Palm Warmers

With set up for one long circular needle



Material: 1 - 50 gram skein Sport Weight or DK yarn
                  Size 6  32” or 40” circular needle

Gauge:
Gauge is not important for these fingerless gloves, to get a different size change your needle to a 5 for a 7.
Terms:
Right Raised Increase:  Insert right needle into the knit/purl stitch below the stitch on the left needle picking up the loop from underneath and knit/purl this loop.
Left Raised Increase:  Insert the left needle into the knit/purl stitch below the stitch on the right needle picking up the loop from underneath and knit/purl the loop.
Stockinette Stitch:  Knit every round when working in the round.
FN:   Front needle in the magic loop method.
BN:  Back needle in the magic loop method.


Pattern:
Cast on 40 sts. Slide stitches onto coil and divide, st. 20 on front needle and 20 on back needle, set to home position.

Cuff: Work k2, p2 rib for 2 inches.

Hand: Begin working stockinette stitch. Continue knitting every round until piece measures 5 inches from cast on.

Thumb gusset:
Rnd 1: Front needle (FN), knit 2 sts., pm , right raised increase., k1, left raised increase. pm, knit to end; Back needle (BN): knit.

Rnd 2: FN and BN: Knit.
Rnd 3: FN: Knit to marker, slip marker, right raised inc., knit to one st. before next marker, k1, left raised inc., slip marker, knit to end; BN: Knit.
Rnd 4: FN and BN: Knit.
Repeat rnds 3 and 4 until 13 sts between markers. (52 sts.)
Next rnd: FN: k2, cast off 12 sts., knit to end removing second markers; BN: knit. (40 sts.) 
Work k2, p2 rib on remaining sts. for 8 rows. Cast off all sts. Weave in ends.

 


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