Gloves for me are one of my most important and well-loved Winter accessories as they just add that special touch and sense of élan. For the most part here in South Africa, I wear fingerless gloves as our weather is often not cold enough to warrant full-finger gloves. I also love the ease they provide when still needing to work with your hands, like when I want to crochet!
So, here is a pair of very easy fingerless/texting gloves that you can make for those chilly Autumn or Winter days. The magic of this pattern, as seen from the photo below, is that the gloves are reversible, giving you two totally different looks and, hey, who doesn’t like getting two for one! Me, for sure!
These gloves are made in the round using some #3/DK weight yarn. I used a smaller hook (3.5mm) than the recommended 4mm as I preferred to have an uneven multiple of 4 for my starting chain. 36sts with a 4mm would have been too big for my hand.
Without further ado, here is the pattern. I hope you enjoy making them.
US terms are used throughout.
Difficulty:
Confident beginner
Techniques used: double crochet, spiked double crochet
Materials needed:
· 3,5mm hook or hook size needed to achieve the size glove you want
· 42g #3/light worsted/DK weight Elle Charity DK in the colour Ivory, or the colour of your choice. Even though this yarn is branded as a DK, it is a thicker, almost worsted weight yarn. You could use worsted weight/aran yarn and a larger size hook, but you would have to start with less chains (as long as it is a multiple of 4)
· scissors
· (Optional) stitch marker (should you choose to start with a chainless starting dc)
Abbreviations
ch - chain
sl st -slip stitch
dc - double crochet
sp - space
sdc - spike double crochet
* - indicates start and end of a repeat
Special stitches
sdc – work a dc into the same space as the 1st dc /3ch of a 3dc-block, inserting your hook from the back of the sp/st and NOT THE FRONT! Your hook will be pointing downwards when inserting from the back.
I found the diagonal spike stitch on p 34 of The Harmony Guide to Crochet Stitches, but used it in the round instead of in straight rows. This changed the look of the stitch as it no longer has diagonals in opposite directions, but rather creates a diamond look or rhomboid pattern - hence the name for the gloves which is the French word for rhombus. It gives an interesting texture to the gloves and, as mentioned before, enables one to turn the gloves inside out and thereby have some reversible gloves.
Gauge: 10 rows x 10 sts = 11cm x 5cm
Measurements: Finished glove using 14 rows measures 15cm in length. You can play around with the number of rows depending on how long or short you want the glove to be.
Fits a hand of ± 21cm
Notes:
· When I work into the chains, I prefer to work into the back bump or 3rd loop of the chain as I like the neater edge that that provides, but it is not essential. It also means that one does not need to make a rib first as the edge is neat enough.
Watch this YT tutorial (by Tashia Butterfield of Forever Bliss Crochet ) at 3:26 to see how to do this. It shows 3 different ways of working into the foundation chain. Something new to learn every day!
· I also prefer to use a chainless starting dc rather than the 3ch (at the beginning of each row) as my 1st dc of the round, as it provides an invisible start to the round which the 3ch start does not. It is a good idea, if you are not experienced, to mark this chainless starting dc with a stitch marker as it makes it easier to find the v of the stitch when slip stitching into the v to close off the round. I prefer to insert the marker before completing the last pull through of the chainless starting dc as seen in the photo below. It makes it far easier.
Watch this YT tut (by Tamara Kelly - Moogly) on how to make a chainless starting dc if you do not know how. I find her instructional videos just amazing!
LOSANGE FINGERLESS GLOVES
Ch 36 or any multiple of 4 that you need to make the glove fit. I prefer to use an uneven multiple of 4 (9 x 4 =36). Join with a sl st into the 1st ch.
Row 1
Ch 3 (represents the 1st dc here and throughout), 1dc into each of next 2 ch (you have now created a 3dc-block), work a sdc into the same sp as the 3ch, miss a ch, * 1dc into each of the next 3 ch, work a sdc into the same sp as the 1st dc of the 3dc-block, miss a ch*, repeat to the end, sl st into the 3rd ch of the starting 3ch.
Rows 2-8
Ch 3, 1dc into each of next 2 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 3ch, miss a st (this will be the sdc from the previous round), * 1dc into each of the next 3 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 1st dc of the 3dc-block, miss a st (the sdc)*, repeat to the end, sl st into the 3rd ch of the starting 3ch.
Row 9
(Creating the thumb hole) - please note that you can do more rows before creating the thumb hole if you would like a glove that sits higher up on the wrist/arm.
Ch 3, 1dc into each of next 2 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 3ch, ch 4 (to create the thumb gap), miss a 3dc-block, miss a st (this will be the sdc of the 2nd 3dc-block), *1dc into each of the next 3 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 1st dc of the 3dc-block, miss a st*, repeat to the end, sl st into the 3rd ch of the starting 3ch.
Row 10
Ch 3, 1dc into each of next 2 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 3ch, 1dc into each of the next 3 ch, miss a ch, *1dc into each of the next 3 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 1st dc of the 3dc-block, miss a st*, repeat to the end, sl st into the 3rd ch of the starting 3ch.
Rows 11-14
Ch 3, 1dc into each of next 2 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 3ch, miss a st, * 1dc into each of the next 3 dc, work a sdc into the same sp as the 1st dc of the 3dc-block, miss a st*, repeat to the end, sl st into the 3rd ch of the starting 3ch. Fasten off. Work in the tails.
And, there you have it, a beautiful pair of fingerless gloves. Enjoy them!
Below are some blue gloves I made using a batik yarn, and the pastel ones were made by my wonderful tester, Silvana Tabacchi who kindly gave me permission to use her photo. I love the artistic flair of her picture which also shows her love of flowers. She is a kindred spirit indeed.
Happy crocheting!
Adré
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