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Feather Moss Gloves Pattern

Feather Moss Gloves Pattern
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5-7 Hours Time Needed
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Intermediate Level

Ideal for those with basic crochet experience, featuring slightly more advanced stitches and techniques to expand your skills.

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Weekend Treat

Takes 5-7 hours, making it an enjoyable project to finish over a couple of days.

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Snug Essential

Everyday comfort with practical charm, designed for both functionality and style through changing seasons.

About This Feather Moss Gloves Pattern

This pattern creates fingerless Feather Moss Gloves using four small textured granny-style squares joined together. You will work puff stitches, dc4tog clusters and ribbed cuffs to build the glove panels. The pattern uses DK or worsted yarn and a 4mm hook for a comfortable adult fit.

Feather Moss Gloves Pattern crochet pattern - detailed view of completed project

Designed for intermediate crocheters comfortable with clusters and textured stitches. Includes step-by-step assembly for joining squares, ribbed finger cuffs, wrist cuff and thumb cuff.

Why You'll Love This Feather Moss Gloves Pattern

I absolutely love this pattern because it combines cozy texture with a flattering, fingerless design that is both practical and stylish. I enjoy using puff stitches and dc clusters to create that floral, dimensional center for each square. The construction is rewarding — four small squares transform into a wearable glove with simple joining and cuff shaping. Making these gloves lets me experiment with variegated yarns, producing unique colorways every time.

Feather Moss Gloves Pattern step 1 - construction progress Feather Moss Gloves Pattern step 2 - assembly progress Feather Moss Gloves Pattern step 3 - details and accessories Feather Moss Gloves Pattern step 4 - final assembly and finishing

Switch Things Up

I love how easy it is to change the look of these gloves by swapping yarns; try a solid main color with a variegated center for contrast.

I often make a chunkier version by using a bulkier yarn and a 6mm hook to create a warm, chunky glove perfect for winter.

I sometimes reduce the size by using fingering yarn and a smaller hook to create mini keychain or doll-sized gloves for gifts.

I like to embroider a small initial or motif on one square before joining to personalize gifts for friends and family.

Try adding a soft fleece lining for extra warmth — stitch the lining in place before closing the seam for a professional finish.

Change the cuff style: make a long ribbed wrist cuff for extra coverage or shorten it for a quick, wristlet-style glove.

I occasionally replace the puff stitch round with a simple bobble or popcorn round to vary texture and rhythm while crocheting.

For a feminine touch, add tiny crocheted flowers or beads to the center of the granny squares before joining.

If you want posable fingers, consider adding light wire in the thumb cuff or a stitched channel to hold a narrow wire securely.

I recommend experimenting with contrasting borders around each square to frame the center motif and make the join lines pop.

Common Mistakes & How to Fix Them

✗ Skipping the magic ring closing step can leave a hole in the center; tighten the magic circle and weave in the tail securely or tie the tail and weave it in immediately for a neat center. ✗ Not counting your stitches after each round will cause mismatched sides when joining squares; count after each round and before fastening off to ensure you have 16 clusters or 16 puff sts as indicated. ✗ Failing to align squares when joining may produce uneven seams; place squares right sides together or facing down exactly as instructed and match ch3 corner spaces before joining. ✗ Crocheting ribbed cuff rows with inconsistent tension can create a lumpy cuff; keep tension even and practice the blosc (back loop only single crochet) so ribs sit flat and even.

Feather Moss Gloves Pattern

Make cozy, fingerless Feather Moss Gloves using simple granny-style squares and ribbed cuffs. This pattern guides you through puff stitches, dc clusters and assembling panels for a snug, stylish fit. Perfect for gifting or keeping for yourself, the design blends texture with easy construction so you can enjoy both process and result.

Intermediate 5-7 Hours

Materials Needed for Feather Moss Gloves Pattern

— Main Fabric

  • 01
    DK or worsted weight yarn (any brand) - recommended: Hayfield Spirit shade 0405 ≈170m / 186yds per skein
  • 02
    Approximately 1 skein should be sufficient depending on sizing and color changes; use extra for matching sets
  • 03
    Use variegated or solid colors as desired for the granny-style panels

— Tools Required

  • 01
    Crochet hook size 4.0mm (G/6)
  • 02
    Yarn needle for weaving ends and seaming
  • 03
    Scissors
  • 04
    Stitch markers (optional)
  • 05
    Measuring tape to check gauge

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— Glove Panels :

Round 1 :

Make a magic circle. Ch3 (counts as 1 dc). 1 dc in magic circle. Repeat this step until you have a total of 16 dcs. Sl st to the top of your beginning ch3 to join (16 dc total).

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Pull tail of magic circle to tighten. (The author likes to tie and weave in the tail of the magic circle at this point to stop it coming loose, but you can weave in at the end instead.)

Round 2 :

Ch1 (doesn't count as a st), 1 puff st in same st. Ch1. [1 puff st in next st, ch1] in next dc from previous round. Repeat step until you reach your beginning puff st. Sl st to beginning puff st to join. (16 puff sts total)

Round 3 :

Sl st into ch1 space. Ch1 (doesn't count as st), dc4tog. Ch2. [dc4tog, ch2] in next ch sp. Repeat step 4 in each ch1 space until you reach your beginning dc cluster. Sl st to join. (16 dc clusters total)

Round 4 :

Sl st into ch2 sp. [Ch1, 3 sc] in same ch2 sp. [3 sc] in next ch2 sp. [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in next ch2 sp, ch3. [1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] in next ch2 sp. [3 sc] in next ch2 sp. [3 sc] in next ch2 sp. [1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc] in next ch2 sp, ch3. [1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc] in next ch2 sp.

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Repeat steps 6-10 until you reach your beginning sc. Sl st to join. Fasten off.

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Repeat rounds 1-4 until you have a total of 4 squares.

— Joining the squares :

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Place 2 squares 'right sides facing down', next to one another (you'll be working along the 'wrong sides').

Step 1 :

Attach your yarn in the top left hand corner of your square on your right. Ch1, 1 sc in ch3 sp.

Step 2 :

Make 1 sc in next ch3 sp (this will be into the top right corner of your left square).

Step 3 :

1 sc in next 12 sts.

Step 4 :

1 sc in ch3 sp.

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Place squares together 'right sides facing each other', so you're working along the 'wrong side' of the squares.

Step 5 :

1 sc in next ch3 sp.

Step 6 :

1 sc in next 12 sts.

Step 7 :

1 sc in ch3 sp.

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Sl st to beginning sc to join. (28) Do not fasten off.

— Ribbed Cuffs :

Step 1 :

Ch6, turn.

Step 2 :

1 sc in every st back down the chain (5).

Step 3 :

1 sl st in next 2 sts at base of ch, turn.

Step 4 :

Skip the 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (5). Ch1, turn.

Step 5 :

1 blosc in each st back down the chain (5).

Step 6 :

Sl st in next 2 sts at base of chain, turn.

Step 7 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up the cuff (5). Ch1, turn.

Step 8 :

1 blosc in each st back down the cuff.

Step 9 :

Sl st in next 2 sts at base of cuff, turn.

Step 10 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up the cuff (5). Ch1, turn.

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Repeat steps 8-10 until you reach your other corner. The next stitch at the base of your cuff should be the sc that you placed in the ch3 corner sp.

Step 11 :

1 blosc in each st back down the cuff.

Step 12 :

Sl st in next 3 sts at base of cuff, turn.

Step 13 :

Skip the 3 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up the cuff (5). Ch1, turn.

Step 14 :

1 blosc in each st back down.

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Repeat steps 6-8 until you have 3 sts remaining at the base of your cuff.

Step 15 :

Make 1 sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Step 16 :

Skip the 3 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (5).

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Sl st to join seam together. Fasten off.

— Wrist Cuffs :

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Turn work upside down (so the ribbed finger cuffs you just made are at the bottom). Attach yarn in left hand corner, making a knot through, to tie both squares together at the corners.

Step 1 :

Ch1, sc in next ch3 sp.

Step 2 :

1 sc in next 12 sts.

Step 3 :

1 sc in ch3 sp.

Step 4 :

1 sc in next ch3 sp.

Step 5 :

1 sc in next 12 sts.

Step 6 :

1 sc in last ch3 sp.

Step 7 :

Sl st to beginning sc to join.

Step 8 :

Ch8, 1 sc in every st back down (7).

Step 9 :

Sl st in next 2 sts at base of ch, turn.

Step 10 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (7). Ch1, turn.

Step 11 :

1 blosc in each st back down.

Step 12 :

1 sl st in next 2 sts at base of ch, turn.

Step 13 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up the chain (7). Ch1, turn.

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Repeat steps 10-12 until you reach the opposite corner. Your next stitch at the base of your cuff should be the sc that you made in the ch3 sp.

Step 14 :

1 blosc in each st back down.

Step 15 :

1 sl st in next 3 sts, turn.

Step 16 :

Skip the 3 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (7). Ch1, turn.

Step 17 :

1 blosc in each st back down.

Step 18 :

Sl st in next 2 sts, turn.

Step 19 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (7). Ch1, turn.

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Repeat steps 11-13 until you have 3 sts remaining at the base of your cuff.

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Repeat steps 14-16. Sl st to seam the cuff together. Do not fasten off. Turn work on side.

— Thumb Cuff :

Step 1 :

1 sc in ch3 sp of both squares (going through the back square ch3 space too, so you're joining them together).

Step 2 :

1 sc in next 6 sts (making sure you are going through the identical stitches on the back square too, so you're joining them both together).

Step 3 :

Now, making sure you are only going through the stitches on the front panel, 1 sc in next 6 sts.

Step 4 :

1 sc in ch3 sp.

Step 5 :

1 sc in next ch3 sp.

Step 6 :

1 sc in next 6 sts.

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Sl st to the beginning sc that you began your single, non joining row with.

Step 7 :

Ch6, 1 sc in each st back down the ch.

Step 8 :

Sl st in next 2 sts at base of ch, turn.

Step 9 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up the ch (5). Ch1, turn.

Step 10 :

1 blosc in each st back down the ch.

Step 11 :

1 sl st in next 2 sts at base of ch, turn.

Step 12 :

Skip 2 sl sts you just made, 1 blosc in each st back up (5). Ch1, turn.

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Repeat steps 10-12 until you have no more sts available at the base of your cuff.

Step 13 :

Sl st to join your cuff seams together. Fasten off.

— Seaming Gloves :

Info :

Attach yarn in ch3 space under finger cuff at left hand side, through both (front & back) panels, joining them together.

Step 1 :

Ch1, 1 sc in same sp.

Step 2 :

Now, making sure you're going through the identical sts on the back panel as well - 1 sc in next 12 sts.

Step 3 :

1 sc through both front and back ch3 sp. Fasten off. Weave in all ends, turn the right way out and you are finished!

Assembly Instructions

  • Place four completed squares in the layout shown in photos and join two squares together with sc along the edges, working right sides facing down then right sides together as described to create front and back panels.
  • After joining the squares, work the ribbed finger cuff on each finger opening by chaining 6 and working blosc ribs up and down, repeating the rib rows until the cuff reaches the opposite corner, then seam and fasten off.
  • Join front and back panels at the sides using single crochet through both panels, then work the wrist cuff by attaching yarn at the corner and crocheting rounds detailed in the Wrist Cuffs section, repeating blosc ribs and seaming to form a tube.
  • Create the thumb cuff by joining both panels at the thumb ch3 spaces, work the short single crochet row through both panel layers, then work the ch6 rib and blosc rows to form the thumb tube, seam and fasten off.

Important Notes

  • 💡Check gauge before starting: 22 sts x 28 rows = 10cm x 10cm; adjust hook size if necessary for correct fit.
  • 💡Use stitch markers to align ch3 corner spaces and match stitches when joining squares for accurate seams and symmetry.
  • 💡Work with consistent tension for the blosc ribs so cuffs lie flat and fit snugly; practice the back loop only single crochet on a swatch if needed.
  • 💡Weave in ends as you go to avoid bulky seams; tie and weave the magic ring tail at the start if you prefer the finished center to be secure.

These Feather Moss Fingerless Gloves are a delightful, textured accessory you'll love to wear and gift. They combine cozy ribbed cuffs and floral-style squares for a handcrafted, artisan feel. Make a matching set or mix variegated yarns for totally unique colorways! 🧶🧤

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FAQs

What size will the finished piece be?

The finished fingerless gloves fit an average adult woman's hand; each square measures approximately 9.5 cm / 3.75" width and the assembled glove follows those proportions.

Can I use different yarn weights for this pattern?

Yes, you can use different yarn weights but this will affect final size; use an appropriate hook for your yarn and check gauge, adjusting hook size to achieve the correct measurements.

Do I need prior crochet experience for this pattern?

This pattern is rated intermediate and assumes familiarity with magic rings, puff stitches, dc clusters (dc4tog), and working in rounds and small ribbed cuff construction.

How long does this project typically take to complete?

Most crafters complete a pair of these gloves in about 5-7 hours, depending on experience, yarn changes and assembly pace.