Crystal Palace Yarns
Free Knit Glove Pattern in Kid Merino
The 5 colors here change
from purple through
rose shades to pale pink.
Kid Merino Fingerless Gloves
in Rainbow Stripes
Designed and knit by Cathy CampbellNote: These gloves match the Rainbow Kid Merino Socks
and use the yarn you would have left over from knitting the socks.
[Approx retail for 5 balls of Kid Merino for both socks and gloves projects is $30.]
See the sock pattern here.See more Kid Merino patterns in the Kid Merino
section of Free Patterns.MATERIALS:
5-25 gr. balls Crystal Palace Yarns Kid Merino
Colors: A, B, C, D, E (see other color ideas below)
(held double throughout knitting these gloves)
Crystal Palace Bamboo Needles: 6" DP size 2Gauge: 7.5 sts=1" on St st with 2 strands held together
Size: One size (Women’s)
Materials: Crystal Palace Kid Merino, 1-25 g ball each of 5 colors. Choose from one of the following colorways, or make up your own combination. Or try some of the new printed colors.
5 colors of Kid Merino are combined in stripes, 2 ends held tog.
Pairs of yarn colors: AA, AB, BB, BC, CC, CD, DD, DE, EE
Pastel Stripes
1Rich colors
2Berry Stripe 3
(photos at right)A=4680
misty lilacA=4673
espressoA=4672
berryB=4681
misty blueB=4672
berryB=4684
copperC=4670
fog greenC=4682
violetsC=4685
persimmonD=4671
lime sherbetD=4675
indigoD=4683
canyonE=4687
lemon sherbetE=4676
pacific blueE=4686
strawberry
sodaGloves (make 2):
Striped Pattern:
Work 10 rnds in k3 x p2 rib.
With one strand A and one strand B, work 10 rnds in rib.
With 2 strands of B, work 10 rnds in rib.
With one strand of B and one strand of C, work 10 rnds in rib.
With 2 strands of C, work 10 rnds in rib.
With one strand C and one strand D, work 10 rnds in rib.
With 2 strands of D, work 10 rnds in rib.
With one strand D and one strand E, work 10 rnds in rib.
With 2 strands of ECO 55 sts with A. Begin Striped Pattern and work 50 rows. Continuing to work Striped Pattern, begin thumb gusset.
Thumb Gusset:
First Rnd: k3, inc one st by working (p1, k1) in next st, inc one st by working (k1, p1) in next st, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.2nd Rnd: k3, p1, k2, p1, work rib to end of rnd.
3rd Rnd: k3, (p1, k1) in next st, k2, (k1, p1) in next st, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
4th Rnd: k3, p1, k4, p1, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
5th Rnd: k3, (p1, k1) in next st, k4, (k1, p1) in next st, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
Continue increasing in this manner at thumb gusset until there are 16 knit sts of gusset between the purl sts.
Next Rnd: k3, p1, thread the 16 sts of the gusset onto a scrap piece of yarn and tie loosely (These sts will be worked later.), CO 4 sts, p1, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
Next Rnd: k3, p6, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd
Next Rnd: k2, sl 1, k1, psso, p4, k2 tog, k2, p2, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
Next Rnd: k3, p4, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
Next Rnd: k2, sl 1, k1, psso, p2, k2 tog, k2, p2, work k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
Work even in k3 x p2 rib until entire piece measures 8”. BO in rib.
Finishing the Gusset:
Divide the 16 sts between 3 needles and pull scrap yarn out.
Pick up 4 sts from CO sts.
Next rnd: Knit.
Next 3 rnds: k3 x p2 rib to end of rnd.
BO in rib.Weave in yarn ends.
Designed and knit by Cathy Campbell
Crystal Palace Yarns 160 23rd St, Richmond, CA 94804
phone: 510-237-9988, fax: 510-237-9809copyright 2005 Crystal Palace Yarns/Straw Into Gold, Inc. - We are happy to share this free knitting pattern with knitters. The pattern may be used for non-commercial personal or knitting guild use. It is not to be used in any publication in print nor should it be reproduced in electronic/digital format without permission. Knitting shops carrying CP Yarns Kid Merino are welcome to print and share this pattern with customers of our yarns.
