you’ve got to pick a pocket or two…

In honour of Fagin himself I made some fingerless gloves today from my own pattern

Quick Fingerless Gloves

Yarn – Debbie Bliss Merino Superchunky

Needles – 7.5mm (to give a gauge of 17 rows x 12 sts = 10 cm)

Left Glove

• Using a provisional cast on , cast on 20 stitches.  Work the following Four row repeat,

Row 1- knit

Row 2 – knit

Row 3 – purl

Row 4 – purl (this probably has a technical name but I’m not sure what it is…)

• At the same time,

Row 5 – K6, BO 4 sts, K remaining 10 sts

Row 6 – K10, cast on 4 sts (using magic loop method), K remaining 6 sts

• Continue working pattern until you have completed seven sets in total
• Kitchener live stitches together.  Weave in ends.

Right Glove

• Work as left glove except,

Row 5 – K10, Bo 4 sts, K remaining 6 sts

Row 6 – K6, cast on 4 sts (using magic loop method), K remaining 6 sts (this ensures that the ’seam’ sits in the palm of each hand rather than on the top of the glove when worn)

 And that’s that.  Feel free to use the pattern although I’m not sure how much sense it makes.   I added some little buttons that my sister got me for Christmas.  Think I might make a batch of these with various embellishments and see if they sell anywhere.  Time to be a little brave I think.

Any hoo… off to do some lino prints I think.. x