Pine Woods Fingerless Gloves by Melissa Burke

Pine Woods Fingerless Gloves

Knitting
December 2011
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4.5 stitches and 6 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette stitch
US 7 - 4.5 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
75 - 85 yards (69 - 78 m)
Women's Med/Lg 7-7.5" (18-19 cm) palm circumference
English
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Pine Woods fingerless gloves are sturdy, practical and easy to knit. A shaped thumb gusset means that these gloves are made to fit the hand naturally and comfortably, while the twisted rib cuffs keep you cozy and the gloves securely in place.

CONSTRUCTION

Pine Woods gloves are worked in the round from the wrist up.

REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Knitting in the round
  • Cable cast on
  • Knit and purl stitches
  • Increase stitches - kfb, M1L, M1R
  • Twisted stitches - k1b

INSTRUCTIONS

Pattern is written, not charted.

YARN NOTES

Pine Woods are a quick knit and can be completed in an evening or two using less than a single 3.5 oz (100 gr) skein of worsted weight yarn. They are also a wonderful “blank canvas” for tonal and variegated yarns.

ADDITONAL NOTIONS

You will also need:
Tapestry/blunt yarn needle
Stitch markers (2)