Knitting Medium Size Gloves

Materials

Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Machine Washable Win-Sport, 4 ozs.; or Bear Brand or Fleisher’s Ever-Match Sport and Sweater Yarn, 5 ozs.

Boye Sock Needles, 1 set Size 2.

Gauge

10 rounds = 1 inch

Right Glove

Cuff

Cast on 52 sts, divide on 3 needles, join. Mark end of rounds.

Pattern

• Round 1: * K 2, p 2; repeat from * to end.
• Round 2: * K 1, yo, k 1, p 2; repeat from * to end.
• Round 3: * K 3, p 2; repeat from * to end.
• Round 4: * Slip 1, k 2, pass slipped st over 2 k sts, p 2; repeat from * to end.

Repeat last 4 rounds for pattern. Work even until about 7½ ins. from beginning, end with pattern round 4.

First Decrease Round

* K 2, p 2 tog.; repeat from * 5 times, work k 2, p 2 pattern to end; 46 sts.

Continue pattern with 1 p stitch in the first 6 p ribs until about 2 inches from decrease round, end with pattern round 3.

Next Round

Work as for pattern round 4 increasing 1 stitch in each of first 6 p ribs; 52 sts.

Hand

First Increase Round for Thumb Gore

Work first 28 sts as for first pattern round, place a marker before next stitch, increase 1 stitch in next stitch, k 1, place 2nd marker before next stitch, work pattern to end. Work 2 rounds even knitting the 3 stitches between markers for thumb. Carry up markers.

Second Increase Round

Work to marker, increase 1 stitch in each of next 2 stitches, k 1, work pattern to end; 55 sts. Work 2 rounds even, always knitting stitches between markers.

Third Increase Round

Work to marker, increase 1 stitch in next stitch, k to within 2 stitches of next marker, increase 1 stitch in next stitch, k 1, finish round.

Repeat third increase round every 3rd round until there are 19 sts between markers, end with first pattern round.

Next Round

Work to marker, k 1, slip next 17 stitches to holder for thumb, cast on 6 stitches, k 1, finish round. Discontinue thumb markers. Work all stitches in pattern with 56 sts in first and 4th pattern rounds, until about 2 inches above cast-on stitches of thumb, end with first pattern round. Discontinue pattern.

Next Round

K 20 for back of hand; slip last 41 sts worked to a strand of yarn for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers.

First Finger

K next 15 sts, cast on 3 sts for gusset. Divide these 18 sts on 3 needles, join. K around for 2½ ins. decreasing 2 sts evenly spaced on last round; 16 sts.

First Decrease Round

* K 2 tog., k 2; repeat from * 3 times; 12 sts. K 1 round. K 2 tog. 6 times. Break off leaving an end. Draw end twice through remaining 6 sts, draw up tightly. Fasten off.

Second Finger

Begin at palm (sts after first finger), slip 7 sts to needle and k, cast on 3 sts for gusset, k 7 sts from other end of thread (back of hand), pick up and k 3 sts on first gusset sts; 20 sts. Divide on 3 needles, join. K around for 2¾ ins.

Next Round

K, decreasing 4 sts evenly spaced; 16 sts. Finish as for first finger.

Third Finger

Slip next 6 sts from palm to needle, cast on 2 sts for gusset, k 7 sts from back of hand to another needle, pick up and k 3 sts on gusset sts; 18 sts. Finish as for first finger.

Fourth Finger

Slip remaining 14 sts to 2 needles; pick up and k 2 sts on gusset sts; 16 sts. K even for 1¾ ins. Begin with first decrease round, finish as for first finger.

Thumb

Slip the 17 sts to 2 needles and k, pick up and k 6 sts on the 6 cast-on sts; 23 sts. K 1 round even.

Next Round

K, decreasing 1 st at center of picked up sts. Repeat last 2 rounds twice; 20 sts. Work even until 2¼ ins. above picked up sts, decreasing 4 sts evenly spaced on last round; 16 sts. Finish as for first finger. Steam.

Left Glove

Work same as right glove to hand.

Hand

First increase round for thumb gore—Work as for first pattern round to within 4 sts of end of round, place a marker before next st, increase 1 st in next st, k 1, place 2nd marker before next st, p 2.

Continue to correspond to right glove until about 2 inches above cast-on sts for thumb, end with first pattern round. Discontinue pattern.

Next Round

K 6, slip last 15 sts worked to one needle for first finger, place remaining 41 sts on a strand of yarn for 2nd, 3rd and 4th fingers. Cast on 3 sts for gusset.

Divide 18 sts on 3 needles. Finish to correspond to right glove.