Fingerless Gloves on Two Needles (Free Pattern)

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Fingerless Gloves on Two Needles (Free Pattern)

Fingerless Gloves On Two Needles

The size of the gloves can be adjusted a little by using a different weight yarn and/or different sized needles.

Materials: 1 50 g ball of fingering weight/sock yarn
1 pair 3.25 mm/3 US
2 stitch markers

Tension: 28 stitches = 10 cm/4"

Directions:
Right Glove
Cuff: Cast on 48 stitches. Work in k1, p1 ribbing for 6.5 cm/2 1/2"
Thumb Gore: K24, place marker, inc 1 st in next st, k2, inc 1 st in next st, pm, k20. (50 stitches on needle)
*Stocking st for 3 rows.
K24, slip marker, inc 1 st in next st, knit to 1 st before next marker, inc 1 st in next st, slip marker, knit to end of row.* (52 stitches)
Knit from * to * 5 more times. (62 sts) Purl 1 row.
Thumb: K42, turn.
P18, turn.
Cast on 3 sts, k21 (including the 3 cast on sts), turn.
St st for 3 rows on these 21 sts.
Rib (k1, p1) for 3 rows.
Cast off 21 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 15 cm/6" tail.
Hand: Pick up and knit the 3 cast on sts at base of thumb, knit to end of row. (47 sts)
St st for 4 cm/1 1/2".
Index Finger: K30, turn.
P13, turn.
Cast on 2 sts, k15 (including 2 cast on sts), turn.
St st for 3 rows.
Rib (k1, p1) for 3 rows.
Cast off 15 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 15 cm/6" tail.
Middle Finger: Pick up and knit the 2 cast on sts at base of index finger, k6, turn.
P14, turn.
Cast on 2 sts, k16 (including the 2 cast on sts), turn.
St st for 3 rows.
Rib (k1, p1) for 3 rows.
Cast off 16 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 15 cm/6" tail.
Ring Finger: Pick up and knit the 2 cast on sts at base of middle finger, k5, turn.
P12, turn.
Cast on 2 sts, k14 (including the 2 cast on sts), turn.
St st for 3 rows.
Rib (k1, p1) for 3 rows.
Cast off 14 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 15 cm/6" tail.
Little Finger: Pick up and knit the 2 cast on sts at base of ring finger, k6, turn.
P14, turn.
St st for 3 rows.
Rib (k1, p1) for 3 rows.
Cast off 14 sts. Cut yarn leaving a 15 cm/6" tail.

Left Glove
Cuff: Same as right glove.
Thumb Gore: K20, pm, inc 1 st in next st, k2, inc 1 st in next st, pm, k24. (50 sts)
**St st for 3 rows.
K20, sm, inc 1 st in next st, knit to last st before marker, inc 1 st in next st, sm, knit to end of row.** (52 sts)
Repeat from ** to ** 5 more times. (62 sts)
Purl 1 row.
Thumb: K38, turn, continue same as right glove.
Finishing: Sew up thumbs, fingers and sides of gloves.

Copyright © 2008

posted on Mar 2, 2008 4:45 PM ()

Comments:

Alright, LOVING this pattern. But...Well, epic fail here. Im not sure what to do with the "Pick up and knit the 3 cast on sts at base of thumb, knit to end of row. (47 sts)" part. I got the thumb done, just fine. Is all wonderful. However, pick up stitches? You mean lift them off my lap? Ok. Now what? (kidding) Im obviously missing something obvious here. Maybe I missed a minor memo about knitting somewhere along the way. How do I pick them bakc up, and also...they are sort of in the middle of my knitting. Not on the end of a whole row. How do I get all forty-seven stitches involved in a row beginning in the middle? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

comment by minorcraziness on Dec 19, 2008 6:10 PM ()

Hi, I know it is now 2010 and you commented on this post all the way back in 2008 (so I hope you have finished these gloves!), but I am having the exact same problem you posted here. Despite reading what you wrote, I still do not know how to move on and pick up the stitches at the base of the thumb. Could you please make it incredibly simple for a simpleton like me and explain what you mean by:

"...Basically you just stick your needle through the three stitches. Then you put it all on the one needle, and start knitting. Now, how do you knit with no yarn? You don't. So you just grab the yarn and start knitting, leaving a bit of a tail where you started and then weave it in."

just stick your needle through?
which needle?

Looking forward to receiving much needed help! Thank you!

reply by dalin108 on June 6, 2010 1:05 AM ()

Hi -- I'm new to website and don't know how to ask the author of the pattern a question, so I'm writing to you. I'm finding the pattern difficult to interpret even tho I'm a very experienced knitter. You pick up the stitches as described and fold the finger just knitted in half to continue the row, then turn and purl back the indicated number of stitches. I got further than you, but then realized I was not going to have enough stitches to complete the little finger! I'd like to ask the author -- can you guide me to the right place to do so? Thanks, Maggie D

reply by maggied on Dec 27, 2008 12:08 PM ()

Got it. Basically you just stick your needle through the three stitches. Then you put it all on the one needle, and start knitting. Now, how do you knit with no yarn? You don't. So you just grab the yarn and start knitting, leaving a bit of a tail where you started and then weave it in.

reply by minorcraziness on Dec 25, 2008 9:07 PM ()

I'm having this exact same trouble- i'm hoping that nittineedles swoops in and gives a really easy explanation :) i may have to give my son half of a glove still on the needles in his stocking...OHMY]

reply by cracklebrownie on Dec 22, 2008 9:29 AM ()

I very much like the idea of this, as I don't care for DPNs and have not got the hang of magic loop yet and how to translate glove into that. But I am having a problem visualizing how these come out before they are seemed up. If you happen to have a picture of one before you seam it I would love to see it. I think that might be helpful for me and hopefully others. Thank you for the pattern. (kimmypooh on ravelry)

comment by poohknits on Nov 18, 2008 9:48 PM ()

After you have finished knitting the gloves but before you stitch them together the fingers join the back of the hand and palm together across the top and the outside (baby finger) of the glove is open. In other words, all you need to do is put a few stitches down one side of each finger and stitch the seam from the top of the baby finger to the bottom of the cuff.

reply by nittineedles on Nov 24, 2008 12:44 PM ()

They look great! I've never knit gloves before, only hats, with either circular plus dp needles or by using the magic loop or double circular needle method. Do you mean that you can knit these gloves on two regular needles? If so, are you basically finishing them by sewing up two halves of the glove and fingers? I'm not good at visualizing how patterns work. thanks!

comment by pangborn on Nov 7, 2008 7:58 PM ()

Yes, they are knit with two regular needles. The seam is along the outside edge of the gloves (the inside edge being the thumb side). You're welcome.

reply by nittineedles on Nov 8, 2008 12:01 AM ()

This looks like a great pattern, but please explain what "pm" and "sm" mean? Thanks!

comment by hellojan on Sept 29, 2008 6:18 PM ()

pm means place marker
sm means slip marker
If you have any trouble with any of my patterns just let me know.

reply by nittineedles on Sept 29, 2008 7:42 PM ()

Thanks! I will try this. My cousin in England who knits beautiful gloves makes them on two needles, so I know it can be done. When you increase like it says, does that mean knit in the front of the stitch, leave the yarn on the same needle, knit in the back of the stitch, and then push to the right-hand needle?

comment by troutbend on Mar 2, 2008 7:03 PM ()

That's exactly how I do it.

reply by nittineedles on Mar 2, 2008 11:35 PM ()

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