Fair Lady Gloves Pattern #2478

MEDIUM SIZE

No. 2478—MATERIALS:

CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CRO­CHET, size 50:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—2 balls of White, Ecru or any color, or
J. & P. Coats—1 ball of White or Ecru; 2 balls of any color.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 11 or 12.

GAUGE: 11 two-d c groups make 2 inches; 6 rows make 1 inch.

RIGHT HAND … Starting at wrist, ch 106 (18 ch sts to 1 inch). Join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (skip 2 ch, in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 5, skip 5 ch, d c in next ch, skip 2 ch; in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c (a 2-d c group made). Skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 5, skip 5 ch, d c in next ch; (skip 2 ch, in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c) 15 times; skip 2 ch, sl st into ch-5 loop first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch. Ch 5, (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 15 times; join. 3rd rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; d c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, d c in next loop; 2-d c group over next 2-d c group, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop; make a 2-d c group over each of the next five 2-d c groups; over next d c-group make d c, ch 2, d c, ch 2 and d c (an increase); make d c-group over next d c-group; over next d c-group make d c, ch 2, d c, ch 2 and d c—thus the increases for thumb are started. Now make d c-groups over d c-groups to end of rnd; join. 4th rnd: D c-group over each d c-group across to within ch-5 loop; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next loop, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over ch-2 of next d c-group; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5 loop, s c in next ch, ch 5 and make d c-group in each group to end of rnd; join. 5th rnd: Work in pattern until 5 d c-groups are made after the open-work pattern on back of hand, over next d c-group make an increase as before (3 d c with ch-2 between); make a d c-group over each of the next 3 d c-groups, inc. over the next group and continue working in pattern to end of rnd. 6th to 10th rnds incl: Work as for last 2 rnds, making an increase over each increase as before on every other rnd (having 2 more d c-groups be­tween increases) for thumb. Work without increasing until glove, when tried on, reaches to base of thumb (about 2¾ inches in all).
   Next rnd: To start thumb, work in pattern around until 8 d c-groups are made after the open-work pattern. Mark the 8th d c-group with a colored thread, and work over the next 11 groups; then ch 5, skip the group with the col­ored thread and continue to work in spiral fashion around the last 11 d c-groups, making another d c-group at center of ch-5 and working until thumb, when tried on, is 2 rnds less than desired length. Next rnd: Make d c in each ch-2 sp around. Following rnd: S c in every other d c around. Fasten off, leaving a 6-inch length of thread. Thread a needle with this thread and fasten end securely on wrong side. Attach thread to last d c of d c-group marked with colored thread and com­plete rnd, making an increase over the d c-group at base of thumb. Now work in pattern until glove, when tried on, reaches to base of your fingers. Put glove on and mark with a safety pin between palm and back of hand for fingers.

Forefinger … Work in pattern around to pin-mark on palm side for forefinger, ch 5 and work over d c-groups of forefinger on back of hand; continue around in pattern, making a d c-group in center of ch-5, until glove, when tried on, is 2 rnds less than de­sired length. Finish as for Thumb.

Middle Finger … Attach thread to d c-group at base of forefinger (be­tween fingers). Work in pattern across d c-groups of palm, ch 5 and work across back of hand for middle finger, making 2 d c-groups over ch-5 (open pattern), and making a d c-group in each d c-group at base of forefinger. Finish as for forefinger.

Ring Finger … Work as for middle finger.

Little Finger … Attach thread at base of ring finger and work around remaining d c-groups as for other fingers.

Cuff … 1st rnd: Attach thread to base of d c-group on foundation chain, preceding ch-5 of open-work pattern, ch 5, d c in same place, ch 5, skip 2 ch of ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, a c- group at base of next d c-group, ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group at base of each d c-group around. Join. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Work in pattern as for top part of glove. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, d c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, d c-group over next d c-group, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, d c-group over next d c-group, d c under ch-2 of next d c-group, * ch 5, d c under ch-2 of next d c-group, d c-group over next d c-group, d c under ch-2 of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, d c in last d c-group. Join. 5th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over next d c-group. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in 3rd st of ch-5.
   6th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, in next d c make d c, ch 2 and d c, * ch 5; (in next d c make d c, ch 2 and d c) twice. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st in ch-5 loop first made. 7th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, d c-group over next d c-group, * ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over next 2 d c-groups. Re­peat from * around, join. 8th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, * d c-group between next 2 d c, d c-group over next d c-group, ch 5, d c-group over next d c-group. Repeat from * around, join. 9th rnd: * D c-group over next 3 d c-groups, ch 5, skip 2 ch, s c in next ch, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: * D c-group over next 3 d c-groups, ch 5. Repeat from * around, join. 11th to 15th rnds: Repeat 9th and 10th rnds alter­nately. 16th rnd: * Ch 2, in center d c-group make 4 d c with ch 2 be­tween, ch 2, skip 1 d c of next d c-group, d c in next d c of same group, ch 5, s c in next s c, ch 5, d c in first d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, join. Fasten off.

LEFT HAND … Make another glove like this, reversing the position of the open-work stripe so that it lies across center back of left hand.