Kid Gloves
This pattern is for medium to large kids' gloves (for smaller kids, I'd suggest mittens!)
Yarn: about 100 yards of worsted weight wool
Needles: US3 (either 30-40” circulars for magic loop or double points)
Gauge: 10 stitches by 16 rows over 2 inches in stockinette
Cast on 36 stitches
K1, p1 ribbing for 15 rows
Knit in pattern (stockinette or whatever you like) for 5 more rows
Increase for thumb over next 10 rows:
K17, m1, k2, m1, k17
knit plain
repeat (46 stitches at end)
K17, k1 front and back, place next 10 stitches on stitch holder for thumb, k18
Knit in stockinette for 10 rows
Put stitches on stitch holder, palm stitches facing one side and back of hand stitches facing the other.
Use magic loop or 3 dpns for fingers and thumb. For 3 dpns, two needles will hold stitches and you'll knit with the 3rd.
Pinkie finger:
Place 4 stitches on front needle and 5 on back needle
K3, k1 front and back, k5
Continue in pattern for 11 rows
K2tog to end of round (5 stitches)
Thread yarn through all stitches and pull tight to close
Ring finger:
Place 5 stitches on front needle and 4 on back needle
K4, k1 front and back, k5, pick up 1 stitch from the increase in the pinkie finger
continue in pattern for 17 rows
K2tog to end of round, k1 (6 stitches)
Thread yarn through all stitches and pull tight to close
Middle finger:
Place 4 stitches on front needle and 5 on back needle
Pick up 1 stitch from the increase in the ring finger, k3, k1 front and back, k5
Continue in pattern for 19 rows
K2tog to end of round, k1 (6 stitches)
Thread yarn through all stitches and pull tight to close
Index finger:
Place 5 stitches on front needle and 4 stitches on back needle.
K10, pick up 1 stitch from the increase in the middle finger
continue in pattern for 17 rows
K2tog to end of round, k1 (6 stitches)
Thread yarn through all stitches and pull tight to close
Thumb:
Place 5 stitches on each needle.
Pick up 1, k10, pick up 1
continue in pattern for 13 rows
K2tog to end of round (6 stitches)
Thread yarn through all stitches and pull tight to close
Weave in any loose ends
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This work by Suzanne Lander is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.