This pattern is based on the work of Ross Dickson, Fingerless Gloves Flat in 3D. That pattern was inspired by a Australian WWII era pattern he found in 2013 in the Just Skirts and Dresses blog at http://justskirtsanddresses.blogspot.nl/2013/08/knitting-.... I found a similar pattern in the Winter 2002 edition of Spin-Off magazine published at www.interweave.com. Both the Spin-Off and the WWII gloves were full finger gloves worked by knitting the two sides of the glove and the sewing them together with a tapestry needle. The genius of Ross Dickson’s Fingerless Gloves pattern is that there is no sewing required. The pattern uses short rows to close the gap between fingers and three needle bind offs to close the sides of the fingers as each is completed. I found another pattern, All Fingers and Thumbs, published 2/14/2020 in https://knitting-and-so-on.blogspot.com/2020/02/all-finge... that uses a similar method to close the sides of the fingers. The All Fingers and Thumbs pattern uses Judy’s Magic Cast On and a figure-8 cast on to avoid the use of a provisional cast on.
The pattern was worked with Fingering weight (17 wpi) yarn on 2.75mm needles; it will fit most women’s hand sizes. It is possible to make a larger size that will fit a man’s larger hand by using DK (13 wpi) yarn on 3.0mm needles
Read the pattern before you begin. This project is for an experienced knitter.
Fingering yarn garter stitch gauge: 28 sts = 4 inches; 62 rows (31 garter stitch ridges) = 4 inches.
Skills needed:
• Provisional cast-on. The pattern uses the crochet cast-on to achieve a provisional cast-on.
• German short rows. This requires an understanding of how to work a double-stitch. The pattern is written to use the double-stitch method when turning a short row. If you prefer the wrap and turn method, you will need to remember that the stitch in which the double stitch is indicated is the stitch that would be wrapped.
• Three needle bind-off.
• Make 1 (M1) increase stitch.
• Knit two stitches together (k2-tog) decrease.
Materials:
• For fingering weight, smaller size: 50 grams yards for a pair of gloves. For DK weight, larger size: 100 grams for a pair of gloves.
• Needles: For smaller size/fingering weight yarn – 2.75 mm/US size 2. For larger size/DK weight yarn – 3.00 mm/US 3. And one larger needle for the three-needle bind-off; I used a 4.50 mm/US size 7 for the extra needle.
• Four stitch holders. Large safety pins work well for this purpose.
• Crochet hook for provisional crochet cast on.
• One stitch marker (optional).
• Waste yarn in contrasting color of provisional cast-ons. One yard should be adequate. Match the weight of the waste yarn to the weight of your main yarn.
Garter stitch gauge in fingering weight yarn (17 WPI): 30 stitches/4 inches; 58 rows/4 inches
The cuff consists of 20 stitches worked in Quaker Ridges to emulate ribbing. One stitch marker is used to mark the boundary between the garter stitch used in the body of the glove and the Quaker Ridges used in the cuffs. The pattern is written to include the marker; however, the use of this marker is optional.