The Design

The pretty practicality of our Welted Fingerless Gloves keeps pulling us back to this perennial favorite. They’re knit in the round, starting at the welted cuffs and moving on to a neat thumb gusset. Quick to make, these gloves are an easy and thoughtful gift—for yourself or for a friend!

The Welted Fingerless Gloves are simply gorgeous and buttery soft knit in Rowan Pure Cashmere. This DK-weight, 100% cashmere yarn produces wonderful stitch definition and—miracle of miracles!—tends to pill less than other cashmeres. Pure Cashmere is spun on the shores of Loch Leven, in a mill that melds generations of tradition with environmentally conscious practices.

The Details

FINISHED SIZE
Women’s medium: 6½"/16cm around palm (for smaller hands, use smaller needles throughout).

YARN
1 skein Rowan Pure Cashmere (150 yds/137m); Or approx. 100 yds/91m of an equivalent dk-weight yarn.

Sample shown in color 90 Ink Well.

NEEDLES & NOTIONS
US 6 (4mm) double-points, or size to obtain gauge.
US 5 (3.75mm) double-points, or one size smaller than gauge size.
Optional: 6–10 small buttons.

GAUGE
23 sts = 4"/10cm in stockinette stitch.

KNITTER'S NOTES
Some knitters have trouble with the thumb directions. It is a wordy patch, isn't it? Stick it out though, because the thumb bind-off is quite tidy. It might help to have someone read the directions out loud to you.

Pam points out that while buttons are optional, if you add them, you create a left and a right glove. Otherwise your gloves are reversible. Something to consider!