Gloves Pattern #2365

Medium Size

Materials:
Use one of the following threads in size 50:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 4 balls of White or Ecru, or 5 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 3 balls of White or Ecru, or 4 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, 2 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 12 or 13.
4 small buttons.

GAUGE: 8 sps make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.

Left Hand … Starting at wrist, ch 147 (24 ch sts to 1 inch). Join with sl st. 1st row: Ch 5, * skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 2. Repeat from * around (49 sps). Do not join, but ch 5, turn. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows: * D c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. Fasten off.

Insertion … Starting at center of rosette, ch 10, join with sl st. 1st rnd: 24 s c in ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, * skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 3rd rnd: In each sp make s c, half d c, d c, half d c, and s c. Join. 4th rnd: Make an s c around bar of d c on previous rnd, * ch 5; s c around bar of next d c of previous rnd, inserting hook at back of work. Repeat from * around. Ch 5, join to 1st s c made. 5th rnd: Sl st in each of next 2 ch, s c in loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, * ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (ch-3 p), ch 2, p, ch 2, s c in next loop. Repeat from * once more (2 p-loops made); s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in each of next 2 loops; make 2 more p-loops, joining last loop with sl st to 1st s c made. Fasten off. This completes one motif. Make another motif, working to within 1st 2 p-loops on 5th rnd. Then join to 1st motif as follows: * Ch 2, p, ch 1, s c between 2 p's on 1st motif, ch 1, p, ch 2, s c in next loop back on 2nd motif. Repeat from * once more. Then complete 5th rnd as for 1st motif. Make 8 motifs in all, joining in this manner.
   Attach thread to 1st p-loop and work along long side as follows: S c in same loop, * ch 4, 2 s c in next loop, s c in next s c, 2 s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop. Repeat from * across. Fasten off. Attach thread to 1st loop on opposite long side and work to correspond. Sew insertion with neat over-and-over stitches to first piece made. 1st row: With wrong side of work toward you, attach thread to top edge of insertion, ch 5, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st. Repeat from * across (49 sps). Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: * D c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * until 8 sps are made; ch 2; in next sp make d c, ch 1 and d c. Then make 4 more sps, ch 2; in next sp make d c, ch 1 and d c (thus increasing for thumb). ** Ch 2, d c in next sp. Repeat from ** across. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: Sp over sp to within 1st increase, ch 2, in ch-1 between 2 d c make d c, ch 1 and d c. Ch 2, sp over sp to within next increase, ch 2; in ch-1 make d c, ch 1 and d c. Repeat the 3rd row once more, having an additional sp between increases. Join to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (joining indicates center of palm). Hereafter work in rnds.
   1st rnd: Ch 5, * d c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around, making increase over each increase and having one more sp between increases. Repeat this rnd until 18 sps are increased for thumb, having 1 more sp between each increase in each rnd. On next rnd, work to within 1st increase, ch 2, d c in ch-1 sp, ch 6, d c in next ch-1 sp, ch 2 and continue around. Hereafter work in rnds (60 sps) until glove, when tried on, reaches to the base of your fingers. Put glove on and mark fingers by putting safety pins on palm and back of hand between each finger, having 14 sps for Little Finger, 15 sps for Ring Finger, 16 sps for Middle Finger, and 15 sps for Forefinger.

Little Finger … Work sps around until 7 sps are made on palm side at Little Finger, ch 6, d c in 7th sp on back of hand. Continue to work in rnds, making 3 sps over ch-6 (17 sps). Then work straight until glove, when tried on, reaches ½ inch from fingertip. On next 2 rnds dec. 2 sps in each rnd—to dec., omit the ch-2 and make 1 d c in each of 2 sps, working them off as 1 d c. On next rnd make only 1 ch between each d c (instead of 2 ch). Following rnd: D c in each sp around. Next rnd: S c in every other d c around. Following rnd: S c in every other s c until no sts remain.

Ring Finger …  Attach thread to top of d c on 1st rnd of Little Finger on palm side, work sps all around palm and back of hand, then make a sp in each of 3 sps of Little Finger (between fingers). Work across next 7 sps on palm side, ch 6 and make d c in 8th sp from Little Finger on back of hand and continue as for Little Finger.

Middle Finger … Like Ring Finger.

Forefinger … Like Little Finger.

Thumb … Attach thread to underside of thumb, ch 5 and work in rnds as for fingers, decreasing on underside of thumb if necessary.

Cuff … 1st rnd: Attach thread to d c below opening of cuff. Ch 3, * 2 d c in next sp, d c in next d c. Repeat from * until 20 d c are made, ** ch 2, d c in next d c, 20 more d c as before. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 2. Join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 18 d c, * ch 2, in ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c; ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 19 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2; join. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 16 d c, * ch 2, d c in next sp, ch 2; in next sp make d c, ch 2 and d c; ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 17 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2; join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 14 d c, * ch 2, d c in next sp, ch 2, d c in next sp, ch 2; in next sp make d c, ch 2 and d c; 2 more sps, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 15 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2; join. Continue in this manner, always making 2 d c less in each d c-group and having 2 more sps between d c-groups on each rnd until 3 d c remain in each group. Next rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 5, * d c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. Following 2 rnds: Sl st in sp, ch 5, * d c in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around; join. Next rnd: S c in next sp, ch 6, s c in 3rd ch from hook (p); * d c in next sp, ch 3, ch-3 p. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. Work a row of s c closely all around opening, making 2 ch-10 buttonloops on right side. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonloops.

Right Hand …Work to correspond with left hand.