Project introduction
This is a pattern overview, not a full tutorial. The Morticia gloves are a Halloween crochet design by Anna, published on her blog moochka, and the complete written instructions live on her original post. The idea grew out of a costume problem: Anna wanted wrist gloves for a witch outfit and could not find gloves that were neither elbow length nor made of netting. Her goal was to capture the look of cobwebs tucked into the corners of old dark shades.
The name honors Morticia Addams, and the yarn choice backs up the mood. Anna used Rowan Kidsilk Haze Eclipse, pictured in shade 457, and notes that it adds the right amount of glitz and glamor. She also lists Debbie Bliss Party Angel or any lace weight yarn as options, so the project is friendly to stash substitutes as long as the weight matches. You can read the Original designer’s pattern and instructions for the row by row details.
One honest note from the source: Anna wanted to include a chart but could not get a purchased chart maker to work, so the design is written only. If you prefer symbol charts, you will need to translate the text yourself. The pattern is written in UK terms, which matters a great deal here because the same words mean different stitches in US terminology.
Pattern format and preparation
Before you begin, gather the supplies the source lists. Everything below comes straight from the original post, including the metric hook size and its US and UK equivalents.
- Rowan Kidsilk Haze Eclipse, pictured shade 457, or Debbie Bliss Party Angel, or any lace weight yarn
- 3.50 mm (US E/4, UK 9) crochet hook
- Stitch markers, a yarn needle for finishing, and scissors for the yarn ends
The stated finished size is 17 cm (6.6 in) in length including the finger loop, with an unstretched circumference of 19 cm (7.4 in). Anna’s tip for a smaller glove is simply to drop one or two hook sizes rather than rewriting the pattern. Keep that in mind if your gauge tends to run loose, since a lace weight yarn on a 3.50 mm hook gives an open, airy fabric.
Because the pattern uses UK terms, read the abbreviation list carefully before your first stitch. The source defines ch as chain, ch-sp as chain space, ss as slip stitch, dc (US sc) as double crochet, tr (US dc) as treble crochet, dtr (US tr) as double treble, ttr (US dtr) as triple treble crochet, and yrh as yarn around hook. It also defines dtr3tog (US tr3tog) as double treble 3 together.
Pattern is written using UK terms.
Construction, in broad strokes, starts with a chain of 32 on the 3.50 mm hook. The first section is worked in double crochet, then yarn is re-joined 16 dc from the end of the last row to open into a lacy section built from chain spaces and taller stitches. A finger loop is added by re-joining yarn to the 5th ttr, chaining 18, and slip stitching back to the same stitch. An edging runs around the glove and loop, and the piece is folded and joined with a row of double crochet.
That is the shape of the project, not the pattern itself. The exact row counts, repeats, and stitch placements belong to the designer, and the original post is where you should work from. Read through it once before you pick up your hook, mark your starting chain, and enjoy the cobweb effect as it grows.
