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Wednesday 2 December 2015

Lauren Fingerless Gloves

Hello my lovelies, winter is coming and your head will be warm if you made a Lauren Bobble hat but what about your hands?  Here is a pattern to remedy cold hand and it matches your hat, what's not to like!

Again, this pattern is in both UK and US terms, for convenience.

UK term

Materials:

Aran wool
DK wool
5.5mm hook
Darning/wool needle


Notes

* fptr = front post treble crochet
* bptc = back post treble crochet
*If you would like the gloves to cover more of your fingers just repeat the last row to the desired length
* If you would like the glove to cover more of your wrist/arm then increase the number of ribbing rows to desired length

Pattern:

Using DK chain to size of wrist in multiples of 6. Ss to 1st ch to form a circle.

1) Ch3 (counts as 1 tr now and throughout the pattern) Put 1 tr in each ch to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

2) Ch3, *fptc in next stitch, bptr in next stitch* Repeat between * * to end, ss to the top of the initial ch3 to join.

3-4) Repeat row 2

5) Repeat row 2, bind off and sew in ends

Change to aran wool

6) Join to any stitch, ch3, tr, ch2, 2tr into same stitch, *skip 5 stitches, 2tr, ch2, 2tr into next stitch* Repeat between * * to end, skip last 5 stitches, ss to top of initial ch3 to join

7) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr into ch2 space, * 2tr, ch2, 2tr into next ch2 space, 3tr ch2, 3tr * Repeat between * * to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

8) Repeat row 7

9) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr in same space, 3tr, ch2, 3tr into next ch2 space, ^ch2, 3tr, ch3, 3tr into next ch2 pace, ch2, ss around the ch2 before the previous shell cluster (marked with a ^),  * 3tr, ch2, 3tr in next ch2 space* Repeat between * * to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

10) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2tr, ch2, 3tr into same space, 3tr, ch2, 3tr into next ch2 space, skip thumb, 3tr, ch2, 3tr into next ch2 space, ss to join to 3rd ch of beginning ch3, bind off and sew in ends.



US terms

Materials:

Worsted weight yarn
Light worsted weight yarn
I hook
darning needle


Notes

* fpdr = front post double crochet
* bpdc = back post double crochet
*If you would like the gloves to cover more of your fingers just repeat the last row to the desired length
* If you would like the glove to cover more of your wrist/arm then increase the number of ribbing rows to desired length

Pattern:

Using light worsted yarn chain to size of wrist in multiples of 6. Ss to 1st ch to form a circle.

1) Ch3 (counts as 1 dc now and throughout the pattern) Put 1 dc in each ch to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

2) Ch3, *fpdc in next stitch, bpdc in next stitch* Repeat between * * to end, ss to the top of the initial ch3 to join.

3-4) Repeat row 2

5) Repeat row 2, bind off and sew in ends

Change to worsted weight yarn

6) Join to any stitch, ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc into same stitch, *skip 5 stitches, 2dc, ch2, 2dc into next stitch* Repeat between * * to end, skip last 5 stitches, ss to top of initial ch3 to join

7) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into ch2 space, * 2dc, ch2, 2dc into next ch2 space, 3dc ch2, 3dc * Repeat between * * to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

8) Repeat row 7

9) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc in same space, 3dc, ch2, 3dc into next ch2 space, ^ch2, 3dc, ch3, 3dc into next ch2 pace, ch2, ss around the ch2 before the previous shell cluster (marked with a ^),  * 3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch2 space* Repeat between * * to end, ss to top of initial ch3 to join.

10) Ss into ch2 space, ch3, 2dc, ch2, 3dc into same space, 3dc, ch2, 3dc into next ch2 space, skip thumb, 3dc, ch2, 3dc into next ch2 space, ss to join to 3rd ch of beginning ch3, bind off and sew in ends.