Knitted Glove: Child's

Knitted glove: Average age 6 to 8 years.

The hand and fingers are worked in plain knitting and the wrist in ribbing. Both hands are knitted exactly alike,this simplifying the knitting and also adding to the life of the gloves as they can be worn on ether hand. The fingers should be measured to the required length while the knitting is in progress.

Materials -

• 1.5 ozs. 4-ply Beehive Scotch Fingering.
• Four no.16 steel knitting needles.

Cast on 50 stitches, 14 on the first and 18 on each of the 2nd and 3rd needles. Work in rib of K.1 and P.1 for 30 rounds. Knit 1 round plain, while decreasing 4 times (making 46 stitches altogether).

Then begin to increase for the thumb.

1st round - K.1, increase 1, K.1, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

2nd and 3rd rounds - knit plain.

4th round - K.1, increase 1, K.3, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

5th and 6th rounds - knit plain.

7th round - K.1, increase 1, K.5, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

8th and 9th rounds - knit plain.

10th round - K.1, increase 1, K.7, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

11th and 12th rounds - knit plain.

13th round - K.1, increase 1, K.9, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

14th and 15th rounds - knit plain.

16th round - K.1, increase 1, K.11, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

17th and 18th rounds - knit plain.

19th round - K.1, increase 1, K.13, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

20th and 21st rounds - knit plain.

22nd round - K.1, increase 1, K.15, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

23rd and 24th rounds - knit plain.

25th round - K.1, increase 1, K.17, increase 1, knit to the end of the round.

26th round - knit plain.

27th round - K.21, slip 19 stitches on to a thread and leave them for the thumb, cast on 6 stitches and continue knitting plain to the end of the round. Knit 14 plain rounds. Then commence the fingers.

FIRST FINGER of KNITTED GLOVE

K.12 off the first needle, slip 6 stitches on to a piece of wool (leaving 4 stitches on the last needle), cast on 4 stitches for gusset, knit the remaining 3 stitches. Arrange these 19 stitches on 3 needles, thus - 6,6,7. Knit 1 plain round.

2nd round - K.12, K.2 together twice (making 17 stitches in the round). Knit plain for 25 rounds.

28th round - *K.1, K.2 together, repeat from * to the end of the round.

29th round - knit plain.

30th round - like the 28th round.

Breaking off the wool, draw the end through the stitches and sew the tip securely.

SECOND FINGER of KNITTED GLOVE

K.7 stitches on the palm side, cast on 4 for the gusset, K.7 at the other side, knit up 4 from the gusset of the first finger (making 22 stitches in all). Knit 1 round plain.

2nd round - Decrease twice at each gusset, as given for the first finger (making 18 stitches in the round). Then knit plain for 29 rounds and finish the finger tip by decreasing in the same manner as given for the first finger.

THIRD FINGER of KNITTED GLOVE

K.5, cas on 4 for the gusset, K.5 on the other side, knit up 4 from the gusset of the second finger. Knit 1 round plain. Then decrease at the gusset as given for the second finger, but only taking off 1 stitch at each instead of two (making 16 stitches in all). Knit plain for 26 rounds. Finish as given for the other fingers.

FOURTH FINGER of KNITTED GLOVE

Knit the 11 remaining stitches and knit up 4 at the gusset. Knit 1 plain round, then decrease once at the gusset as given for the 1st and 2nd fingers (making 14 stitches in all). Knit plain for 25 rounds. Finish off as given for the other fingers.

FOR THE THUMB of KNITTED GLOVE

Knit up 6 stitches at the gusset and knit the 19 stitches that were left for the thumb (25 stitches in all).

1st round - knit plain

2nd round - decrease twice at the gusset

3rd round - knit plain

Repeat these 2 rounds three times. Continue, in plain knitting, for 18 more rounds. Finish off in the same manner as given for the finger tips.

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