How to Knit Fingerless Gloves with Merino Wool

Knitting Materials and Tools

Knitting materials and knitting tools:

• 5 Double Pointed Knitting Needles 3 mm (UK 11/ US 3) for the ribbing part and 4 mm (US 6/ UK 8) for the main part. You can also use Circular Knitting Needles and magic loop technique to knit in the round.
• 100% merino wool (Kartopu Merino Yün).
  Sky blue color: 100 grams - 180 m per skein – in total a bit more than 1 ball.

Knit Fingerless Gloves Size

• Wrist size: 16-20 cm
• Length: 35 cm
• Gauge: 18 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette

Common Abbreviations of Knitting Stitches

• k – knit
• p – purl
• k2tog – knit two together
• yoL – yarn over left: Lay the working yarn over the right needle from back to front. In the next round, knit it in a way to avoid a hole.
• yoR – yarn over right: Bring the yarn between needles and lay it over to the right needle from front to back. In the next round, knit it in a way to avoid a hole.
• Cable 6 Back (C6B): Slip 6 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold behind the work, k6 from the left-hand needle, k6 from the extra needle.
• Cable 6 Front (C6F): Slip 6 knit stitches to the extra needle and hold in front of work, k6 from the left-hand needle, k6 from the extra needle.
• skpo - Slip, Knit, Pass Over: Slip one stitch to the right needle knitwise, knit in the next stitch and drop this stitch off the left needle, insert the left needle into the slipped stitch, pass it over the knit stitch, and it's done.

Left Glove

Knitting Cuff of the Mittens

Using 3 mm DPN, cast on 42 stitches and redistribute them between needles. Rib k1, p1 for 1.5 cm or about 5-6 rounds.

Main Part of the Knit Fingerless Gloves

Switch to the 4 mm knitting needles.

Follow these rounds:

• Round 1-6: p1, k18, p1, k22.
• Round 7: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k22.
• Round 8-12: p1, k18, p1, k22.
• Round 13: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k22.
• Round 14-18: p1, k18, p1, k22.
• Round 19: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k22.
• Round 20-24: p1, k18, p1, k22.
• Round 25: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k1, k2tog, k16, skpo, k1.
• Round 26-30: p1, k18, p1, k20.
• Round 31: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k20.
• Rounds 32-36: p1, k18, p1, k20.
• Round 37: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k20.
• Rounds 38-42: p1, k18, p1, k20.
• Round 43: Repeat Round 31.
• Rounds 44-48: p1, k18, p1, k20.
• Round 49: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k15, yoL, k5.
• Round 50: p1, k18, p1, k21.
• Round 51: p1, k18, p1, k16, yoL, k5.
• Round 52: p1, k18, p1, k22.
• Round 53: p1, k18, p1, k17, yoL, k5.
• Round 54: p1, k18, p1, k23.
• Round 55: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k18, yoL, k5.
• Round 56: p1, k18, p1, k24.
• Round 57: p1, k18, p1, k19, yoL, k5.
• Round 58: p1, k18, p1, k25.
• Round 59: p1, k18, p1, k20, yoL, k5.
• Round 60: p1, k18, p1, k26.
• Round 61: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k21, yoL, k5.
• Round 62: p1, k18, p1, k27.
• Round 63: p1, k18, p1, k22, yoL, k5.
• Round 64: p1, k18, p1, k28.
• Round 65: p1, k18, p1, k23, yoL, k5.
• Round 66: p1, k18, p1, k29.
• Round 67: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k24, yoL, k5.
• Round 68: p1, k18, p1, k30.
• Round 69: p1, k18, p1, k25, yoL, k5.
• Round 70: p1, k18, p1, k31.
• Round 71: p1, k18, p1, k26, yoL, k5.
• Round 72: p1, k18, p1, k32.
• Round 73: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k32.
• Round 74: p1, k18, p1, k17, place the next 10 stitches on scrap yarn, k5.
• Round 75: p1, k18, p1, k16, k2tog, k4.
• Round 76: p1, k18, p1, k16, k2tog, k3.
• Round 77: p1, k18, p1, k16, k2tog, k2.
• Round 78: p1, k18, p1, k16, k2tog, k1.
• Round 79: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k18.
• Round 80-84: p1, k18, p1, k18.
• Round 85: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k18.

Switch to the 3 mm knitting needles.

Round 86-88: *k1, p1 – repeat till the end of the round. Bind off.

Binding Off

Binding off: k1, p1 pass stitch over, *k1 pass stitch over, p1 pass stitch over, repeat from * till the end of the round.

How to Knit Thumb Gusset of Knit Cable Fingerless Gloves

Use 4 mm knitting needles. Put gusset stitches back on the 2 DP needles. Knit all 10 stitches. Using one more DP needle, pick up and knit at the same time 5 more stitches at the base of the thumb. Knit 5-6 rounds, at the last round make 1 decrease to have a total of 14 stitches, then switch to the 3 mm knitting needles and rib k1, p1 for 3 more rounds. Bind off.

Right Glove

The main idea is the same. I will only show you rounds with small distinctions.

• Round 7: p1, k6, C6B, p1, k22.
• Round 13: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k22. Continue alternating C6B and C6F to get symmetrically viewed gloves.
• Round 49: p1, C6F, k6, p1, k5, yoR, k15. Continue all other rounds with yoR.