Knitting Fingerless Gloves - Hand Warmers by Marlies Cohen craftmeister.mcuniverse.com

Knitting Fingerless Gloves - Hand Warmers
by Marlies Cohen
craftmeister.mcuniverse.com
The knitted fingerless gloves or hand warmers keep your hands warm and still give you the freedom to
use the computer keyboard or play a musical instrument .
I originally created these gloves for my hubby who suffers from arthritis and had a hard time using the
computer because his hands were so cold and would not warm up.
Instructions
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These instructions are for average sized woman's hands about 7 inches in circumference (palm
of hand)
They are knitted in the round. You need 4 double pointed needles.
Needle size: 4-4.5 mm or sizes 6 or 7 US
The pattern has 2 versions of creating the thumb opening
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Pattern
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cast on 36 stitches divided over 3 needles (12 stitches per
needle)
close to a circle
knit 10 rows 1 knit 1 purl (this is the cuff and you can make
it as long as you wish)
knit 9 rows in knit stitch (this is the distance from the
crease of your wrist to the base of your thumb – the
knuckle)
increase for thumb
o knit the first 5 stitches on the needle
o increase 1 stitch
o knit 2 stitches
o increase 1 stitch
o knit to end of row
o knit the first 6 stitches on the needle
o increase 1 stitch
o knit 2 stitches
o increase 1 stitch
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o knit to end of row
o you have now 40 stitches (first needle has 16 stitches, the other two 12 stitches each)
knit 5 rows in knit stitch
for the next three rows
knit 2 stitches in knit stitch and then 1 knit 1 purl for 12 stitches finish needles with 2 knit
stitches (this gives the thumb a ribbed cuff like at the wrist and at the hand)
casting off thumb
o knit 3 stitches
o cast off 10 stitches
o knit rest of row
for the next 6 rows
knit 1 knit 1 purl (knit the 6 stitches on the first needle, make sure to keep tension between the
first 3 and next set of three)
loosely cast off all the stitches
weave in the yarn ends
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Alternative for Thumb Opening
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Once you reached the thumb knuckle stop working
in circles and work back and forth across the 3
needles for about 1.5 inches.
Then the next row continue working in circles again.
You now have a slit in your tube of about 1.5 inches.
for the next 6 rows
knit 1 knit 1 purl (knit the 6 stitches on the first
needle, make sure to keep tension between the first
3 and next set of three)
loosely cast off all the stitches
weave in the yarn ends
If you are interested in purchasing (http://goo.gl/IL5Ix) some fingerless gloves rather than making them
yourself, check out her online store: http://store.mcuniverse.com
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About Marlies Cohen
Marlies is a 'renaissance woman' with a wide range of
interests of everything creative. She loves to work
with her hands and experiment with various
materials.
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