Crochet Handwarmer Sizing?

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Okay, so, I’ve been watching some YouTube videos and I watched one by The Corner of Craft and it was about how she has a hard time with knitting patterns (patterns in general) that aren’t size inclusive or a one size fits most situation.

So with that, I came to realize that my crochet hand warmer pattern is really only one size that has loose instructions if you need to make it bigger and I’d like to fix that! I’ve never done sizing before but I’ve heard of a sizing website for generic sizing I’ve heard others use for her crochet pieces pattern wise so maybe there’s hand sizing? If not how should I got about this, or should I change it to be a made to measure, or with different construction options instead of just a granny square or ribbing.

I find this important because when I was testing it some said that it fit more of a Childs hands or smaller hands (which my hands are small because I’m not a full grown adult yet) and didn’t fully register that that could be an issue but I’m here to fix it now :heart:. Would love to hear thoughts on this topic on what is preferred when it comes to these things because I want to be able to include everyone even if I have to retest the pattern or make up different options.

This is my free pattern if others want to check it out and skim through to get an idea of what I have now FREE Granny hand warmers: Crochet pattern | Ribblr

Also, if I were to use other granny square patterns as examples but not written in the actual pattern I’m assuming that’s fine? I have one of those granny square decks and think it could be cute to make some with those if I credited the original creator. I doubt I’d be able to write their pattern down in my pattern, so I’d have to make up my own if they don’t already exist.

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It’s great you’re thinking about size inclusivity. This will definitely make your patterns more appealing to people. :smiley:

You could advertise your gloves as a “Made to Measure” pattern as follows:

In your pattern you could start off by instructing the person to measure the circumference of their hand (palm) and then halve that measurement. For example, if the circumference of the person’s hand is 8 inches and we then halve that, we have 4 inches. 4 inches for the palm of the hand and 4 inches for the back of the hand. You then direct the crocheter to make 2 x granny squares that each measure approximately 4 x 4 inches. Then all they would need to do is follow your instructions to assemble.

By using this method, it will also provide a level of flexibility in regards to the yarn and hook size used. That is, the maker doesn’t have to use the same yarn and hook size as you. As long as the granny square measures 4" x 4" they should fit.

You could perhaps try this method out on an adult male you know. Take their hand measurement, halve it to get the size of granny square you need. Make 2 and assemble. Try it on the person to see how it fits them.

Hope this helps. :orange_heart:

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That could be a good idea cause there are some cool ones that could work for this so maybe I will make a made to measure that way I don’t have to fuss with sizing and it can fit anyone. I’ll figure some things out for photos :blush: hope this helps with my pattern and others maybe in designing because I can get why the one size fits most/all can be annoying if your above or under average size.

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