Summer Gloves Pattern #1168

MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS or CLARK'S O.N.T. MER­CERIZED CROCHET, size 30, 3 balls.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: 7 sps make 1 inch; 11 rnds make 2 inches.

LEFT HAND … Starting at wrist edge, ch 85 to measure 8 inches. Join with sl st, being careful not to twist chain. 1st rnd: Ch 3, * skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 1. Repeat from * around, end­ing with ch-1. Do not join rnds. 2nd rnd: Dc in sp between ch-3 and 1st dc, * ch 1, dc in next sp. Repeat from * around (43 sps). 3rd, 4th and 5th rnds: * Ch 1, dc in next sp. Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: Make 3 ch-1 sps, ch 1, in next sp make dc, ch 1 and dc (an increase); make 4 more sps, ch 1, in next sp make dc, ch 1 and dc (an­other increase). Make ch-1 sps to end of rnd. 7th rnd: Make ch-1 sps to within increase of previous rnd, ch 1, in in­crease sp make dc, ch-1 and dc; make ch-1 sps to within next increase, ch 1, in increase sp make dc, ch 1, and dc. Make ch-1 sps to end of rnd.
   Repeat the 7th rnd until there are 14 rows of increases made. Next rnd: Work ch-1 sps around to within second increase but do not increase on this rnd, ch 5, sc in sp of second increase, ch 2, sc in sp over first increase of previous rnd, thus forming thumb opening. Ch 1 and continue making ch-1 sps to end of rnd.
   Work 6 more rnds of ch-1 sps ending between Ring Finger and Little Finger. Glove, when tried on, should reach the base of Little Finger. Mark off spaces for fingers on Palm and back of hand with pins or colored threads.

LITTLE FINGER … Work ch-1 sps around to Palm side, then ch 4 and con­tinue in rnds making 2 ch-1 sps over ch-4, until piece reaches 1 row above base of finger nail. On next row make dc in each sp around. Then work sl st in each dc around. Fasten off, leaving a 6-inch length of thread. Thread a needle with this thread and draw it through the last row of sl sts. Draw up tight and fasten end securely.

RING FINGER … Attach thread on Palm side and work around to back of hand until work reaches Little Finger, make ch-1 sps across base of Little Finger (between fingers), work around spaces of Ring Finger on Palm side, ch 5 and work around spaces of Ring Finger on back of hand. Continue and complete as for Little Finger.

MIDDLE FINGER … Work as for Ring Finger.

FOREFINGER … Work as for Little Finger.

THUMB … Work in rnds as for other fingers and complete as before.

EDGING AT WRIST … 1st rnd: Attach thread to starting chain and work sc closely together around, keeping work flat. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, in same place as sl st make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc; * ch 5, skip 3 sc, in next sc make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 to 3rd ch of ch-3. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next dc and in next sp, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc, * ch 4, in next sp between 2 dc-groups make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in next sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 3, in same sp make 3 dc; * ch 3, sc under 2 chains of previous 2 rnds, ch 3, in next sp between 2 dc-groups make 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

RIGHT HAND…Work as for Left Hand, taking care to make Glove fit Right Hand.