Elegant knitted gloves for women with a lace pattern on the back.


Model from the DROPS autumn/winter 2016-2017 collection.


Sizes:
One size


Materials:
DROPS NEPAL yarn (65% wool, 35% alpaca, 50 g/75 m) 2 skeins color 8783, double-pointed needles 3.5 mm and 4.5 mm


Knitting gauge:
18 stitches and 23 rows = 10x10 cm stockinette stitch on 4.5 mm needles
20 stitches and 27 rows = 10x10 cm stockinette stitch on 3.5 mm needles



Knitted gloves description for women:
Left glove.
Knit in the round.
Cast on 38 stitches on 3.5 mm needles and knit:
3 purl, A.1, *3 purl, 3 knit, repeat from * 2 more times.

Knit according to the pattern and after 4 cm continue:
*3 purl, A.2, 3 purl, 15 knit.

After 10 cm start increases for the thumb gusset.
Make increases of 1 stitch on both sides of the last stitch of the round with yarn overs, in the next round knit these yarn overs twisted knit stitches.
Repeat the increase round every other round 4 more times = 48 stitches.

After 15 cm from the cast-on edge transfer 11 stitches of the thumb onto waste yarn and cast on 1 new stitch in place = 38 stitches.

After 17 cm in the next round transfer the first 17 stitches of the round onto an additional needle (the top part of the glove), knit the next 9 stitches and transfer the remaining 12 stitches onto a second additional needle (the bottom part of the glove).

Little finger.
Knit with 9 stitches + cast on 1 new stitch on the side of the ring finger.
Knit according to the pattern with knit and purl stitches, knit the new stitch as a knit stitch.
After 6 cm knit 2 stitches together knitwise on all stitches and secure the remaining 5 stitches on the needles.

Palm.
Transfer the held stitches to 4.5 mm needles and cast on 2 more new stitches at the little finger = 31 stitches.
Knit 2 rounds.
Then leave on the needles 2 new stitches + 5 stitches from the top part + 4 stitches from the bottom part. Place the remaining stitches on an additional needle.

Ring finger.
Knit with 11 stitches + cast on 1 new stitch on the side of the middle finger = 12 stitches.
Knit for 7.5 cm in the round in stockinette stitch and then in the next round - knit 2 stitches together knitwise on all stitches.
Secure the remaining 6 stitches on the needles.

Middle finger.
Transfer 5 stitches from the top part + 4 stitches from the bottom part + cast on 2 more stitches from the side of the ring finger + cast on 1 new stitch from the side of the index finger = 12 stitches.
Knit in stockinette stitch in the round and after 8.5 cm finish knitting as for the other fingers.

Index finger.
Transfer the remaining 11 stitches + cast on 2 stitches from the side of the middle finger = 13 stitches.
Knit in the round according to the pattern and after 7 cm finish knitting.

Thumb.
Transfer the held 11 stitches to 4.5 mm needles + cast on 3 more stitches along the edge of the thumb = 14 stitches.
Knit in stockinette stitch for 6 cm, finish knitting.

Right glove.
Knit the right glove symmetrically to the left one, i.e.:
*3 knit/3 purl, repeat 2 more times, A.1, 3 purl.

After 4 cm continue:
15 knit, 3 purl, A.2, 3 purl.

For the thumb increases, make them on both sides of the 2nd stitch of the round.

After that, knit the little finger as follows:
transfer the first 12 stitches from the additional needle (bottom part) + the next 9 stitches from the needle, leave the last 17 stitches on the additional needle (top part).