As the weather continues to be chilly, it’s time to get stitching this fingerless gloves knitting pattern – they’re super quick to make and even better, this one is totally free!
Using Prima’s Aran yarn, this fingerless gloves knitting pattern knits up in next to no time – much faster than finer 4-ply glove patterns. It’s a chunkier and more cosy yarn which will be much warmer than the fiddlier patterns out there that use thinner yarns. Easy-care, this yarn is washable in a machine so another great reason to knit this fingerless gloves knitting pattern as a gift – they can just bung them in the washing machine whenever they need without a second thought.
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Starting at the cuff and working upwards towards the fingers, this fingerless gloves knitting pattern starts off with a rib on a smaller needle. A rib is a type of stitch that creates vertical columns of knit and purl to create an elasticated fabric – perfect for keeping your wrists cosy.
Rib stitch is very simple – all you need to do is knit the knits and purl the purls. For this rib, knows as a 2 x 2 rib, it’s essentially knit two, purl two. Just remember to move your yarn between your knitting needles when moving from knits to purls – if you accidentally jump over the needle, you’ll find yourself with extra loops.
You can make your ribbed cuff as long or short as you want – just keep knitting more rib rows if you fancy them a bit longer.
For the ribbed cuff of this fingerless gloves knitting patter, you’re best to go for a nice stretchy cast-on. We like the cable cast-on method, where you cast on the first stitch knitwise and then every following stitch is worked by making new stitches from between the previous two. It’s a lovely robust edge that holds its shape really well over time.
The knitting of the fingers might seem a bit fiddly, but follow the pattern and you’ll have them done in no time. Knitted flat on straight needles, you will be sewing-up the seams for each of them – and each glove will have a longer seam which we’ve placed on the underside of your wrist to keep the top of your glove looking smooth.
You’ll want to have a go at mattress stitch to sew if the seams, if you’ve not tried it already. It really is a great stitch – if done correctly you shouldn’t notice there’s a seam there at all.
For fabulously well-fitted fingers, we’ve swapped you back to a smaller needle to make each of them. Most knitting patterns will work edgings and stretchy bits (like the cuff, with these gloves) on a tighter needle, which is why you’ll often need two sets of needles for some patterns, including this one.
For the thumb and one other finger, we’ve said to put the stitches on a holder and come back to them later. You really don’t have to buy stitch holders for this, you can thread your stitches onto a waste piece of yarn instead, which in fact can be a little easier to handle. If you do go for stitch holders, get little ones, or even go for a big safety pin. It’s only a few stitches you’ll be setting aside at a time so you won’t need a big one.
Finished measurements: To fit small-average woman’s hand: Cuff length: 10cm, to fit hand circumference (measured around knuckles) 18 – 24 cm, cuff edge to top of finger openings: 24cm.
You will need:
- One pair of 4.5mm (UK7) needles
- One pair of 4mm (UK8) needles
- Stitch holders (optional)
- Blunt-ended darning needle
- One ball of Prima Aran Yarn (200g) in Speckled Neutral
Tension: 16.5 sts and 21 rows to 10 x 10cm over st-st using 4.5mm needles.
Abbreviations: St(s): Stitch(es), RS: Right side, WS: Wrong side, K: knit, P: Purl, Patt: Pattern, Cont: Continue; Tog: together; St-st: stocking stitch (K on RS, P on WS), M1: make one (pick up loop between sts and k through back of loop), Foll: following; Alt: Alternate, LH: Left-hand, RH: Right-hand, Rem: remaining
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Left glove
*Using 4mm needles, cast on 46sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2, [p2, k2] to end.
Row 2: P2, [k2, p2] to end.
Last 2 rows set 2×2 rib patt. Cont in patt for a further 21 rows.
Row 24: (P2, k2) twice, p2tog, [(k2, p2) twice, k2tog, p2] twice, k2tog, p2, k2, p2tog, k2, p2. (41sts)
Change to 4.5mm needles.
Row 25: K.
Row 26: P.
Last two rows set st-st. Cont in st-st for a further 6 rows.*
Shape left thumb
Row 33 (RS): K10, m1, k3, m1, K to end. (43sts)
Work 3 rows st-st without shaping.
Row 37: K10, m1, k5, m1, k to end. (45 sts)
Row 38 and all foll alt rows: P.
Row 39: K10, m1, k7, m1, k to end. (47 sts)
Row 41: K10, m1, k9, m1, k to end. (49 sts)
Row 43: K10, m1, k11, m1, k to end. (51 sts)
Row 45: K10, place next 13 sts on a holder, cast on 1 st, K to end. (39 sts)
Work 7 rows in st-st.
Divide for fingers
Left index finger
Next row: K8. Without turning, change to 4mm needles and work (k1, p2, k1) twice, k1, p1, cast on 2 sts and turn.
Working on these last 12 sts only and using 4mm needles, cont in 2×2 rib as folls:
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Next row (WS): [P1, k2, p1] to end.
Next row: [K1, p2, k1] to end.
Next row: [P1, k2, p1] to end.
Cast off in rib.
**Middle finger
Using 4mm needles and RS facing, pick up and k 2 cast-on sts from index finger working from row-end edge inwards. Work p2, k1, p1 from LH needle and turn, leaving rem sts unworked. (6 sts)
Cont working with 4mm needles only, taking stitches from LH 4.5mm needle as required.
Next row: [K1, p2, k1] three times, cast on 1 st and turn. (13sts)
Cont on these 13 sts only, work as folls:
Next row: P1, [p1, k2, p1] 3 times.
Next row: K1, [p2, k2] 3 times.
Cast off in rib. **
Left third finger
Using 4mm needles and RS facing, pick up and k 1 cast-on st from middle finger working from row-end edge inwards.
Work p2, k2 from LH needle. (5 sts)
Without turning, place next 9 sts from LH needle onto a st holder for little finger.
Cast on 1 st, p1, k2 from LH needle. (9sts)
Slip rem 3 sts from RH 4.5mm needle onto your second 4mm needle and hold in your LH, as your LH needle. Using RH 4mm needle, work p2, k1 from LH needle. (12 sts)
Cont on these 12 sts only, turn and cont as folls:
Next row (WS): [P1, k2, p1] 3 times.
Next row: [K1, p2, k1] 3 times.
Next row: [P1, k2, p1] 3 times.
Cast off in rib.
Little finger
Slip rem 9 sts from holder to a 4mm needle.
With RS facing and using 4mm needles, rejoin yarn and work [k2, p2] twice, k1 and then pick up and k the cast on st from third finger, turn. (10sts)
Cont on these 10 sts only, cont as folls:
Row 1 (WS): P2, [k2, p2] to end.
Row 2: K2, [p2, k2] to end.
Cast off in rib.
***Thumb
Place 13 sts from holder onto a 4mm needle.
Rejoin yarn. Using 4mm needles and with RS facing, work k2, [p2, k2] twice, p2, k1 and pick up and k cast-on st from above thumb opening. (14 sts).
Next row (WS): P2, [k2, p2] to end.
Next row: K2, [p2, k2] to end.
Next row: P1, [k2, p2] to end.
Cast off in rib.
Join row-end edges for each finger, and thumb, using mattress stitch and darn in all ends. Join row-end edge seam of cuff and hand, and darn in ends. ***
Right glove
Work as given for * to * of left glove pattern.
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Shape right thumb
Row 33 (RS): K28, m1, k3, m1, K to end. (43sts)
Work 3 rows st-st without shaping.
Row 37: K28, m1, k5, m1, k to end. (45 sts)
Row 38 and all foll alt rows: P.
Row 39: K28, m1, k7, m1, k to end. (47 sts)
Row 41: K28, m1, k9, m1, k to end. (49 sts)
Row 43: K28, m1, k11, m1, k to end. (51 sts)
Row 45: K28, place next 13 sts on a holder, cast on 1 st, K to end. (39 sts)
Work 7 rows in st-st.
Divide for fingers
Right index finger
Next row (RS): K21. Without turning, change to 4mm needles and work (k1, p2, k1) twice, k1, p1, cast on 2 sts and turn.
Working on these last 12 sts only and using 4mm needles, cont in 2×2 rib as folls:
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Next row (WS): [P1, k2, p1] to end.
Next row: [K1, p2, k1] to end.
Next row: [P1, k2, p1] to end.
Right middle finger
Work as given for ** to ** of left middle finger.
Right third finger
Using 4mm needles and RS facing, pick up and k 1 cast-on st from middle finger working from row-end edge inwards.
Work p2, k1 from LH needle. (4 sts)
Turn and work p1, k2, p1 and then [p1, k2, p1] from LH needle.
Place next 9 sts from LH needle onto a st holder for little finger.
Cast on 1 st, [k2, p1] from LH needle. (12sts)
Cont on these 12 sts only, turn and cont as folls:
Next row (RS): [K1, p2, k1] 3 times.
Next row: [P1, k2, p1] 3 times.
Next row: [K1, p2, k1] 3 times.
Cast off in rib.
Right little finger
Slip rem 9 sts from holder to a 4mm needle.
With WS facing and using 4mm needles, rejoin yarn and work [p2, k2] twice, p1 and then pick up and p the cast on st from third finger, turn. (10sts)
Cont on these 10 sts only, cont as folls:
Row 1 (WS): K2, [p2, k2] to end.
Row 2: P2, [k2, p2] to end.
Cast off in rib.
Complete as given for left glove from *** to ***.
Make it a set! Grab an extra ball and try our chunky scarf pattern using two strands of Prima’s lush aran yarn, using up your leftovers from this cosy project!
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