Snow Treasure Gloves by Mary Jane Mucklestone

Snow Treasure Gloves

Knitting
October 2023
Sport (12 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in over Fair Isle Pattern on larger needle, after blocking
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
One size
English

CONSTRUCTION
These gloves are worked in the round from corrugated ribbed cuff through the charted colorwork hand, featuring a star pattern on the back of the hand and a zigzag patterned palm. Fingers are worked individually, long for gloves, or finished with 1 x 1 rib for the fingerless pair. Both versions have an afterthought thumb.

SIZE
One size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Palm circumference: 7¾“ / 20 cm
Wrist circumference: 7” / 17.75 cm
Length (glove version, from cuff to fingertips): 10.5” / 26.5 cm
Length (fingerless version): 8” / 20.25 cm

MATERIALS
Yarn: Fingering weight yarn in the following approx. amounts for gloves (for fingerless version, deduct approx. 25 yds / 20 m of MC):
MC: 150 yds / 135 m
CC1: 50 yds / 45 m
CC2: 20 yds / 18 m
CC3: 10 yds / 10 m

Shown in: Rauma Finull PT2 (100% Norwegian wool; 190 yds / 175 m per 50g) in shades 424 Red (MC), 451 Light Peasant Blue (CC1), 472 Sky Blue (CC2) and 4406 Light Blue (CC1)
MC, CC1, CC2 and CC3: 1 ball each

Needles: Smaller (for Ribbing, Fingers and Thumbs): US 1 / 2.25 mm set of DPNs
Larger (for Charted Colorwork): US 2 / 2.75  ​mm set of DPNs

Notions: Stitch markers (including 1 locking stitch marker or safety pin), fingering weight smooth waste yarn in a contrasting color, tapestry needle

GAUGE
32 sts & 32 rounds = 4” / 10 cm over Fair Isle Pattern on larger needle, after blocking

34 sts & 36 rounds = 4” / 10 cm over Corrugated Ribbing on smaller needle, after blocking