A vintage 1854 pattern, Mademoiselle Eléonore Riego de la Branchardière’s Crochet Glove, featuring slip-stitch crochet, provides the stretchy structure for these charming gloves.

Materials

• Brown Sheep Cotton Fine, 80% cotton, 20% merino wool, fingering weight, 215 yard197 m/13/4 oz (50 g), 1 skein CF765 Blue Paradise
• Crochet hook, Size 00 (2.70 mm) steel or size needed to obtain gauge
• Removable stitch marker (m)
• Tapestry needle

Finished Size: Shown in size small, which fits a hand circumference of about 7” (18 cm) and hand length, including cuff, of about 6” (15 cm). Suggestions given in pattern on how to change gauge or add rows to obtain medium and large sizes.
Gauge: Woman’s small (medium, large), 11 (10-1/2, 10) sts = 2” (5 cm) in back loop only sl st; 14 (13-1/2, 12-1/2) sts = 2” (5 cm) in front loop only sl st. Rnd gauge for sample size (small) is 14 rnds = 2” (5 cm) in front loop only sl st.