“One for sorrow, two for mirth…”

The corvidae family of birds – including crows, ravens, and magpies – have been imbued with a variety of meaning and symbolism from culture to culture. In much of Europe and colonial North America, these birds are often associated with evil, vanity, and mischievous intent, seen as touched with the Devil’s blood and harbingers of death, misfortune and skulduggery. At the same time, magpies are viewed in some Eastern cultures as bearers of joy and good news. The old wive’s rhyme for counting crows or magpies, excerpted above, has nearly as many variations as superstitions about the birds themselves.

These fingerless gloves are knit cuff-up 
in the round using stranded colourwork and easy thumb gusset shaping. Sizing can be adjusted using yarn weight and needle size.

Smaller size (to fit a ~7” circumference hand)
Fingering weight yarn, in two colours:

• MC: 180 yds
• CC: 100 yds

2.25mm and 3.25mm DPNs or circular needles long enough for magic loop

Gauge: 37 sts and 40 rounds = 4” square

Larger size (to fit an ~8” circumference hand)
Sport/DK weight yarn:

• MC: 200 yds
• CC: 120 yds

2.75mm and 3.75mm DPNs or circular needles long enough for magic loop

Gauge: 32 sts and 34 rounds = 4” square