Free Knitting Pattern for Fingerless Gloves on Straight Needles

Knitting pattern for fingerless gloves

This pretty knitting pattern for fingerless gloves uses straight needles and is worked flat rather than in the round. It makes it a pretty easy knitting pattern since you are just knitting a flat piece of fabric with no shaping.

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Where can I get this fingerless gloves knitting pattern?

The pattern for these fingerless gloves knit flat is available free right here in this post, just scroll down for the free version.

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Can I knit these in the round instead?

I just know I will get this question, so the answer is yes. If you are confident making the switch yourself, then go right ahead and knit these in the round.

If you need instructions to knit these in the round instead of on straight needles, you can find those in the ad-free PDF version that I mentioned above, but just in case you missed it, there is an inexpensive PDF available in my Ravelry and Etsy shops.

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Guymon Gloves, Knitting Pattern for Fingerless Gloves on Straight Needles

By April Garwood of Banana Moon Studio

(C)2024 April Garwood. As with all my patterns, please do not make paper or digital copies for others. Instead, please direct them to my website to get their own. Thank you!

Difficulty Level: Easy

Available Sizes: 2 years [4 years, 6 years, adult S, adult L] or hand circumferences 5 [6, 6 1/2, 7 1/2, 8 1/2] inches.

Finished Measurements of Glove: Hand circumference unstretched 3 1/2 [4, 4 1/2, 5, 5 1/2] inches; Length 7 [7 3/4, 8 1/4, 10 1/2, 11 3/4] inches.

Yarn: King Cole Wildwood Chunky (100% Recycled Wool; 207 yds; 100 g; yarn weight category: 3/Light/DK): 1 skein #5025 Heather. This yarn is available through your local yarn shop.

Note about yarn: The yarn I used is labeled as chunky. At 13 WIP, it falls more in the range of DK yarn, so you will have better results with yarn substitutions if you use a DK weight wool yarn.

Knitting Needles: Size US 6 (4 mm) straight needles. Adjust needle size if needed to match gauge.

Notions: Tapestry needle.

Gauge: 23 sts x 23 rows = About 4 inches stretched in 2×2 ribbing.

Abbreviations Used

CO, cast on

k, knit

LN, left needle

p, purl

RN, right needle

RS, right side

st(s), stitch(es)

tbl, through the back loop

WS, wrong side

Special Stitches

Cable: Knit 2nd st on LN, then knit 1st on LN and remove both from LN.

Glove Worked Flat (make 2)

CO 30 [34, 38, 42, 46] sts.

Row 1 (RS): *P2, k2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, p2, turn – 30 [34, 38, 42, 46] sts.

Row 2: *K2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2, turn.

Row 3: Repeat Row 1.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2.

Row 5: *P2, cable (see Special Stitches), p2, k2, repeat from * across to last 6 [2, 6, 2, 6] sts, p2, for those sizes with no sts remaining, turn, for those sizes with 4 sts remaining, cable, p2, turn.

Row 6: *K2, p2, repeat from * to last 2 sts, k2, turn.

Repeat Row 1-6 for pattern.

Knit in pattern until piece measures about 4 3/4 [6, 6 1/2, 8 1/4, 9 1/4] inches, or about 34 [42, 44, 58, 64] rows.

Bind Off

P2, k the 2 sts on the RN together tbl, *[k the next st, k the 2 sts on the RN together tbl] 2 times, [p the next st, k the 2 sts on the RN together tbl] 2 times, repeat from * around. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Seaming

Place a locking st marker about 1 [1 ½, 1 ½, 2, 2 ½] inches from the top, and a second st marker about 1 [1, 1 ¼, 1 ½, 1 ¾] inches below that. Fold the piece lengthwise with RS together, placing two long edges even. Working through both layers, use long tail from fastening off to seam long edges together, leaving a hole between the two st markers for thumbhole.

Finished!

Would you like to adjust the size of these gloves? Or knit them in the round? You’ll find instructions for both in the paid version of this pattern available in my Ravelry and Etsy shops!

That finishes this knitting pattern for fingerless gloves on straight needles. I hope you’ve loved making these. I would love to see your in-process or finished gloves! You can share them on Instagram and tag me, or you can join my Facebook group and share them there.

Happy knitting!

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