Keep your hands toasty and your fingers free to text, type, or toss snowballs with these whimsically charming Crochet Victorian Style Handwarmers & Fingerless Gloves! It's like slipping on a bit of history, but with a modern twist. Imagine sipping a warm cup of tea, your wrists wrapped in cozy, intricate lace that whispers tales of yesteryear, all while your thumbs tap away on today's latest tech.
Crochet Victorian Style Handwarmers & Fingerless Gloves
Materials:
- Baby yarn (main part)
- White cotton yarn (for the lacy part)
- Beads or buttons for decoration
- 4mm crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
Hand Warmer Pattern:
Starting the Ribbing:
Begin with Chains:
- Make 25 chains.
First Row:
- Insert your hook into the 24th loop and make a single crochet. Continue back along the chain, making single crochets in each loop from the back loop only, ending with 24 single crochets.
Subsequent Rows:
- Chain 1 and turn. Continue making single crochets from the back loop only across all stitches. Repeat this step until you have a ribbed band that wraps comfortably around your wrist. The sample has 22 ribbed rows.
Forming the Hand Warmer:
Shaping the Thumb Opening:
- After achieving the desired length for the ribbed band, chain 1, turn, and make 16 single crochets along one edge for the thumb opening.
Joining Ends:
- Fold the ribbed band in half, matching up the ends. Chain 1, then proceed to single crochet the sides together by inserting the hook through both the back loop of the current side and the front loop of the opposite side, securing the edges together.
Creating a Smooth Edge:
- After joining, chain 1 and work a round of single crochet along the entire top edge for a neat finish.
Adding the Lace Detail:
Begin with Chains:
- Start with a chain long enough to wrap around the wrist over the ribbing comfortably. For the example, 47 chains are used.
Forming the Lace Band:
- Close the chain into a ring with a slip stitch. Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet), then make double crochets all around into each chain. Slip stitch into the top of the beginning chain-3 to join.
Creating Lace Rows:
- Start the lace pattern by chaining 4, skipping a stitch, and making a double crochet in the next stitch. Chain 1, make another double crochet in the same stitch to form a "V" stitch. Continue this pattern around, ending with a slip stitch to join.
Building the Lace Pattern:
- Repeat the lace row, adjusting the stitches as needed to align the V stitches over the previous row's V stitches, creating a lace pattern. Increase the amount of chains in the center of the V stitches as the pattern progresses to create a more intricate design.
Finishing Touches:
- After completing the desired number of lace rows, fasten off and weave in any loose ends. Sew the lace detail to the ribbed band using a yarn needle, making sure to align it neatly for a seamless look.
Decoration:
- Sew beads or buttons onto the hand warmer for an added decorative touch.
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