Free Pattern for Fingerless Gloves

This is my pattern for the fingerless gloves.  It’s specifically designed so it can be changed to suit the wearer/mood of knitter/time available.  See pic in Finished Objects post below.

Yarn:  used Knit Picks Gloss – use any fingering weight with a bit of give

Needles:  used size 3 dpns, use whatever gives you guage give or take a little

Guage: apx 7-8 stitches per inch

Cast on 36 using whichever somewhat stretchy cast on method you prefer

K3 P1 rib for 6 rows STRAIGHT

Join on 7th row – depending on how deep you want the side slit

Knit about 26 total rows K3 P1 rib

Switch to stockinette for about 14 rows (insert an eyelet row or two if you want to)

K17 from beginning of round (where the side slit is) place marker; K2, place marker, knit around to 1st marker, slip marker

K in front and back of both stitches between markers, slip other marker

K 3 rounds, *K to marker, knit in front and back of first stitch, knit to last stitch before marker and knit in front and back of that stitch, slip marker*

K 3 rounds, repeat from * to *

K 1-3 more rounds (depends on size of wearers hand), place the 12 thumb st on holder, k in front and back of next stitch, knit around

St st 4 rows

Top of Hand:

1) K2 tog, yo, K1, yo, K2, sl 1, K1, psso, knit to end

2) K

3) K2 tog, yo, K3, yo, k1, sl1, k2, psso

4) K

5) K2tog, yo, K5, yo, sl1 k1, psso

Note:  do any lace type pattern that will fit on top of hand or can knit 5 more rows st st

Knit 3 rows st st

K 4 rows K3 P1 rib

Bind off top

Pick up thumb stitches, 4 stitches per needle

K around, before starting next round pick up and knit 4 stitches in K2 space, then knit around

K 12 stitches then K2 tog 2x (14 st total)  this eliminates holes where you picked up

K 4 rounds

K 4 rows K3 P1 rib

bind off

FO’s in general

Just got off the phone with TJ… we were discussing my knitting.  I have to admit, for a dedicated non knitter she’s pretty understanding of my addiction.  She informed me that 4B CONSTANTLY bitches about my knitting.  Did you know that I never finish anything? We both had a good laugh over that one.  She possesses 6 finished objects including a pair of socks for her daughter, two baby blankets and a fuzzy, cozy scarf.  He has one pair of finished socks that he wears constantly.  The pair of leisure socks for soldiers is currently drying on the couch behind his head.  The stole for dear sister is blocked and neatly folded on the ironing board (what else would I do with the thing?! geez!) waiting for gifting.  One finished fingerless glove is sitting on ‘my’ couch, the other is 1/2 finished and on the needles virtually in front of his face.  Then there’s the Christmas Stocking, the shrug/wrap for myself…..

Those are the items we came up with just off the top of our collective heads.  (She doesn’t know the gloves are for her… she thinks they’re for me, since she doesn’t read my blog she won’t realize until they’re gifted *big grin*).

True, I have two pairs of partially finished socks and the socks for soldiers on the needles but hey… some things DO get finished.