Article 7923 of rec.crafts.textiles.yarn:
From: judy_stitch@msn.com (Judith Smith)
Subject: Pattern: Fingerless Gloves
Date: 5 Jan 96 16:48:36 -0800
Organization: The Microsoft Network (msn.com)
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FINGERLESS GLOVES

Material:
approx 1110 yard light weight DK yarn
One set of #3 (3 1/4 mm)DP needles or to obtain gauge

GAUGE: 7 sts = 1", 9 rows = 1"

Using 2 strands of yarn, cast on 56 sts. Separate onto three
needles (18-18-20). Break off 1 strand of yarn. Work in ribbing
of K 1, P 1 for 4". Change to plain knitting and work even for
1".

Start thumb as follows: P 1, inc. in next st., K 2, inc. in next 
st.,P 1, K to end of round. K 2 rounds even, keeping the P 1 sts.
uniform.

Round 4: P 1, inc. in next st., K 4, inc. in next st., P 1, K to
end of round. K 2 rounds even, keeping the P 1 sts., uniform.

Continue to inc. every 3rd round in sts. inside of P 1 sts. until
there are 18 sts between the 2 P sts.

Next round: K 1, slip next 18 sts. onto holder or string, cast on
4 sts., K around. K even for 1 1/2". (56 sts.)

Now, starting with needle on line with thumb, K 8, slip next 7
sts. onto a small pin, slip next 6 sts. onto small pin, slip next
14 sts. onto pin, and the next 6 and 7 sts. respectively, onto
small pins. Pick up yarn and cast on 4 sts. on first needle. Pick
up remaining 8 sts. With another needle, arrange sts. onto 3
needles and work in ribbig of K 1, P 1, for 1". Bind off loosely.

3rd Finger: Pick up and K next 7 sts. on pin, cast on 4 sts, pick
up and K corresponding 7 sts and pick up 4 sts from inside of
finger (22 sts.) Work in ribbin of K 1, P 1 for 1". Bind off
loosely. 

4th Finger: Pick up and K next 6 sts, cast on 4 sts, pick up and
K corresponding 6 sts. and pick up 4 sts. from inside finger. 
Work same as 3rd finger.

Little finger: Pick up and K remaining sts., pick up 4 sts.
inside (18 sts.) Work same as 3rd finger.

Thumb: Pick up 18 sts. on string and the 4 sts. which were cast
on. Work even in K 1, P 1 ribbing for 1". Bind off loosely.

LEFT GLOVE: Starting incs. for thumb, work around and within 6
sts.
fromend of 3rd needle, P 1, inc. in next st., K 2, inc. in next
st., P 1. Work as other glove. 



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This pattern was adapted from  Bernat's Handicrafter (Vol. XIII,
No. 3): WARTIME HANDKNITS. Copyright 1942, Emile Bernat & Sons
Co., Jamaica Plain, MA, USA


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This pattern downloaded from Wool Works: the online knitting compendium
http://www.woolworks.org/