Gauntlets

January, 2008I liked how this pointy edging seemed tocall for the glove to extend longer past the wristthan I’d originally intended, and that suggestedthe name to me. This is a simple pattern for aglove, but the edging is dainty and nice. Youcould also add beads to the edging to fancy it upeven a little more.You may need to adjust the number of stitches on each finger. Try each one on as yougo to make sure the fit is perfect.

Finished size

Ladies medium glove

Yarn

Sundara yarns sock yarn, Ice Blue over SugaredViolet, 1 skein

Needles

2 sets US #1/2.5mm circular needles, plus a setof #1 dpns or another #1 circular needle to holdthe fingers as they are completed.

Gauge

16 sts = 2" in stockinette stitch

Pattern

Thumb

Co 6 sts using figure 8 method (see Notes).K 1 round.(KSB (see Notes), k1) around – 12 sts.K 1 round.(KSB, k2) around – 18 sts.Continue knitting rounds until you reach thelength of your thumb.Place sts on spare needles, half on each needle.Cut yarn, leaving 6” tail.

Pinky

Co 6 sts as before, K 1 round.(KSB, k1) around – 12 sts.K 1 round.(KSB, k3) around – 16 sts.Continue knitting rounds until you reach thelength of your pinky.Place sts on spare needles, half on each needle.Cut yarn, leaving 6” tail.

Ring

Co 6 sts as before, K 1 round.(KSB1, k1) around – 12 sts.K 1 round.(KSB, k2) around – 18 sts.Continue knitting rounds until you reach thelength of your ring finger.Place sts on spare needles, half on each needle.Cut yarn, leaving 6” tail.

Middle

Co 6 sts as before, K 1 round.(KSB1, k1) around – 12 sts.K 1 round.(KSB, k2) around – 18 sts.Continue knitting rounds until you reach thelength of your middle finger.Place sts on spare needles, half on each needle.Cut yarn, leaving 6” tail.

Index

Co 6 sts using figure 8 method.K 1 round.(KSB1, k1) around – 12 sts.K 1 round.(KSB, k2) around – 18 sts.Continue knitting rounds until you reach thelength of your index finger (do not cut yarn).

Assembly

Join ring, middle, and index fingers:

Using the yarn from the index finger, cont in thernd as foll:Rnd 1: K the last index finger st tog with thefirst middle finger st, k8 middle finger sts, k nextmiddle finger st tog with first ring finger st, k 16ring finger sts, k last ring finger st tog with nextmiddle finger st, k 8 middle finger sts, k lastmiddle finger st tog with next index finger st, k to end of rnd - 50 sts total.Rnd 2: Knit, and at the same time, k2tog in linewith each of the k2togs of the previous rnd – 46sts.Rnd 3: Rep Rnd 2 – 42 sts.Rnd 4: Knit.

Join little finger:

Work as Rnd 2, and at the same time, k1 st before midpoint of ring finger tog with first st of little finger, k 14 sts, k last pinky finger st withnext ring finger st, work to end - 52 sts total.Cont even for 1

” more, working last rnd tomidpoint of rnd (halfway through little finger).At this point, reorient work so that rnds beginhere.

Join thumb:

K 25 sts, k next st of rnd tog with first st of thumb, k around thumb to last st, k last thumb sttog with next st of hand, k to end – 68 sts.K 2 rnds.Rnd 1: Knit, and at the same time, k2tog in linewith each of the k2togs of the previous rnd – 66sts.Rnds 2 and 3: Knit.Rep Rnds 1-3 until 52 sts rem.K 7 rnds.

Edging:

Row 1: (K5, p2tog, k6) around.Row 2: (K4, p1, k1, p1, k5) around.Row 3: (K3, p1, k3, p1, k4) around.Row 4: (K2, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k3) around.Row 5: (K1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k2) around.Row 6: (P1, k2, p1, k3, p1, k2, p1, k1) around.Row 7: (K2, p1) around.Row 8: (K1, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k2) around.Row 9: Rep Row 6.Row 10: Rep Row 7.Row 11: Rep Row 8.Row 12-32: Rep rows 6-8 seven times more.Bind off all sts.