Easiest Ever Fingerless Gloves

Materials:

Sport wt or lighter yarn
Knitting needles to work to gauge of 6 st/in

Cast on 48 st. Work in k2, p2 ribbing for 3" or desired length.
Change to st st. Work 4" or desired length for hand. Bind off.

Fold in half lengthwise and sew side seam, leaving open for thumb from 1/2" above ribbing to 1-1/2" below top.

To divide for fingers, sc around top edge, attaching front to back of hand between fingers with trc or picot.

Or, if you're *really* in a hurry, you can leave the top open, but it won't stay in place very well that way.

More Sophisticated Fingerless Gloves

Materials & gauge same as above; dp needles.

RIGHT GLOVE
Cast on 48 st. Join in round & work in ribbing for 3" or desired length. Decrease 1 st in last round; 47 st remain.
Change to st st.

Work 1 round, then begin thumb gusset (round 2): inc 1 in 1st st, k1, inc 1 in next st, place marker on needle. K to end of round.
K 2 rounds even.
Increase in 1st & last st between thumb markers every 3rd row until there are 17 st between markers. Slip the 17 thumb st to a strand of yarn or small holder.
In next round, cast on 4 st over thumb opening; 50 st altogether.

Work even until 2" above thumb opening.

FIRST FINGER
Knit 1st 7 st of round; slip next 37 st to a strand of yarn for remaining 3 fingers (or leave them on needles and find a couple of extra needles to work fingers with). Cast on 3 st, k remaining 6 st for 1st finger. Work a few rounds, however long you want the finger to be. Bind off.

SECOND FINGER
Pick up 5 st from back of hand, 3 st from 1st finger gusset, 5 st from palm of hand, cast on 3 for gusset. Join, work in round as far as for 1st finger. Bind off.

THIRD FINGER
Pick up 6 st from back of hand, 3 from gusset, 5 from palm, cast on 2 for gusset. Work as for 2nd finger.

LITTLE FINGER
Use remaining 12 st, pick up 2 from gusset. Work as above.

THUMB
Pick up 17 thumb st & 6 over cast on st. Work in round as far as you want. Bind off.

LEFT GLOVE
Work as for right glove, increasing for thumb gusset at end of round instead of beginning. Remember when picking up sts for fingers that back and palm of hand are now reversed.
Patterns by Dulcie Gannett