KNITTED GARDEN PARTY GLOVES (FREE PATTERN)
Lightweight and decorated with a lace panel, these gloves are a great accessory for a chilly spring day. The cotton yarn has very little stretch, so check your gauge carefully to be sure they’ll fit.
Excerpted with permission from Vintage Knit Gloves and Mittens.
YARN Cascade Yarns Ultra Pima (100% Pima cotton, 220 yd/200 m; 3.5 oz/100 g) in periwinkle (1 skein)
NEEDLES 1 set size 3/3.25 mm double-pointed needles or size needed to obtain gauge
NOTIONS Stitch markers Scrap yarn
MEASUREMENTS 7" long
GAUGE 7 stitches / 9 rounds = 1"
Step 1
PATTERN:
LEFT GLOVE Cuff Cast on 70 sts. Round 1: Knit. Round 2: K1, k2tog, yo twice, k2tog, repeat from around. Round 3: Knit, dropping the second loop of each yo twice as you go. Round 4: *K1, yo twice, k2tog, k1, repeat from around. Rounds 5–18: Repeat rounds 3 and 4. Rounds 19–22: Knit. Round 23: *K1, k2tog, k1, repeat from around. Rounds 24–26: Knit.
Step 2
Hand:
Lace panel (worked over the first 13 sts of each round.
Round A: K2, k2tog, yo, k2, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, ssk, k2. Round B: Knit. Round C: K1, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k2, yo, ssk, k1. Round D: Knit. Round E: K2tog, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, ssk. Round F: Knit. Round G: K6, yo, k2tog, k9. Round H: Knit. (These 8 rounds are repeated a total of 4 times for the hand of each glove.) Round 27: [Work panel], k to end of round. Round 28 (left mitten): [Work panel], k until last 5 sts, place stitch marker, kfb, place stitch marker, k to end of round. Round 28 (right mitten): [Work panel], k4, place stitch marker, kfb, place stitch marker, k to end of round. Rounds 29 (both mittens): [Work panel], k to end of round. Round 30: Repeat round 29. Round 31: [Work panel], k to marker, kfb, kfb, k to end of round. Rounds 32–33: Repeat round 29. Round 34: [Work panel], k to marker, kfb, k to one st before second marker, kfb, k to end of round. Repeat rounds 32–34 until there are 12 sts between markers, ending with a round 33. Next round: [Work panel], k to marker, place sts between markers on stitch holder or piece of scrap yarn, cast on 1, k to end. Continue to work in pattern, working the panel first on each round, then knitting to the end of the round, until you have repeated panel rounds A– H a total of 4 times (ending on round H). End of lace panel. Knit 3 rounds even.
Step 3
First Finger:
Knit first 2 sts; slip next 29 sts to a piece of scrap yarn; cast on 2 sts, knit rem 11 sts. Divide these 15 sts evenly on 3 needles and knit 5 more rounds even. Bind off loosely.
Step 4
Second Finger:
Take up and knit 5 sts from the back end of the scrap yarn (the side with the lace pattern); cast on 2 sts; take up and knit 5 sts from the palm end; pick up and knit 2 sts on the cast-on sts from the previous finger. Divide these 14 sts on 3 needles and knit 5 more rounds even. Bind off loosely.
Step 5
Third Finger:
Same as second finger.
Step 6
Fourth Finger:
Take up and knit rem 9 sts from scrap yarn; pick up and knit 2 sts along the cast-on sts from the previous finger. Divide these 11 sts evenly on 3 needles and knit 5 more rounds even. Bind off loosely.
Step 7
Thumb:
Take up and knit 12 sts set aside for thumb; pick up and knit 5 stitches from the cast-on sts for the top edge of the thumb hole. Divide these 17 sts on 3 needles and knit in the round for 5 rounds. Bind off loosely. Weave in all ends and block the gloves.
Step 8
RIGHT GLOVE:
Work as for left glove to fingers.
Step 9
Fourth Finger:
Knit first 2 sts; slip next 33 sts to a piece of scrap yarn; cast on 2 sts; knit rem 7 sts. Divide these 11 sts on 3 needles and knit 5 more rounds even. Bind off loosely.
Step 10
Second Finger:
Same as third finger.
Step 11
First Finger:
Take up and knit rem 13 sts from scrap yarn; pick up and knit 2 sts along the cast-on sts from the previous finger. Divide these 15 sts evenly on 3 needles and knit 5 more rounds even. Bind off loosely.
Step 12
Thumb:
Work as for left glove.
And a cutie pair made!
Excerpted with permission from Vintage Knit Gloves and Mittens.
