Deauville Gloves Pattern #2074

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (4 balls) or J. & P. Coats (3 balls) Mercerized Crochet, size 40 or 50 White, or any Boilfast color desired. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.

   The four fingers of the glove are crocheted first then sewed together and the palm formed. The thumb is crocheted separately, and attached to the opening left in palm. Continue for the long or gauntlet cuff.

Fingers. Forefingers: Begin at tip, ch 5, and join with sl st to form ring. 1 st rnd: Ch 2, 10 d c in ring. Join to 2nd st of ch-2 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, skip 1 st d c, s c in next, * ch 2, skip 1, s c in next, repeat from * around (6 sps). Do not join at end of rnds, but continue as a spiral. 3rd rnd: * Ch 2, d c over next loop, ch 2, d c over next loop, ch 2, d c over same loop, repeat from * 2 times (9 sps). 4th rnd: Ch 2, d c in 1st sp, * ch 2, 4 tr in next sp with ch-1 between each tr, ch 2, skip 1 sp, 1 d c in next, repeat from * 2 times (15 sps). 5th rnd: * Ch 3, skip 1 sp, 1 d c over ch-1 after 1st tr, ch 3, d c over next ch-1, ch 3, d c over last ch-1, ch 3, d c in next sp, repeat from * 2 times (12 sps). 6th rnd: Ch 2, d c in 1st sp, * ch 2, d c in next sp, repeat from * around (12 sps). 7th rnd: * Ch 2, skip 1 sp, 4 tr in next sp with ch-1 between each tr, ch 2, skip 1 sp, d c in next, repeat from * 2 times (15 sps). Repeat 5th, 6th, 7th rnds in order until there are about 17 rnds. Try on, and if too short, continue working these rnds in order till length desired. It is better not to have the fingers too long. Break thread.

Middle Finger: Like forefinger, working about two more rnds. Ring Finger: Like forefinger. Little Finger: Like forefinger, but about 2 rnds shorter. Thumb: Same as forefinger up through 15th rnd. 16th to 24th rows incl: To shape for section that attaches to palm, work back and forth instead of around, decreasing as many sps as may be necessary at beginning and at end of each row so that about 2 sps remain on 24th row.

Palm. Join four fingers in order with neat stitches between fingers. Work around all four. 1st rnd of Palm: Fasten thread to outside of forefinger, ch 5, d c in 1st sp, ch 3, 1 d c in each sp of each finger across palm, turn around little finger and continue across back of hand (about 44 sps). Do not fasten thread, but continue in spiral. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, d c in each sp of preceding rnd, with ch-2 between. 3rd rnd: * Ch 2, skip 1 sp, 4 tr in next sp with ch-1 between each tr, ch 2, skip 1 sp, d c in next, repeat from * 10 times, making 11 groups all together (55 sps.) 4th rnd: Ch 2, skip 1 sp, * d c over ch-1 after 1st tr, ch 2, d c over next ch-1, ch 2, d c over last ch-1, ch 2, d c in d c of preceding rnd that comes between groups of tr, ch 2, repeat from * around (44 sps). 5th rnd: Ch 2, 1 d c in each sp of preceding rnd with ch-2 between. Repeat rnds 3, 4 and 5 consecutively up through 13th rnd. Leave opening at forefinger side for thumb. From here on turn at end of each row but follow pattern, up through 23rd row. On next row, close opening and continue in spiral rnds as far as wrist, repeating rnds 3, 4 and 5 consecutively and ending with 5th rnd. Whip thumb to opening, adjusting carefully.

For Long Glove. Continue 3rd, 4th, 5th rnds consecutively for 9 inches, ending with 5th rnd and finish as follows: * Ch 3, skip 1 sp, 5 tr in next sp with ch-3 between each tr, ch 3, skip 1 sp, s c in next sp, and repeat from *.

For Ruffled Gauntlet Cuff. Make 1 d c in each sp at wrist line, ch 2, 1 d c in same sp, ch 2, and repeat around. Then continue with pattern starting with 3rd rnd of palm, then 4th and 5th, working these 3 rnds consecutively for 2 inches. Finish edge as for long glove.