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Simple To Knit Fingerless Gloves

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If you are a beginner knitter or perhaps a more experienced knitter looking for a quick project, this pattern for fingerless gloves will be a good fit for you.

People surprise me all the time when they call me a talented knitter. I know only two stitches knit and purl. I also cannot read a pattern.  Yes, you read that right, I cannot read a knitting pattern to save my life! All the knitting I can do, I have either been shown, or I have made up my own pattern by merely looking at something I have liked and creating it by trial and error.

Simple to knit fingerless gloves. Great for a beginner knitter. Uses just one skein of yarn.

Which is precisely how these fingerless gloves were created. I knew someone with a pair, and she let me stare at them and tug and pull at them until I was reasonably sure I could create something close to them.

Simple To Knit Fingerless Gloves

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These gloves take one ball of thick heavyweight yarn. If you like a touch of wool for warmth, Wool-Ease Thick and Quick is a great option. If having wool in your gloves is not essential, this Hometown USA yarn also by Lion Brand is just slightly less thick and generally costs less. I have made two pairs with this yarn, which I got on clearance at after Christmas sales. It is very thick and knits up fast.

I am a pretty fast knitter and managed to make the gloves in one evening and stitch them up in a second evening. I feel safe saying a confident knitter could make these fingerless gloves in less than 4 hours.

First row of simple to knit fingerless gloves

I first cast on 18 stitches on my size eight bamboo needles. I left a good size 3-inch tail at the beginning.

(Every knitter must try bamboo needles, trust me once you try them you will never go back to metal or plastic)

Checking the width of simple to knit fingerless gloves

Once I had knitted about one inch up, I measured the glove across the bottom so that you could gauge your tension with mine. Your piece should be roughly 8 inches wide; if it is not, you can do a few things to correct it. First, you will have to take out all your stitches and start over (sorry). If your piece was too narrow, try going up a needle size or casting on a few more stitches. If it was too wide, try smaller needles or cast on fewer stitches. Play around with this as many times as necessary, and when you get it to the right thickness, make a note of how many stitches you cast on and what needles you used for next time.  I keep a blank journal in my knitting bag just for this purpose.

This is the knitting bag I own and I highly recommend it. It has served me well for several years. Plenty of room for all your knitting supplies for on the go knitting –or am I the only one who knits while her husband drives?

Checking the length of simple to knit fingerless gloves

Keep knitting until you reach 8 inches in length, which for me was 40 rows (make sure to make a note of how many rows it took you). At this point, go ahead and cast off.  Again leave a good size 3-inch tail before cutting the yarn when you are done. You should end up with a perfect 8 inch by 8-inch square.

Getting ready to sew the simple to knit fingerless gloves together

To stitch up the side seams, you are going to need a large yarn darning needle ( the official name is a Yarn Large-Eye Blunt Needle)

Checking the location of the thumb hole in the simple to knit fingerless gloves

The wrist to thumb seam should be 4 to 5 inches in length.

Checking the location of the thumb hole in the simple to knit fingerless gloves -step 2

The top to thumb seam should be two inches in length.

How to stitch up the knitted fingerless gloves.

I don’t know if I do this correctly, but it works. I stitch hump to hump to make my seams.

About to work the ends in on the knitted fingerless gloves.

Make sure to leave 3 to 4 inches of yarn after you knot off each seam.

Pulling the ends through on the simple to knit fingerless gloves.

I weave these ends into the insides of the gloves before I cut them off so that they remain invisible. If the ends should come out when you wash them, you can either re-weave them in, or if you don’t mind the look of a lumpy knot, you could just the yarn about 1/4 of an inch from the knot giving it room for unraveling (weaving is neater though).

What the knitted fingerless gloves look like when done.

Here is what the finished product will look like.

For another simple knitting project, check out my hand-knitted Christmas Tree Ornament Tutorial.

This handknitted Christmas tree ornament is relatively easy to knit up and makes a nice addition to any Christmas gift. Tie it on a gift instead of a bow.

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Simple To Knit Fingerless Gloves

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Ingredients
  

  • One ball of thick weight yarn
  • size 8 or 9 needles
  • yarn darning needle

Instructions
 

  • cast on 18 stitches (leave 3 inch tail)
  • when you are 4 or 6 rows in check and make sure it measures 8 inches in width if not adjust pattern to suit your tension (see notes in post)
  • knit until you have 8 inches in length ( approx. 40 rows)
  • cast off (leave 3 inch tail)
  • fold square in half (width wise so rows are going across hand)
  • sew up 4 inches from the bottom and then stop
  • sew down 2 inches from top and stop
  • weave in ends and trim
  • (see pictures in post to help guide you along the way)

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  1. Diana @ moms living leaner says

    March 21, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    As a fellow knitter, I Love that you showed this pattern picture by picture!

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    • Victoria says

      March 21, 2013 at 6:25 pm

      Thanks. I am a very visual learner, so as far as learning a new patter goes the more pictures the better.

      Reply
  2. Mrs. White says

    March 27, 2013 at 6:26 am

    Thank you for this very easy explanation, and for all the pictures! I will have to make some of these myself. I love fingerless gloves. We live in Vermont and it is still very cold here for at least another month or two.

    Reply
  3. Mel says

    November 7, 2013 at 6:35 pm

    Oh I like these, I love that you can make things without a pattern 🙂 pretty much if you can knit and pearl you can doi anything 🙂

    Reply
  4. carole says

    February 3, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    oh, wow! i’m so so excited to try these- my hands get SUPER cold this time of year and it’s almost impossible to do much when i have gloves on. Thanks so much for sharing- you are my kind of knitter and i think i can do this!! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Rene says

    January 23, 2021 at 10:27 am

    Could you help me these mitts are nice my daughter wants me to knit her some what stitches do I use for a 6 yr old thanks

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      February 2, 2021 at 3:28 pm

      I would measure her hands and experiment with how many rows and stitches. You might have to restart a few times until you get it right. I hope that helps.

      Reply

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