In the winter months it’s very hard to keep my hands warm when working from home. So I whipped up a pair of these fingerless gloves in less than an hour and with half a ball of yarn!
This pattern is for adult medium sized gloves but can be made to measure and you can use any yarn weight and hook. When working your beginning ribbing, measure around your wrist as you go. Just make sure you finish with an even amount of rows.
Materials
- 5mm crochet hook
- 50g/100yds Aran weight yarn in Duck egg blue. I used Paintbox yarn from LoveCrafts
- Scissors
- Darning needle
Instructions
Abbreviations
- Ch = chain
- Blsc = back loop single crochet
- Sc = single crochet
- Mini puff = insert your hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over again, insert your hook into the same space, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all 4 loops on your hook.
Row 1 – ch16, starting in the second chain from the hook. Sc in each ch across. Ch1, turn (15)
Row 2 – Blsc in each stitch across. Ch1, turn (15)
Row 3 – 26 repeat row 2. You can work more or less rows here to fit your wrist size. Just ensure that you work an even amount of rows.
Slip stitch through the back loop of the last row you worked and through the back of starting chain to join your ribbing.
Round 1 – sc around the top edge of each ribbing row. Join to the first sc with a slip stitch. Ch1, turn (26)
Round 2 – mini puff in the first sc, ch1, skip the next sc, *mini puff in the next sc, ch1, skip the next sc*. Repeat the instructions in between * to * until you reach the last stitch. Ch1, skip the last stitch. Join to the first mini puff with a slip stitch. Ch1, turn
Round 3 – mini puff in the first ch1 space, ch1, skip the next mini puff, *mini puff in the next ch1 space, ch1, skip the next mini puff*. Repeat the instructions in between * to * until you reach the last mini puff. Ch1, skip the last mini puff. Join to the first mini puff with a slip stitch. Ch1, turn
Round 4-6 – repeat round 3
Round 7 – mini puff in the first ch1 space, ch1, skip the mini puff, mini puff in the next ch1 space, ch4, skip the next 2 mini puffs (and the ch1 space in between), mini puff in the next ch1 space. Ch1, *mini puff in the next ch1 space, ch1, skip the next mini puff*, repeat the instructions in between * and * until the last mini puff. Ch1, skip the last mini puff. Join with a slip stitch to the first mini puff. Ch1, turn
Round 8 – mini puff in the first ch1 space, *ch1, skip the mini puff, mini puff in the next ch1 space*. Repeat the instructions in between * to * until you reach the ch4 space. Mini puff, ch1, mini puff all into the ch4 space. Ch1, skip the next mini puff, mini puff in the next ch1 space, ch1, skip the last mini puff. Join with a slip stitch to the first mini puff. Ch1, turn
Round 9-12 – repeat row 3.
At the end of row 12, do not ch1 and turn. Fasten off and weave in your ends.
