Fingerless Gloves/Glittens


Yarn
Purply pair - Lorna Laces Shepherd Sport 100% superwash wool  200 yards, 70g

Muticoloured - cheap acrylic DK in whatever colour combinations you wish
or any other DK
 

Needles

Set of 5 plus spare needles to hold stitches not being worked (or use a length of yarn if you don’t have spare needles, but it is harder to slip sts on/off as needed)

I knit the fingers and thumbs on 4 needles as there were so few stitches

Tension

22sts to 4ins/10cms

My tension is quite loose, so I needed to use 3.25mm needles (UK no 10)

Abbreviations

k        knit

m1      make a stitch by picking up the loop between the stitch you have just knitted and the next one, place it on the left hand needle and knit into the back of it

sts     stitches

k2tog knit the next 2 stitches together (provides a slope to the right)

ssk     slip the next stitch from the left hand needle to the right, do this with the next stitch too, then knit them together (provides a slope to the left)

In the pattern I’ve said to use markers, but I hate using ‘em with a passion so just rely on seeing where my cast on/joining new yarn on thread is and rely on that – up to you what you do

If you wish to just make fingerless mittens, then cast off for the thumb when it is the right length (for me 11 rows and ignore the mitten instructions)

Right Hand

Cast on 40 sts and join into a round – place marker at beginning of round

Work in k2p2 rib for approx 6.5 cm (or as long as you want – remember that longer cuffs keep you warmer)

Change colour if required 

Round 1 + 2               k

Round 3          k21, m1, k2, m1, k17

Round 4,5,6              k

Round 7          k21, m1, k4, m1, k17

Round 8,9,10             k

Round 11         k21, m1, k6, m1, k17

Round 12,13,14          k

Round 15         k21, m1, k8, m1, k17

Round 16,17,18          k

Round 19         k21, m1, k10, m1, k17 (50sts)

Round 20,21,22         k (measure for length and if necessary miss out these rows or knit a couple more)

Round 23        k21, slip next 12 sts onto a thread/safety pins for the thumb, cast on 2 sts using the cable cast on method, k17 (40sts)

Knit 15 rounds (or until it fits up to the base of your little finger)

Change colour if required  

Little Finger

k5sts, cast on 2 sts using the cable cast on method, k last 5 sts of the round (12 sts) (place the rest of the stitches onto spare needles or yarn)

Knit 6 rounds (or as desired)

Cast off

Back to hand colour 

Rejoin yarn at base of finger and pick up 2 sts where you cast on for the finger, work 1 complete round (32 sts)

Change colour if required  

Ring Finger

K7 sts, cast on 2 using the cable cast on method, k last 5 sts (14 sts) (place the rest of the stitches onto spare needles or yarn)

Knit 9 rounds (or as desired)

Cast off

Change colour if required  

Middle Finger

Rejoin yarn, pick up 2 sts where you cast on for the previous finger, k5 sts, cast on 2 sts using the cable cast on method, k last 5 sts (14 sts)

Knit 11 rounds (or as desired)

Cast off

Change colour if required  

1^st Finger

Rejoin yarn, pick up 2sts as before, k3, m1, k3, m1, k4 (14 sts)

Knit 9 rounds (or as desired)

Cast off

Change colour if required  

Thumb

Pick up 2sts (from the cast on sts), k12 sts and join into a round and place marker (14sts)

Knit 21 rounds (or as desired)

k2tog all round (7sts)

k2tog, k2tog, k1, k2tog (4sts)

cut yarn and thread through sts, draw tight and work end in

Work all ends in, using them to darn in holes at base fingers if necessary

Change colour if required  

Right Mitten Top

Pick up 21 sts on back of glove, approximately 10 rows down from the base of the little finger.   Do this by slipping a needle into the right side of each stitch and slide it onto the needle (work towards the thumb), EXCEPT for the first and last stitch where I picked up both sides of the stitch.

(Apologies I only took a photo of picking them up on the LEFT hand !)

Again work towards the thumb and knit all these sts, remembering to treat the first and last stitch as only 1 stitch each.  Then cast on 21 sts and join into a round and place a marker (42 sts)

**Rounds 1-6    Knit 21 sts, then (p1,k1) x10, p1

Knit every round until it is the right length (I did 14 more rounds)

Round 1           (k1, ssk, k15, k2tog, k1) x2 (38sts)

Round 2          (k1, ssk, k13, k2tog, k1) x2 (34sts)

Round 3          (k1, ssk, k11, k2tog, k1) x2 (30sts)

Continue decreasing like this till you have completed:

(k1, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1) x2 (10sts)

Kitchener together to form top of mitten

Left Hand

Work rib as for right hand

Round 1 + 2               k

Round 3          k17, m1, k2, m1, k21

Round 4,5,6              k

Round 7          k17, m1, k4, m1, k21

Round 8,9,10             k

Round 11         k17, m1, k6, m1, k21

Round 12,13,14          k

Round 15         k17, m1, k8, m1, k21

Round 16,17,18          k

Round 19         k17, m1, k10, m1, k21 (50sts)

Round 20,21,22         k (or to match what you did on your right hand glove)

Round 23        k17, slip next 12 sts onto a thread/safety pins, cast on 2 sts, k21 (40sts)

Knit 15 rounds (or to match right hand glove)

Work fingers and thumb as for right hand glove

Left Mitten Top

Pick up 21 sts on back of glove, approximately 10 rows down from the base of the little finger.   Do this by slipping a needle into the right side of each stitch and slide it onto the needle (work away from the thumb), EXCEPT for the first and last stitch where I picked up both sides of the stitch.

Again work away from the thumb and knit all these sts, remembering to treat the first and last stitch as only 1 stitch each. Then cast on 21 sts and join into a round and place a marker (42 sts)

Complete the mitten top as for right hand working from **

Button and Loop     (apologies my crochet terminology is not good!)

If you are happy to crochet, pull a doubled piece of yarn through the right hand top of the mitten part, then pull the ends through to make a secured beginning.  Chain approx 4 sts and then secure at the other side of the mitten top (don’t make the loop too big or it will slip over the button when you wear them).

If you don’t do crochet, plait 3 strands into a short cord and use the ends to sew in place.

Put the glove on and flex your hand to make sure the button will be in the right place before sewing it on.

Wear and enjoy having toasty warm hands.  

4ply version for slightly smaller hands
Made these for my daughter for her 21st and as she has small hands, I came up with a 4ply version - knitted in the same way as the dk ones, so I'll just add very basic information here.  And the usual disclaimer about this was late night/bits and pieces knitting and very much designed as I went along - it hasn't been test knitted and I hope it's enough to give you an idea!


Tension
32sts and 26rows = 4ins/10cm
I used 2mm needles - you may need to use larger as I knit looseley!

cast on 60sts k1p1 rib
change colour
3 rows k
k30, m1, k3, m1, k27
3 rows k
cont inc to k30, m1, k13, m1, k27
3 rows k
k30, slip 15sts onto holder, cast on 2, k27 (59sts)
10 rounds k (or whatever fits - my daughter has weird fingers so I did these to fit her!)

Little finger
k 7sts, cast on 2 knit last 6st of round (15sts)
8 rounds k
1 round k purple
1 round purl purple
cast off in purl and purple

pick up 2 sts and k 6 rounds (see above about weird fingers!!)

Ring finger
K8, cast on 2, k8 (18sts)
10 rounds k
1 round k purple
1 round purl purple
cast off in purl and purple

Middle finger
pick up 1 st, k8, cast on 1, k8 (18sts)
knit as ring finger

1st finger
pick up 2sts, k16
knit as ring finger

Thumb
Pick up 3 sts, k7, m1, k8 (19sts)
16 rows k
k2tog x 9, k1 (10sts)
k2tog to end (5sts)
draw through

Mitten top
Pick up 29sts, cast on 29
k 29, (p1k1)14 p1  for 8 rows
k till the right length
(k1, ssk, k23, k2tog, k1)2
dec every round till 14sts left
kitchener together