Possum biking gloves
Finished
September 7, 2025
November 14, 2025

Possum biking gloves

Project info
Trigger Gloves No. 208 by Bernhard Ulmann Co.
Knitting
HandsFingerless Gloves/Mitts
M
Needles & yarn
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
231 yards
Dyestock Yarns NZ Merino Possum 4ply
48 yards in stash
0.41 skeins = 175.0 yards (160.0 meters), 41 grams
04
Red-purple
Made Marion Craft in Wellington, Wellington
March 10, 2024
Wild Earth Yarns Possum
381 yards in stash
0.13 skeins = 56.9 yards (52.0 meters), 13 grams
180725
Red-purple
Wild Earth Yarns
October 29, 2025
Notes

Keeping notes of exactly how I did glove 1 so I do the same for glove 2

CO 56 sts on US3 using tubular Italian

Switch to US2
Rib K2P2 for 2½“

Switch to US3
K 1 row

Begin thumb gusset
R1 kfb, k1, kfb, k to end (58sts)
R2-3 k

Continue R1-R3 increasing number of sts between kfb by 2 each repeat until row 30 (76sts)

R31 k1, sl 21 to scrap yarn and tie in a bow, co 5 (backwards loop), k to end (60 sts)
R32 k1, pm (new BoR marker) k to end

R33-48 k

Switch to US2½

From here through pinkies (inclusive) follow the pattern, except for binding off, first do a wrap & turn, then the surprisingly stretch bo in pattern.

Thumb

Follow instructions for picking up stitches, 28sts. Rib 18 rows.

Left glove

R19 rib 24, BO 4 (24 sts)
R20 BO 6 sts, rib 18, CO 4 (22 sts)
R21 CO 4 sts, set new BOR marker, rib (26 sts)
R22-25 rib
R26-28 *ssk, p2tog, k1, p1* until 2 sts rem, k1 p1
break yarn and pull through rem 8 sts

Right glove

R19 rib 22, BO 6 (22 sts)
R20 BO 4, rib 18, CO 4 (22 sts)
R21 CO 4 sts, set new BOR marker, rib (26 sts)
R22-25 rib
R26 *ssk, p2tog, k1, p1* until 2 sts rem, k1 p1
R27-R28 *ssk, p2tog, k1, p1*
break yarn and pull through rem 8 sts

Mitten top

on US3, CO 28 sts

Switch to US2, rib for 2 rows

Pick up 32 sts from the top of the glove. (to find which stitches, lay the glove flat with palm-side down. At 5 rows before the fingers, start on the top edge of the thumb gusset and pick up 32 stitches toward the pinkie) (60 sts)

switch to US3

R1 k across picked up stitches, rib the rib stitches, and join in the round
R2 k1, place BoR marker for next round. k the ks, p the ps
R3-R27 k (6.5cm)
R28 k1, ssk, k24, k2tog, k1 x 2 (56 sts)
R29-30 k
R31 k1, ssk, k22, k2tog, k1 x 2 (52sts)
R32 k
R33 k1, ssk, k20, k2tog, k1 x 2 (48sts)

Continue as R32-33, decreasing 4 sts every other round, until 8 sts between decreases (24 sts total) rem

Graft top of mitten together

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80% Merino, 20% Possum
437 yards / 100 grams

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by Dyestock Yarns
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80% Merino, 20% Possum
437 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: September 7, 2025
  • Finished: November 28, 2025
  • Updated: May 1, 2026
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