FREE PATTERN WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL
Colorful yarns come simply perfect for this type of projects. Just simple stitch work and shape is enough to allow the shades to pop and work their magic.
A pair of fingerless gloves are so useful in Winter season, especially on those cold mornings where you need to keep hands warm but want to continue with your routine.
An interesting make, with a combination of back and forth, and in the round crochet. A main flat piece to be seamed and then finished with the seamless thumb and edges. Crochet Moss Stitch included in the main body of the project, which is only a mix of single crochets and chains.
Follow the video tutorial for the complete steps to make your own pair of gloves, and take a look at the written directions below, for row by row and round by round specifications.
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
- 5.5. mm (I/9-5) crochet hook
- Two 50 gr/ 1.76 oz (91 m/ 100 yd) skeins of aran weight Mille Colori yarn (50% wool, 50% acrylic) from Lang yarns
- Stitch marker
- Tapestry needle
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
FINISHED SIZE
6.3″ (wrist circumference) x 8.5″ (total length) / 16 cm x 21.5 cm
GAUGE (Crochet Moss Stitch)
17 sts x 18 rows= 4”/10 cm
SKILL LEVEL
Intermediate: This design includes crochet basic stitches, intermediate shaping and finishing techniques.
STITCH GUIDE
- St(s): stitch(es)
- Ch: chain
- Sc: single crochet
- Sl st: slip stitch
- R: row
- Rnd: round
- Dec: decrease
- Rep: repeat
GLOVES
MAIN PIECE (Make 2)
Crocheted back and forth, starting from the bottom. Ch 28, leaving a long tail for sewing afterwards.
R1: Starting in 2nd ch from the hook, sc 27, turn= 27 sts
R2: Ch 1, (sc 1, ch 1, sk next st) rep ( ) 13 times, sc 1, turn= 14 sc and 13 ch-1 spaces
R3: Ch 1, sc 1, (sc 1 in next ch 1 space, ch 1, sk next st) rep ( ) 12 times, sc 1 in next ch 1 space, sc 1, turn= 15 sc and 12 ch-1 spaces
R4-37: Rep R2-3, 17 more times
R38: Ch 1, sc 27= 27 sts
Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing.
With the beginning tail, sew first 24 rows, from bottom to top. With the tail from the top, sew last 6 rows, from top to bottom.
THUMB
Rejoin yarn in last row joined from the top of unsewed space. Continue crocheting in the round, in a spiral, inserting the hook through unsewed rows, all around, to shape the thumb.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc 7, dec 1, sc 1 (right through the bottom seam), dec 1, sc 7, sc 1 (right through the top seam)= 18 sts
Rnd 2: Sc 6, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 7= 16 sts
Rnd 3: Sc 5, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 6= 14 sts
Rnd 4: Sc 4, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 5= 12 sts
Rnd 5: Sc 3, dec 1, sc 1, dec 1, sc 4= 10 sts
Rnd 6-7: Sc 10= 10 sts
Sl st in next st
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
FINISHING
Rejoin yarn in first st of last row of the glove. Continue crocheting in the round, in a spiral, to make the top edging of the glove.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc 27= 27 sts
Rnd 2-3: Sc 27= 27 sts
Sl st in next st
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Rejoin yarn in first foundation ch of first row of the glove. Continue crocheting in the round, in a spiral, to make the bottom edging of the glove.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc 27= 27 sts
Rnd 2-3: Sc 27= 27 sts
Sl st in next st
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
