These
women’s cabled fingerless gloves feature a folded ribbed
cuff that is buttoned on the top cable. During my morning commute
on the subway last winter, a woman sat down next to me wearing
a beautiful pair of felt wool fingerless gloves with folded cuffs.
They woke me right up.
Whether you drive, take the train, bike, or skip to work, these
gloves will keep you warm and your fingers free to multitask.
An optional hidden second button under the cuff of The Commuter
allows for extra coverage on cooler days.
Blue-green gloves Cascade
Soft Spun [100% Peruvian Highland Wool; 197yd/180m per 100g skein];
color: #2826 Lake Chelan; 1 skein
Recommended needle size [always use a needle
size that gives you the gauge
listed below -- every knitter's
gauge is unique] 1
set US #4/3.5mm double-point needles
Notions Cable
needle Safety pin or locking stitch marker Waste yarn Yarn needle 2 decorative buttons, approx. diameter 1 inch 2 small flat buttons, approx. diameter 0.5 inch (optional) Sewing needle and thread
GAUGE
21 sts/29 rows = 4” in stockinette st
PATTERN NOTES [Knitty's list of standard abbreviations and techniques can be found here.]
C4B: Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold to back of work;
k2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.
C4F: Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold to front of work;
k2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle.
2x2 Rib (Worked in the round over a multiple of 4 sts): All Rounds: [K2, p2] to end.
Instructions for the Cable Cast On can be found here.
DIRECTIONS
RIGHT GLOVE
Lower Cuff:
CO 40 sts.
Divide sts between needles
and join to begin working in the round, being careful not to
twist.
Work 10 rounds in 2x2 Rib.
After several
rounds have been worked, place safety pin or locking stitch marker
in work to indicate beginning of round.
Work Rounds 1-7 four times more, then
work Rounds 1-4 once more.
Place Thumbhole: Next Round: K2, p1, C4F, p1, k12; k next
5 sts using waste yarn, then return these 5 sts to left needle
and knit them again using working yarn; k to end. Note: Waste yarn will later be removed,
and thumb will be worked from resulting live sts.
Work 6 more rounds in cable pattern as set.
Upper Cuff
*Next Round: P3, [k2, p2] to last st,
p1.
Repeat this round twice more.
Turn work so that WS is facing. From
this point, cuff will be worked back and forth in rows.
Next Row [WS]: Sl 1, [k2, p2] to last 3 sts, k3. Next Row [RS]: Sl 1, [p2, k2] to last
3 sts, p3.
These two rows set 2x2 Rib pattern for
upper cuff. Work 10 more rows in pattern.*
Shape Cuff: Row 1 [WS]: BO 14 sts knitwise, ssk,
work in pattern to end. 25 sts. Row 2 [RS]: Sl 1, work in pattern to
last 3 sts, p1, return last st worked to left needle and pass
next st on left needle over st just worked, then return st to
right needle; p1. 24 sts. Row 3 [WS]: K1, ssk, work in pattern
to end. 23 sts. Rows 4, 6 [RS]: Work as for Row 2. Row 5 [WS]: Work as for Row 3.
Work Buttonhole: Row 7 [WS]: K1, ssk, work in pattern
to last 8 sts, BO 3 sts knitwise, work in pattern to end. Row 8 [RS]: Sl 1, p2, k2, CO 3 sts using
cable cast on method, work in pattern to last 3 sts, p1, return
last st worked to left needle and pass next st on left needle
over st just worked, then return st to right needle; p1. 18 sts. Rows 9, 11 [WS]: Work as for Row 3. Rows 10, 12 [RS]: Work as for Row
2. 14 sts when Row 12 is complete. Row 13 [WS]: K1, ssk, pass first st worked
over second st, BO remaining sts knitwise.
Thumb
Carefully remove waste yarn from thumbhole
and place resulting live sts on two needles. There should be
10 sts: 5 sts above hole, and 5 sts below hole.
Pick up and k 2 sts in space at one end
of hole, k5 from one needle, pick up and k 2 sts in space at
other end of hole, k5 from remaining needle. 14 sts. Divide sts
between needles and join to work in the round.
K 12 rounds. BO all sts knitwise.
LEFT GLOVE
Lower Cuff:
Work as for right glove.
Establish Cable Pattern: Round 1: K32, p1, k4, p1, k2. Rounds 2-4: Work as for Round 1. Round 5: K32, p1, C4B, p1, k2. Rounds 6-7: Work as for Round 1.
Work Rounds 1-7 four times more, then
work Rounds 1-4 once more.
Place Thumbhole: Next Round: K15; k next 5 sts using waste
yarn, then return these 5 sts to left needle and knit them
again using working yarn; k12, p1, C4B, p1, k2.
Work 6 more rounds in cable pattern as set.
Upper Cuff
Work from * to * as for right glove.
Shape Cuff: Row 1 [WS]: Work 23 sts in patt, k2tog,
k1; BO remaining 14 sts knitwise. Break
yarn, and rejoin to rem 25 sts with
RS facing. Row 2 [RS]: P1, p2tog, work in patt
to end. 24 sts. Row 3 [WS]: Work in patt to last 3
sts, k2tog, k1. 23 sts.
Rows 4, 6 [RS]: Work as for Row 2. Row 5 [WS]: Work as for Row 3.
Work Buttonhole: Row 7 [WS]: Work 5 sts in patt, BO
3 sts knitwise, work in patt to last
3 sts, k2tog, k1. Row 8 [RS]: P1, p2tog, work in patt
to BO sts, CO 3 sts using cable
cast on method, work in patt to end.
18 sts. Rows 9, 11 [WS]: Work as for Row 3. Rows 10, 12 [RS]: Work as for Row
2.
14 sts when Row 12 is complete. Row 13 [WS]: BO knitwise until 1 st rem
on left needle; pass last st on left
needle over rem st on right needle.
Break yarn and draw through last st.
Thumb
Work as for right glove.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Sew decorative button to each glove, approximately
at uppermost cable twist (see photos). Fold cuffs back and button
in place. Block as desired – note that blocking gloves
with cuffs folded will help cuffs stay in place while wearing
gloves.
If desired, sew smaller buttons to cuffs as shown in photos.
Cuffs may be folded over fingers and secured using smaller buttons.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Stephanie Sun is a fiction writer and independent publisher in San Francisco. Find out more about her books on her website and at Amazon.
