Tabi Gloves by Joanna Adamek

Tabi Gloves

Knitting
January 2025
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Lace
= Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
153 - 175 yards (140 - 160 m)
One size
English
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Tabi Gloves are knit in the round from the wrist up using the magic loop technique. If you are not familiar with magic loop, the gloves can be worked on 3 mm DPNs.

Materials:

  • 3 mm needles and 80 or 100 cm cable (or 3 mm DPNs)
  • tapestry needle
  • stitch holders or scrap yarn
  • measuring tape

Gauge:
26 sts x 36 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm in stockinette stitch on 3 mm needles after blocking

Size:
One size

Adjustable in length, with a flat width of approx. 11.5 cm at the widest point before thumb separation.

Yarn:
Any yarn that matches the gauge will work for this pattern, but I recommend combining a light fingering-weight yarn with a strand of mohair for the best results. This is a great opportunity to use up your stash sock yarn. You will need approx. 160m of each yarn, though the exact amount may vary depending on your measurements.

Yarn suggestions:

  1. Filcolana Arwetta + Filcolana Tilia
  2. Knitting for Olive Merino + Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair
  3. Sandnes Garn Sunday + Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair

Skill level:
Beginner/Advanced beginner

Techniques:

  • M1L and M1R
  • SSK
  • K2TOG
  • Kitchener stitch
  • Magic loop
  • Longtail cast on

If you wish to knit striped gloves, be sure to use a jogless stripe method for a seamless transition.