Add a splash of cartoon fun to your wardrobe with the SpongeBob-Inspired Fingerless Gloves, a cheerful crochet project that’s as playful as it is practical! 🧶🌊 Bright yellow stitches capture the quirky charm of everyone’s favorite sponge, while the fingerless design keeps your hands cozy yet free to move. Perfect for fans of the show or anyone who loves adding a touch of whimsy to their everyday accessories, these gloves are sure to bring smiles with every wear.
Ideal for crocheters who enjoy mixing functionality with personality, this pattern lets you stitch up gloves that are both fun and useful. Whether you’re crafting them as a gift, wearing them for a pop of cartoon flair, or pairing them with other handmade pieces, the SpongeBob-Inspired Fingerless Gloves are a joyful way to crochet comfort, character, and a sprinkle of handmade magic—one loop at a time! 🧵✨💛
🧶 SpongeBob-Inspired Crochet Fingerless Gloves (Kids & Adults)
These cheerful SpongeBob-style fingerless gloves brighten any outfit with their expressive eyes, wide grin, and fun cartoon colors. This pattern is including the large teeth, upward-curved smile, cheek placement beside the mouth, eyelid lines, layered eyes, collar section, tie, and both kids and adult sizing.
All appliqué pieces are crocheted and sewn onto a simple rectangular glove base that folds around the hand with a thumb opening.
🧵 Materials
- Worsted weight yarn in:
- Yellow (main glove)
- White (shirt collar, teeth, eye whites)
- Light blue (eye irises + pant cuff)
- Black (eye outline, eyelid, pants, mouth)
- Brown (pants stripe)
- Red (tie, tongue)
- Cream/Beige (cheeks)
- Blue (pant legs)
- Pink (cheek blush if preferred)
- Crochet hook: 4.0 mm (G) for adults, 3.5 mm (E) for kids
- Yarn needle
- Scissors
- Stitch marker
📏 Sizes
Kids Size (ages 5–10)
Width: approx. 7.5–8 cm flat
Length: approx. 13–14 cm
Adult Size
Width: approx. 9.5–10 cm flat
Length: approx. 16–17 cm
Sizing depends on hand circumference; instructions for both sizes appear throughout.
✨ Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- inc = increase (2 sc in same st)
- dec = decrease
- sl st = slip stitch
- FO = fasten off
🟨 PART 1 — Glove Base
The gloves are crocheted flat as a rectangle and then sewn up the side, leaving a hole for the thumb.
Kids Size
Width: ch 26
Length: work until glove measures 13–14 cm
Adults Size
Width: ch 32
Length: work until glove measures 16–17 cm
Pattern (Both Sizes)
Use yellow yarn.
Row 1:
sc in 2nd ch from hook and across. Turn.
Rows 2–(height):
sc in each st across. Turn.
Repeat rows until reaching desired length.
FO leaving long tail for sewing.
Assembly
Fold rectangle in half. Sew top and bottom, leaving a 5 cm opening for the thumb (kids: 4 cm).
🟦 PART 2 — Pant Cuff, Pants & Shirt Collar Strip
These strips are crocheted directly onto the finished glove base.
1. Pant Cuff (Blue)
Attach blue yarn at lower edge.
Row:
sc across the edge, making 1 sc in each row-end stitch.
Work 3 rows of sc.
FO.
2. Pants Stripe (Brown + Black)
Start above blue cuff.
Row 1 (brown): sc across
Row 2 (brown): sc across
Row 3 (black): sc across
FO.
3. Shirt Collar (White)
This is the scalloped collar at top of glove.
Join white yarn at top edge.
Repeat sequence across:
(sc, skip 1, 5 dc in next stitch, skip 1)
This forms the scallops exactly like in the picture.
FO.
👀 PART 3 — Eyes (Make 2 per glove)
Eyes are large, layered, and bordered with black to match the photo.
White Eye Base
With white:
MR, 6 sc
inc around → 12
(sc, inc) × 6 → 18
(2 sc, inc) × 6 → 24
FO.
Blue Iris
With light blue:
MR, 6 sc
inc around → 12
FO.
Pupil
With black:
MR, 4 sc
Pull tight. FO.
Eyelid Arc
With black:
Ch 8
Sc in each ch across (7 sc)
This forms the curved black eyelid line that sits on the upper outer edge.
White Eye Highlight
Make 1 small dot:
MR, 3 sc. FO.
Assembly of Eye
Sew pupil onto blue iris.
Sew iris centered on white base.
Sew white highlight on upper right.
Attach black eyelid arc to the outer top edge of eye (slightly diagonal exactly as photo).
🧵 PART 4 — Facial Features
⭐ Nose (Yellow)
This nose must be 3D and long-ish like the picture.
With yellow:
Round 1: MR, 6 sc
Rounds 2–4: sc around (6)
Round 5: (sc, inc) × 3 → 9
Stuff lightly.
FO.
⭐ Cheeks (2)
Cheeks sit beside the mouth, not under the eyes.
With pink or cream:
MR, 6 sc
sl st, FO
Flatten and sew just at corners of mouth.
⭐ Teeth (Rectangles)
Teeth are large and visible.
With white:
Ch 5
Row 1: sc 4
Row 2: sc 4
FO leaving tail.
Make 2 teeth, place side by side.
⭐ Mouth (Wide Curve)
Mouth is deep black with a wide upward curve.
With black:
Ch 18
Row 1: sc in each ch (17)
Row 2: dec, sc 13, dec (15)
Row 3: dec, sc 11, dec (13)
Row 4: sc 13
FO.
Sew mouth so corners tilt upward, matching the big smile.
Add a small pink tongue at bottom inside edge:
Ch 4, sc 3, FO and stitch to lower center of smile.
⭐ Eyebrows
Eyebrows are extremely close to the eyes.
With black:
Embroider 3–4 diagonal stitches just above top of eye, nearly touching.
👔 PART 5 — SpongeBob Shirt Collar & Tie Appliqué
Collar (White)
To create shirt edge below face:
Ch 24
Repeat across:
(sc, skip 1, 4 dc in next st, skip 1)
FO and sew below face.
Red Tie
With red:
Start knot:
MR, 5 sc, FO.
Tie tail:
Ch 5, sl st back to base.
Attach knot to collar center.
Attach tail pointing downward between the pants stripes.
🤝 Final Assembly Order
- Sew pants cuff & stripes
- Add shirt collar
- Attach eyes
- Add eyebrows very close to upper eye edge
- Sew mouth (make sure it curves up)
- Place cheeks at sides of smile
- Sew teeth under smile
- Stuff & attach nose
- Attach tie
- Weave ends
- Repeat for other glove
🎁 A Fun & Joyful Make for Every SpongeBob Fan
These SpongeBob-inspired fingerless gloves are more than just a cozy accessory — they’re guaranteed to spark smiles, giggles, and “OMG where did you get those?!” moments. With their big expressive eyes, bright colors, and playful cartoon details, they bring a little burst of Bikini Bottom cheer everywhere you go.
Whether you’re crocheting them for a child who loves SpongeBob, an adult who refuses to grow up (we love that energy), or yourself as a feel-good project, these gloves offer the perfect mix of creativity and comfort.
Slip them on… and let the fun begin!
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