Knitting with 100% Wool Yarn

You’ll Need

100g of 100% wool yarn (175m/50g);

Knitting needles 3 and 3.5;

Auxiliary needle.

Used Patterns

Double Rib

Cast on ½ of the needed quantity of stitches with auxiliary yarn:

1^st row: main yarn: *1 knit stitch, 1 yarn over*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

2^nd row: *1 yarn over, 1 knit stitch, slip 1 purl, don’t finish it, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to * to end of row;

3^rd row: *1 knit stitch, slip 1 purl, yarn in front of work*; repeat from * to * to end of row.

Make the 3^rd row one more time. After finishing your work, take off the auxiliary yarn.

2 x 2 Rib

Stockinette Stitch

In right side rows – knit stitches, in wrong side rows – purls;

Wrong-Side

In right side rows – purls, in wrong side rows – knit stitches;

Garter Stitch

All knit stitches;

Small Cable (Right)

Is made on 2 stitches:

1^st row: cross 2 stitches to right (make the 2^nd knit stitch, insert the right-hand needle in front of the 1^st stitch, don’t slip it, knit the 1^st stitch, slip both stitches);

2^nd row: 2 purls;

3^rd row: repeat from the 1^st row;

Small Cable (Left)

Is made on 2 stitches:

1^st row: cross 2 stitches to left (make the 2^nd knit stitch, insert the right-hand needle behind the 1^st stitch, don’t slip it, knit the 1^st stitch, slip both stitches);

2^nd row: 2 purls;

3^rd row: repeat from the 1^st row;

Simple Cable

Is made on 4 stitches:

1^st row: knit;

2^nd, 4^th rows: purl;

3^rd row: cross 4 stitches to right (leave 3 stitches on the auxiliary needle behind work, 1 knit stitch, knit stitches from the auxiliary needle);

5^th row: repeat from the 1^st row;

Criss-Cross Pattern

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 5 + 2 stitches:

1^st row: 1 purl, *2 purls, cross 3 stitches to right (leave 1 stitch on the auxiliary needle behind work, 2 knit stitches, purls from the auxiliary needle)*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl;

2^nd and all the even rows: due to the ornament;

3^rd row: *1 purl, cross 3 stitches to right, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl;

5^th row: 1 purl, *cross 3 stitches to right, 2 purls*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl;

7^th row: 1 purl, *cross 3 stitches to left (leave 2 stitches on the auxiliary needle in front of work, 1 purl, knit stitches from the auxiliary needle), 2 purls*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl;

9^th row: 1 purl, *1 purl, cross 3 stitches to left, 1 purl*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl;

11^th row: 1 purl, *2 purls, cross 3 stitches to left*; repeat from * to * to the last stitch, 1 purl.

Stitch Control

With knitting needles 3.5: 36 stitches x 33 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Cast on 52 stitches with knitting needles 3 and make 4 rows of double rib. Then, turn to the knitting needles 3.5. Next row: *1 stitch of stockinette stitch, 1 stitch of wrong-side pattern, 2 stitches of small cable to right, 1 stitch of wrong-side pattern, 1 stitch of stockinette stitch, 2 stitches of wrong-side pattern, 2 stitches of stockinette stitch, 2 stitches of wrong-side pattern*; repeat from * to * one more time, 4 stitches of simple cable – center of the glove, **2 stitches of wrong-side pattern, 2 stitches of stockinette stitch, 1 stitch of stockinette stitch, 1 stitch of wrong-side pattern, 2 stitches of small cable to left, 1 stitch of wrong-side pattern, 1 stitch of stockinette stitch**; repeat from ** to ** one more time. Increase 1 stitch 7 times in every 10^th row from both sides. After 24 cm from the lower row, make 2 rows of garter stitch, 2 rows of wrong-side pattern. After 29.5 cm from the lower edge, bind off all the stitches.

Make the second glove in the same way. Sew the end of the glove to 3.5 cm, skip 4 cm for the thumb and finish the seam.