My best friend in high school had a pair of fingerless gloves she wore all the time. I could not for the life of me understand their purpose. Fingerless gloves? What is that? How are those supposed to keep you warm? It wasn’t until I made my first pair quite recently that I understood the allure. Now I’m a huge supporter. Fingerless gloves! Fashionable and functional!

If you’re not convinced yet, take a look at this adorable fingerless glove pattern, and then tell me you aren’t in love.

That’s what I thought.

This pattern uses a lateral braid, which, if you don’t know how to do, is a very useful little trick. I included a link to an excellent tutorial. If you’re still totally intimidated, you can eliminate the braid and simply purl those rows.

Also, the yarn I used was a variegated worsted weight yarn, but it was an orphan. It had no packaging or wrapper when I got it, so I say check your gauge and cross your fingers!