Keep your hands warm and your fingers free with the Panda Fingerless Gloves—a playful crochet project that’s equal parts cozy and cute! 🐼🧶 With their sweet panda faces, floppy ears, and optional bow or bow tie, these gloves add a touch of whimsy to your winter wardrobe while keeping things practical. Whether you’re texting, crafting, or sipping something warm, these gloves are the perfect way to stay snug without sacrificing dexterity.
Quick to stitch and endlessly customizable, this pattern is great for panda lovers of all ages. Choose classic black and white or mix it up with fun colors and fuzzy yarns for extra personality. Whether you’re making a pair for yourself or gifting them to a fellow animal enthusiast, the Panda Fingerless Gloves are a delightful way to bring handmade charm to chilly days—one paw-some stitch at a time! 🧵❄️💖
🐼 Panda Fingerless Gloves Crochet Pattern
Bring some cuteness and coziness to your hands with these playful Panda Fingerless Gloves! Perfect for chilly days when you still need to use your phone or write, these gloves feature adorable panda faces complete with ears, eye patches, and a little snout.
✨ Skill Level
Intermediate – requires working flat and in the round, clean seaming, simple appliqués, and placing safety eyes.
✂️ Finished Size
- Adult medium: approx. 17 cm long x 9 cm wide (fits most teen/adult hands).
🧶 Materials
- Worsted weight yarn (4):
- White (main glove base)
- Black (ears, eye patches, nose, details)
- Crochet hook: 4.0 mm (G)
- Safety eyes: 10 mm (2 per glove)
- Yarn needle for sewing and embroidery
- Stitch markers
- Fiberfill (very small amount for snout)
🔤 Abbreviations (US terms)
- MR = magic ring
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- dec = decrease (sc 2 together)
- sl st = slip stitch
- FO = fasten off
🧤 Glove Base (make 2)
Work flat in rows, then seam.
- Ch 31 (length of glove).
- Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (30). ch 1, turn.
- Rows 2–26: sc across (30). ch 1, turn.
👉 This creates a rectangle approx. 17 x 9 cm.
Seam: Fold short ends together. Seam sides with whip stitch, leaving a 5–6 stitch gap for thumb about 4 cm from bottom edge.
Top edge finish: sc around opening, OR crab stitch (reverse sc) for a neat look. (No finger tubes – matches photo.)
🐼 Panda Face Details (per glove)
Eye Patches (make 2 per glove, black)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- R2: inc around (12)
- FO, leave tail for sewing.
Snout (white)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- R2: inc around (12)
- R3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
- R4: sc around (18)
- Lightly stuff to keep domed. FO, leave tail.
Embroider nose & mouth with black yarn:
- Nose: horizontal triangle at top center.
- Mouth: small curve below nose.
Ears (make 2 per glove, black)
- MR, 6 sc (6)
- R2: (sc, inc) x 3 (9)
- FO, leave tail. Flatten before sewing.
🔧 Assembly
- Place eye patches evenly spaced across the glove back. Attach safety eyes through them. Sew in place.
- Sew snout just below eyes, slightly overlapping lower edge of patches.
- Embroider nose + mouth onto snout.
- Attach ears to top corners of glove.
- Weave in all ends securely.
🐼 How to Make the Finger Part
These gloves stop just below the fingers, so you only need a neat finish:
- Work 1 round of sc evenly around the top edge.
- Optional: Work 1 round of crab stitch for a tighter, decorative border.
👉 No separate finger tubes are needed – this matches the photo exactly.
🌟 Tips for Best Results
- Keep the snout lightly stuffed so it sits raised and rounded, just like the photo.
- Place eyes close together with the snout snug beneath – this creates the panda’s cute expression.
- For children’s sizes, reduce foundation chain and row count proportionally.
These Panda Fingerless Gloves are as cozy as they are adorable – perfect for gifting or keeping your own hands warm with a touch of whimsy. Once you make a pair, you’ll want to wear pandas on your hands all season long!
