. Stay tuned for the NEW series to be announced! It will start on the second Friday in January. Can’t wait!

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