Chain Mesh Glove Pattern #78

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton or J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord, 1 ball of White and 1 ball of color for cuffs. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 4 or 5.

Forefinger, Middle Finger, Ring Finger, and Little Finger. 1st rnd: 7 s c in ring (do not join but continue as spiral), s c in ch-1. 2nd and 3rd rnds: S c in each s c. 4th rnd: * Ch 3, skip s c, s c in next. Repeat from * 3 more times (4 ch-3 loops). 5th rnd: * Ch 3, s c in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from * until finger is desired length. It is advisable to make fingers a little shorter than actual finger length, as they will fit better.

Thumb. Ch 4, join to form ring, ch 1. 1st rnd: 9 s c in ring (do not join but continue as spiral), s c in ch-1. 2nd and 3rd rnds: S c in each s c. 4th rnd: * Ch 3, skip s c, s c in next. Repeat from * 4 more times (5 ch-3 loops). 5th rnd: * Ch 3, s c in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from * until thumb is desired length.

Palm. Lay fingers in order, and join one mesh of one finger to one mesh of other with over and over stitches. Fasten thread to outside of little finger. 1st rnd: * Ch 3, s c in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from * across palm, and continue across back of hand. Do not join, but continue as a spiral. 2nd rnd: * Ch 3, s c in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from * around and around up to the thumb. Now try glove on and mark place for thumb. Sew 2 meshes of thumb to 2 meshes of glove. Continue with pattern, working over the glove and the thumb for 6 rnds. For the next rnd, decrease 1 mesh at beginning of thumb and 1 mesh after working over 3 meshes of thumb to decrease a mesh, after ch-3 is made, s c in next loop and then s c in next loop). Continue in spiral as far as wrist, ending at little finger side of wrist. CUFF. 1st row: Attach colored thread to finishing st of glove. Ch 2, 3 d c in same ch-3 loop, * s c in next ch-3 loop, ch 2, 3 d c in same ch-3 loop. Repeat from * to end of row. Do not join. Ch 2, turn. 2nd row: Sl st in ch-2 loop of last shell made, ch 2, 3 d c in same ch loop as sl st was made, * sl st in ch-2 loop of next shell, ch 2, 3 d c in same ch loop as sl st was made. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch 2, turn. 3rd to 8th rows incl: Same as 2nd row. After completing 8th row, break off. Turn. 9th row: Attach White in last d c made. In ch-2 loop made at beginning of last shell, make 1 s c, 2 d c, 1 s c. * In ch-2 loop of next shell, make 1 s c, 2 d c, 1 s c. Repeat from * to end of row. Fasten off.