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Fingerless gloves

These stripy gloves are warm and stylish but leave your fingers free. You can make them shorter by reducing the number of rows between rows 33 and 47, or longer by knitting extra rows before decreasing.

You will need

 25g (1oz) of 4-ply wool in colour A (col A) – we used brown

 25g (1oz) of 4-ply wool in colour B (col B) – we used aubergine

 25g (1oz) of 4-ply wool in colour C (col C) – we used moss

 3.25mm (UK size 10; US size 3) knitting needles

Abbreviations

Tension

14sts and 18 rows = 5cm (2in)

Measurements

Finished length is approximately 26cm (10¼in)

To make the right glove

• With 3.25mm (UK size 10; US size 3) needles and col B, cast on 59sts.

Change to col A and work 6 rows in k1, p1 rib.

Dec 1st at end of row 6. (58sts) (For decreasing, knit together the 3rd and 4th sts from the edge. This produces a fashioning mark on the gloves, which gives them a more stylish finish.)

Cont with col A.

Row 1 (RS): Knit.

Row 2: Purl.

Row 3: Using col B, knit.

Row 4: Purl.

Row 5: Using col C, knit.

Row 6: Purl.

These 6 rows form the pattern.

Cont in pattern for stripes, dec 1st at each end of the following row and then on rows 15, 21, 27 and 33, until 48sts remain.

Cont until the beginning of row 47, then work thumb gusset as follows, keeping stripes correct.

Row 1 (RS): K24, inc in next st, k2, inc in next st, k20. (50sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 5: K24, inc in next st, k4, inc in next st, k20. (52sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 9: K24, inc in next st, k6, inc in next st, k20. (54sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 13: K24, inc in next st, k8, inc in next st, k20. (56sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 17: K24, inc in next st, k10, inc in next st, k20. (58sts)

Work 1 row.

Row 19: K38, turn and cast on 1st.

Row 20*: p14, turn and cast on 1st. (15sts)

Work 6 rows on these 15sts, keeping stripes correct.

Change to col A and work 2 rows in k1, p1 rib.

Cast off with col B.

Join the thumb seam.

With right sides facing, rejoin yarn, pick up 4sts from the thumb base (2 either side of seam) and cont to end of row.

Work 16 rows more.

Change to col A and work 4 rows in k1, p1 rib.

Change to col B and cast off.

To make the left glove

• Work as right glove to the beginning of thumb gusset shaping. Then work as follows:

Row 1 (RS): K19, inc in next st, k2, inc in next st, k25. (50sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 5: K19, inc in next st, k4, inc in next st, k25. (52sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 9: K19, inc in next st, k6, inc in next st, k25. (54sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 13: K19, inc in next st, k8, inc in next st, k25. (56sts)

Work 3 rows.

Row 17: K19, inc in next st, k10, inc in next st, k25. (58sts)

Work 1 row.

Row 19: K33, turn and cast on 1st, cont as for right glove from *.

Making up

• Sew the side seam with mattress stitch, catching in ends where you can. Then sew in any remaining ends and press lightly with your iron on the wool setting.