Crochet Gloves with Irish Cuffs Pattern #284

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet 2 balls, White, size 70. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10.

Left Hand: Beginning at wrist, ch 162, and sl st in 1st ch to form ring.
1st rnd: * Ch 5, skip 5 ch, 1 s c in next ch, and repeat from * around.
2nd rnd: * Ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, and repeat from * around.
3rd rnd: Same as 2nd rnd but making ch-4 loops.
4th to 8th rnds incl: Same as 2nd rnd making ch-3 loops.
9th and 10th rnds: Make ch-4 loops.
11th to 17th rnds incl: Make ch-5 loops.
18th rnd: Ch 5, 1 s c in same loop as last sc. * Ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, and repeat from * 14 more times. ** Ch 3, 1 s c in same loop as last s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ** and repeat from ** to ** twice more. Then ch 3, 1 s c in next loop and repeat from ** to ** 3 more times. Then continue around with ch-5 loops.
19th rnd: Work 16 ch-5 loops, then ch 4, 1 s c in 1st ch-3 loop, * ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 5, skip 3 ch-3 loops of previous rnd, 1 s c in next loop, and repeat from * twice more. Ch 3, 1 s c in same loop as last s c, ch 4, 1 s c in next loop and work around with ch-5 loops.
20th rnd: Make an extra loop (an increase) in the 2nd loop of previous row to form a dart on the inside of the thumb begun in the 18th rnd.
   Repeat this extra loop every other rnd, making it 1 loop to the left of the last increase, until 7 extra loops (14 rnds) have been made. On the back of the hand, work around to the last ch-5 loop on the 20th rnd, skip ch-4 loop, ch 5, * 1 s c in ch-3 loop, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 3, 1 s c in middle ch of ch-5, ch 3, * 1 s c in same place as last s c, ch 3, and repeat from * to * twice more. Then 1 s c in same place as last s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 4, 1 s c in next loop. Then work around with ch-5 loops.
21st to 37th rnds incl: Repeat the design on the back of hand as in the 19th and 20th rnds alternately, 8 more times (19 rnds of design in all). Make the thumb opening on the 33rd rnd. 33rd rnd: Work to the extra loop in the last row, ch 30 (for thumb opening) skip 11 loops, then work on around as before.
34th rnd: Work to the last loop just before ch-30, ch 5, 1 s c in 3rd ch, * ch 5, skip ch-5, 1 s c in next ch and repeat from * for length of the extra ch.
38th to 46th rnds incl: Continue on around in ch-5 loops.

Fingers. Put glove on so that the design will come in center of back of hand and thumb opening in right position, and mark fingers by putting a safety pin on palm and back of hand between each finger.

Forefinger. Work ch-5 loops around making ch 6 to join the loops together that have been held together by a pin between forefinger and middle finger. Do not remove pin. Work in spiral for about 23 rnds, or until ½" less than desired length. It is better not to have fingers too long. * Then make 1 rnd of ch-4 loops, 2 rnds of ch-3 loops, 1 rnd of ch-2 loops, 1 rnd of ch-1 loops, then skip every other loop until edges are brought together. Break off *.

Middle Finger: Attach thread to loop at pin on palm side between ring finger and middle finger. Work loops across, making s c in loop where previous pin is, 2 loops over ch 6 between fingers, ch 5, s c in loop where same pin is on back of hand, work loops across, making ch 6 to join the loops together that have been held together by the pin between middle finger and ring finger. Work in spiral making loops until ½" less than desired length. Then repeat from * to * of forefinger.

Ring and Little Finger. Same as forefinger and middle finger.

Thumb. Attach thread to a loop on palm side of hand and work as for fingers.

Cuff. 1st and 2nd rnds: Attach thread at wrist and work, ch-6 loops for 2 rnds.
3rd rnd: Ch 3, 1 d c in same loop, ch 3, * 1 d c in next loop, ch 5, 1 d c in same loop, ch 3, and repeat from * around, ending with s c in ch-3 first made.
4th rnd: Ch 4, * skip ch-2, 3 d c over ch-5, ch 3, 6 d c in same loop, ch 3, and 3 more d c in same loop (12 d c in all), ch 2, 1 s c in next ch-5 loop, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 2, and repeat from * around, ending with 1 s c in ch-4 first made.
5th rnd: Ch 9, * 1 s c between 6th and 7th d c of 12-d c group, ch 3, 1 s c in same place, ch 7, 1 s c in ch-3 loop (between 2 s c), ch 7, and repeat from * around, ending rnd with s c in s c just before ch-9.
6th rnd: Ch 5, d c in ch-9 loop, ch 5, d c in same loop, ch 1, * a ch-5 p, ch 1, 1 d c in next ch-7 loop, ch 5, 1 d c in same loop, ch 1, and repeat from * around, ending with 1 s c in ch-5 loop first made.
7th rnd: Ch 3, 1 s c under ch-5, * ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 6, 1 s c under next ch-5, and repeat from * around, ending with d c in ch-3 first made.
8th rnd: Ch 4, a ch-5 p, * 3 d c with ch-1 between d c's in next ch-6 loop, ch 1, 1 p, ch 1, and repeat from * around, ending with s c in ch-4 first made.
9th rnd: Ch 8, * 1 d c over next ch-1 (between 1st and 2nd d c,), ch 5, d c over next ch-1 (between 2nd and 3rd d c's of same group), ch 3, and repeat from * around, ending with s c in ch-8 first made.
10th to 14th rnds incl: Repeat from 4th to 8th rnds incl.
15th rnd: Same as 4th rnd. Break off.
   Make other glove to correspond reversing position of thumb. Starch cuffs stiffly.