Keep warm and stylish throughout the year with these free and easy crochet patterns for fingerless gloves.
Fingerless gloves are great projects for beginners and experts alike, and many can be completed in an hour or less. If you need help learning how to crochet fingerless gloves, this guide is full of tips and resources to help.
In addition, we’ve collected more than 45 patterns for everyone in the family in a range of styles to suit everyone. If you love crocheted fingerless gloves, then you will love the wide selection of patterns that are in this post. Time to bring out your hook and yarn and let's get crocheting!
Why Crochet Fingerless Gloves?
Crochet fingerless gloves are a great small crochet project to make and use whenever your hands are cold.
They are fun and fashionable and keep your hands warm while still allowing you to drive, text, type, crochet, or do whatever you need to do. They also make great gifts.
Supplies Needed to Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Like most crochet projects, there are not a lot of supplies you need to crochet fingerless gloves. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll need.
The Best Yarn to Crochet Fingerless Gloves
When it comes to fingerless gloves, you will probably want to choose a yarn that is warm, soft, and durable. Fiber content is up to you and whether you need your project to be machine washable (best for kids and charity projects) or if you’re willing to hand wash your fingerless mitts.
Here are a few of our favorite yarns to use for fingerless gloves, organized by weight.
3 – DK, Light Worsted
- Berroco Vintage DK
- King Cole Cottonsoft DK
- Knit Picks Cotlin
- Sirdar Happy Cotton DK
- Scheepjes Merino Soft
4 – Worsted, Aran, Medium
- Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton
- Vanna’s Choice
- Red Heart With Love
- Knit Picks Wool of the Andes Worsted
- Caron Cotton Cakes
5 – Bulky, Chunky
- Patons Classic Wool Roving
- Knit Picks Swish Bulky
- Premiere Anti- Pilling Bamboo Chunky
- Red Heart Dreamy Stripes
- Lion Brand Hue + Me
Depending on the weight of the yarn and the size of the gloves you are making, fingerless gloves require one to two skeins of yarn or 100 to 250 yards.
Notions and Tools Needed to Crochet Fingerless Gloves
In addition to a crochet hook in the size called for in the pattern (or that suits your yarn if you’re making up your own pattern), there are a few other supplies you might need to finish your project.
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends and seaming your gloves if they are worked flat
- Scissors to cut yarn ends
- Stitch marker to mark the end of the round if working in the round.
Crochet Fingerless Gloves Construction Techniques
There are several common ways that crocheted mitts or fingerless gloves can be worked. Here’s a quick overview.
- The most basic fingerless gloves are worked as flat rectangles, folded in half and seamed, with a gap for the thumb to go through.
- Crochet fingerless gloves can also be worked in the round, with a hole made for the thumb as you go. The pattern you are working on will tell you where and how to make the hole.
- You can also make convertible fingerless gloves that include a flat to cover the fingers like a mitten. The mitt part can be worked flat or in the round, and the flap may be worked separately and sewn on or picked up from the stitches on the back of the hand.
Sizing Fingerless Glove Patterns
Crochet fingerless gloves can be made in any size by changing the yarn, hook size, and gauge. It is important to take measurements when starting to make the gloves to achieve the right fit.
If you’re trying to determine the correct size of a pattern to use, or you want to make custom mitts to fit you, here are the measurements you need:
- Hand length: measure from where you want your mitts to start on your arm/wrist to where you want them to end on your hand. This might be just above the knuckles on your hand or up to the lower knuckles on your fingers.
- Hand circumference: Measure your hand’s circumference by wrapping a tape measure around your palm just below the knuckles, not counting the thumb. You want this to be snug but not tight.
- Wrist circumference: Measure around your wrist or arm where you want the end of the mitt to hit. Again, make the tape measure snug but not tight.
If you’re stitching for someone else and don’t have their hand, well, handy to measure, Easy Crochet has a detailed size chart to help you pick the right size for your fingerless gloves.
Crochet Fingerless Gloves Patterns for Beginners
These crochet fingerless gloves patterns have been specifically designed for beginners. You will be able to complete these projects even if you have never crocheted before.
50-Minute Fingerless Crochet Gloves Pattern
Designer: Repeat Crafter Me
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Bernat Super Value
You’re an hour away from having simple yet cute crochet fingerless gloves with this easy pattern. This project worked up only with single crochet and double crochets stitches. Even if this is your first time making crochet wearables you can easily make them!
Easy Crochet Fingerless Gloves Pattern
Designer: Love Life Yarn
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart with Love
Are you looking for a last-minute gift idea? We’ve got you. These lovely fingerless gloves can be made in just an hour, using only half double crochet stitches. Pick a pretty yarn and get stitching!
Crochet Basic Fingerless Gloves Pattern
Designer: Raffamusa
Yarn weight: (6) Super bulky
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Sweet Home
Master basic stitches – single crochet and half double crochet – with this pattern. These fingerless gloves are short and use super bulky yarn so you’ll have a pair off your hook and on your hands in no time.
Easy Elizabeth Stitch Fingerless Gloves Crochet Pattern
Designer: Dabble & Babbles
Yarns weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly
Elizabeth stitch is an easy variation on single crochet that adds extra loops, which means extra texture and warmth without a lot of work. The cuff for these is worked flat, then you work along the long edge to make the rest of the mitt.
Brooklyn Fingerless Mitts Crochet Pattern
Designer: Crochet Dreamz
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
Style meets comfort. These mitts use extended single crochet stitches to bring lots of texture but are still really easy to stitch. The buttons add cuteness and are made to match a pair of boot cuffs by the same designer.
Easy and Quick Fingerless Gloves Pattern
Designer: Prims -N- Stitches
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
These sweet gloves are worked in half double crochet and camel stitch, which gives them a distinctive look. The free pattern is sized for women, but you can purchase a pattern from the designer with four sizes, from toddler to mens’ size.
Lemon Peel Fingerless Gloves Crochet Pattern
Designer: Stitch 11
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Cascade 220 Superwash Merino
Lemon peel stitch is a fun and easy textured crochet stitch that involves working a single crochet and a double crochet in the same stitch. These mitts use single crochet in the back loop only to make the ribbed look, which is also really easy and effective.
Free Mystical Mitts Fingerless Gloves Crochet Pattern
Designer: HanJan Crochet
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud
The stitch pattern on these mitts looks more complicated than it is. Its alternating front loop, back loop, and third loop half double crochet stitches, all of which give a different look to the fabric.
Up North Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Traverse Bay Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Loops & Threads Impeccable
These fingerless gloves feature the front post double crochet stitch. This is an easy variation on double crochet that makes the gloves thick and cozy, while the single crochet cuffs keep your wrists warm.
Texting Gloves Crochet Pattern
Designer: Heart Hook Home
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep
These simple moss stitch fingerless gloves are perfect for texting, or any other time you need your fingers free but want to keep your hands warm. The pattern comes in three sizes so it’s perfect for gifts for the whole family.
Ridge Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: My Crochet Space
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Comfy Worsted
Working an allover rib pattern makes gloves that are super stretchy to fit a variety of hands. They’re also quick and easy to stitch up in single crochet in the back loop only.
Textured Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Carol A Scott, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Loops & Threads Snuggly Wuggly
This pattern is unique from a lot of crochet fingerless gloves patterns in that it includes a little bit of crochet to cover the thumb instead of just leaving a hole. It comes in two sizes and offers suggestions for altering the pattern if you need a different size.
Honeysuckle Herringbone Crochet Mittens
Designer: Burgundy and Blush
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Bernat Satin
Herringbone stitch is such a pretty crochet stitch, and it’s not actually that difficult to crochet. It’s a variation on double crochet but it looks a lot fancier!
Velvety Basic Crochet Fingerless Pattern
Designer: My Crochet Space
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Vel-Luxe
Crochet a flat rectangle in half double crochet stitches and sew the sides, leaving a hole for your thumb to create these super soft gloves. This would be a perfect last-minute gift for your loved ones.
Aspen Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Burgundy and Blush
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Bernat Satin
Alpine stitch is another easy and versatile crochet stitch pattern, and if you’ve never tried it, this little project is a great place to learn. The texture comes from front post double crochet stitches.
Crochet Fingerless Gloves Patterns for Intermediate and Advanced Crocheters
Here are some free crochet patterns for fingerless gloves that are cute, practical, and easy to make, but with a little more texture or other techniques than found in the beginner patterns listed above. Intermediate and advanced crocheters, you’re going to love all of these patterns.
Malia Wrist Warmers
Designer: Yarn and Chai
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Jeans
This project uses a bean stitch to give you a bobbled texture on the surface of the gloves. If you’ve never worked this kind of stitch before, the designer has a video tutorial to help you with the basics.
C2C Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart With Love
Have you done a corner-to-corner technique for gloves? If not, then this is your chance. These fingerless C2C gloves are made by creating a square, then edging it with a single crochet border.
All My Exes Fingerless Mittens
Designer: Hooks & Sunshine
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Heartland
These short mitts feature a fun x-stitch design that’s suitable for intermediate crocheters. These are perfect to make for the person who is always cold inside the home or office but needs their fingers free to work.
Primrose and Proper Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
These simple yet elegant fingerless gloves are worked flat sideways and sewn together. The lacy design of this pattern is perfect for spring and gives them a romantic look.
Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Crejjtion
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Regia Parfait Design Line 4-ply
The shell stitch used on these fingerless gloves is just so pretty, and the gauge the designer used is just the right size to fit your thumb in a shell stitch. There’s also a chunkier version that leaves a hole for the thumb. The pattern is available in English, Spanish, and Finnish.
Cabled Wrist Warmers
Designer: All About Ami
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice
These warmers look complicated with those cable stitches, but it’s not too difficult once you get the hang of it. The pattern is mainly worked with half double crochet (hdc) and double crochet (dc) stitches. Doing a gauge swatch before starting the project is highly recommended to ensure a perfect fit.
Crochet Ammonite Wrist Warmers
Designer: Look at What I Made
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Scheepjes Stonewashed
Inspired by pebbles and ammonites at Lyme Regis, these wrist warmers work up quickly. There are lots of different special stitches used, but the pattern explains them all and includes a chart for stitching the ammonite closures.
Vintage-Styled Crochet Arm Warmers
Designer: Whistle & Ivy
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
These knit-look hand accessories will surely keep you warm in cold weather. The shell edge and buttons give these mitts a feminine look, while the body is worked mostly in single and half double crochet.
Crochet Hygge Arrow Gloves
Designer: Raffamusa Designs
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Simply Alpaca Aran
These fingerless gloves might be your new favorite. The cool texture comes from the wrapped arrow stitch; there’s a video tutorial in the pattern to help you learn. The pattern comes in three sizes and gives you the option of making fingerless gloves or mittens.
Shell Stitch Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Bhookied Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Patons Classic Wool Worsted
This fingerless gloves crochet pattern combines ribbing, shell stitch, and two colors to make a fun pair of mitts that’s great to wear throughout the year. They’re worked flat so you can easily alter the size if you need to.
Ana Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Crochet it Creations
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: I Love This Cotton
This pattern uses the camel stitch, which is done by working into the third loop of half double crochet stitches. These also have a little covered portion for the thumb, and if you find you love the pattern the designer has beanies, a cowl, and an ear warmer using the same pattern.
Bee Fingerless Mittens
Designer: Briana K. Designs
Yarn weight: (1) Super fine
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Twill Fingering
Solidify your love for bees with these bee-inspired crochet mittens. This pattern used split single crochet stitch, also called waistcoat stitch. This stitch gives you a knit-like stitch that’s perfect for two-color projects like this.
Puff Stitch Fingerless Gloves
Designer: B Hooked Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Premier Yarns Spun Colors
Puff stitches give these mitts a lot of texture but also a little airflow if you don’t want your hands to get too warm. There’s a video tutorial to go with this pattern, and a matching hat if you want the full ensemble!
Lauren Fingerless Mitts Pattern
Designer: Vanessa Bentley, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Solids
The long ribbed cuffs on these mitts are perfect for tucking into your coat when it’s cold outside. The pattern calls the stitch on the hand granite stitch, which is another name for moss stitch, and is an easy pattern with classic texture.
Plaid Arm Warmers
Designer: Whistle & Ivy
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Brava Worsted
If you’re mad for plaid, these pretty fingerless gloves are a great way to accessorize. They’re worked in the round from the top down. The bow is totally optional but also totally adorable!
Starburst Granny Square Arm Warmers
Designer: Whistle & Ivy
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Knit Picks Mighty Stitch
Granny squares can be joined into all sorts of shapes, including fingerless gloves. This pattern uses three squares on each side of the arm, which are worked separately and sewn together to make the mitt.
Convertible Crochet Fingerless Gloves Patterns with Flaps
Convertible mittens are the best of both worlds between knitting mittens and fingerless gloves. The flap that covers the fingers can be folded back so your fingers are free, then flipped back
Double Seed Stitch Convertible Mittens
Designer: Kirsten Holloway Designs
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Soft
These mittens start with the wrist cuff, then the mitt portion is worked. After that you stitch on the thumb, and finally stitches are picked up and worked along the back of the hand to form the flap for the fingers. A button holds the flap down when the mitten portion is not in use.
Convertible Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Crochet and Knitting
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Heartland
These single crochet gloves have individual finger holes for each of your fingers, in addition to the flap that can be pulled over all the fingers when you want it. This project uses a bit of Velcro to keep the flap down when you are wearing them as mitts.
Convertible Crochet Mittens
Designer: Bu Banana Crafts & Creativity
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Andeansun Alpaca
These fingerless mitts start with the ribbing worked flat, then the body is stitched with half double crochet. The flap part is worked separately and sewn onto the back of the hand, and a button holds it down.
Cozy Convertible Mittens
Designer: Knotted Nest
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca
These super cozy mitts are worked flat in pieces, with the cuff and body worked as one piece, then the thumb and the finger cover. The mini bean stitch adds easy texture.
Tabby Star East Crochet Mittens
Designer: Stardust Cold Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Heartland
This pattern uses mostly hdc and front post half double crochet stitches and can be made as a regular fingerless glove or with an options mitten top. A button closure is included to hold the top in place.
3-in-1 Crochet Hand Warmer
Designer: Marly Bird, via Yarnspirations
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart with Love
These pretty checkerboard mitts are worked with a solid colored yarn and a striped yarn that makes the mitts look more complicated than they are. You can make them as regular fingerless gloves, convertible mitts, or fixed mittens.
Tunisian Crochet Fingerless Gloves Patterns
If you already love Tunisian crochet, you are sure to enjoy these fingerless glove crochet patterns. And if you’re new to Tunisian, these small projects are a great way to learn some basic techniques.
Tunisian Crochet Wrist Warmer
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
This learning pattern explores how to use whatever Tunisian crochet stitch you like, with the hook and yarn that you have, to make mitts that fit you. The design is worked as a rectangle and seamed.
Perfect Tunisian Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Hayley Joanne Robinson, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Stylecraft Special Double Knit
These knit-like gloves are so simple to work, with a perfect fit and classic style. They’re worked flat and seamed with a crochet slip stitch.
Chic Fingerless Gloves
Designer: The Purple Poncho
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep
These fingerless gloves are worked in the round with a double-ended crochet hook. The unique look of the Tunisian stitch and the color combination makes it look fashionable and trendy.
Kylie Fingerless Mitts
Designer: Stefanie Bold, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (2) Sport
Suggested yarn: Lang Yarns Merino 150
These mitts are worked sideways and use short rows to shape the thumbs. You can use different yarn weights if you like since you’ll just stitch until it is large enough to go around the hand. The pattern is available in English and German.
Frosted Ombre Tunisian Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Hayley Joanne Robinson, via Ravelry
Yarn weight: (3) DK
Suggested yarn: Patons Classic Wool DK Superwash
These extra long fingerless gloves have five sections to achieve the blending effect using three different colors of yarn. They use the Tunisian honeycomb stitch, and there’s a matching hat pattern if you’d like to work a set.
Step-By-Step Crochet Fingerless Gloves Video Tutorials
If you prefer your patterns in video format, these free crochet patterns are for you.
30-Minute Beginner Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Twin Star Hooks
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Loops & Thread Impeccable
You’re thirty minutes away from these cute fingerless gloves. They’re worked in the round and are extra easy to make because there’s only a hole for the thumb, so you don’t have to do anything special to make the right or left hand.
Crochet Simple Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Claudetta Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Bernat Satin
These easy fingerless gloves are great for beginners. The cuff is worked flat and then seamed, and stitches are worked along one side to make the hand part of the glove in the round.
Crochet Fingerless Gloves with Shell Stitch
Designer: Crochet with GG
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Chic Sheep
Shell stitch is a classic feminine stitch pattern for all sorts of projects, and you’ll love it on these easy fingerless gloves. The cuff is worked flat and the shell stitch portion is done in rounds.
Prismatic Crochet Wrist Warmers
Designer: Winding Road Crochet
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Red Heart Super Saver
Working half double crochet in the third loop is what gives these mitts their unique texture. It’s an easy stitch to learn, especially with the video tutorial. A written pattern is also available.
Quick and Easy Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Designer: Sierra Fontaine
Yarn weight: (4) Worsted
Suggested yarn: Lion Brand Wool-Ease
This is another fingerless glove pattern that uses third loop half double crochet. This one also offers a long cuff that you can fold over for extra warmth, or tuck into your coat to keep the chill off your wrists. There’s also a written pattern.
Are You a Beginner Crochet Who Would Like Some Extra Help to Learn How to Crochet?
While fingerless gloves are relatively simple crochet patterns, if you need help with the basics we’ve got you covered. Our Crochet Fundamentals workshop is a collection of short videos that will help you gain skills and confidence quickly.
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