Almondell Fingerless Gloves by Helen Dillon

Almondell Fingerless Gloves

Knitting
January 2017
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
8 stitches and 11 rows = 1 inch
in Stockingette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
175 - 219 yards (160 - 200 m)
S/M, M/L
English
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Elegant, fitted, fingerless gloves with a complex, mirrored cable design, echoed on the thumb, with a shaped thumb/hand gusset and smooth stocking stitch palms.

Gloves are worked in the round. Cable panels and increases for thumb gusset are charted only.

Sizing:

Women/Teen S/M: 15-18cm/6-7”
Women M/L 18-20.5cm/7-8”

Gloves are fitted and have approx. 1.25-1.75cm/ 0.5”-0.75” negative ease.

Skills Requried:

~ working in the round
~ cabling
~ inc/dec
~ working from charts

Gauge:

8 sttiches and 11 rows over stockingette/stocking stitch, worked in the round.

Materials:

~ 1 skein of Dyeninja High Twist Merino Fingering (100% merino, 365m/100g)
OR
~ 2(3) * skeins of Dyeninja “NinjaPops” (100% merino fingering: 80m/20g)
OR
~ 160-200m of 4 ply/fingering weight yarn with approx. 360-400m/100g

It is possible to get the smaller size out of 2 Ninjapops, but only if you don’t mind playing yarn chicken!

Other Requirements:

~ 2.75mm/US2 circular needle long enough for magic loop (or set of dpns) - or size to get gauge.
~ cable needle
~ waste yarn or stitch holders
~ darning needle
~ stitch markers (optional)

With thanks to the Free-Pattern-Testers group and my lovely testers:

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