These cosy mittens are a nod to glorious seaside walks. Those deceptive days that are full of sunshine but with a sneaky sea breeze requiring a pair of squishy, hand-warming mittens ready and waiting in your pockets.

They come in four sizes and with a simple three-colour wave pattern, the choice is yours – reflect nature, go with bright seaside deck chair colours, or even shades of beach glass.

The mittens are crocheted from the cuff up. Cuff ribbing is worked in rows, which are then joined together. The rest of the mitten is worked in continuous rounds using waistcoat stitch. Rounded decreases create shaping for the fingertips. An opening is created for the addition of a thumb, which is added at the end.

Instructions are given for both full and fingerless mittens.

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Brixham Mitts Pattern

Brixham Mitts are available in Annual 5 by John Arbon Textiles. Copies are on pre sale in August 2025 and are available here.

Hands wearing crocheted mittens. One green pair and one pink and purple. All with crocheted colourwork wave patterns.
Photo by John Arbon Textiles
Crocheted open mittens in waistcoat stitch with waves in three different shades of blue.
Photo by John Arbon Textiles

Finished Measurements

Use the mitten circumference to determine which size to make. Waistcoat stitch is quite dense, so choose the size closest to your required hand circumference with a little positive ease.

Measuring hand circumference: place a measuring tape around the palm and knuckles of the hand. Clench the fist so that the tape measure is held under the fingertips (fingertips and thumb should not be part of the circumference being measured).

Mitten circumference: 16 (19, 22.5, 25.5)cm / 6.25 (7.5, 8.75, 10)”

Total mitten length: 17.5 (22, 26.5, 30)cm / 7 (8.75, 10.5, 11.75)”

Thumb circumference: 5.5 (6.5, 7, 8)cm / 2.25 (2.5, 2.75, 3.25)”

Thumb length: 5 (5.5, 6.5, 7)cm / 2 (2.25, 2.5, 2.75)”

Materials Required

Yarn: Any John Arbon Textiles 4ply yarn at approximately; 100g/ 400m/ 437yds; 50%. Also available in 25g/ 100m/ 109yd skeins.

Stitches & Techniques (UK terminology)

  • double slip stitch, double crochet, starting double crochet, waistcoat stitch, waistcoat stitch two together, chains and slip stitch
  • crocheted in rows & rounds

Helpful tutorials for Brixham Mittens

If you are new to some of the crochet stitches used in the Brixham Mittens, here are some tutorials to help you make them:

Hands wearing crocheted mittens. One green pair and one pink and purple, one in blues and another in natural wool colours. All with crocheted colourwork wave patterns.

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