Fenris_Cranston ([info]tanyad) wrote in [info]knitting,
@ 2008-10-09 06:04:00
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Seeking an easy pattern for fingerless gloves
Allo there,

I was wondering if anyone knew of or has an easy pattern for fingerless gloves? I've done a bit of searching online, in books and on Ravelry but all the patterns I've come across have cabling or are for more advanced knitters than I am.

I wanted this to be my first knitting in the round project but I'm not ready for cabling yet.

Any help would be appreciated!


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[info]blottedcopybook
2008-10-09 11:15 am UTC (link)
Knitty has a pattern called Fetching that is done in the round with cables, but you could ignore the cable directions and follow the pattern - it's a straight K4, P1 pattern so you would be fine with it.

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 11:16 am UTC (link)
That's knit 4 rows, purl 1 row? Sorry I'm still not used to knit-speak as it were. I'm still a pretty novice knitter :)

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[info]blottedcopybook
2008-10-09 11:20 am UTC (link)
Sorry, knit 4 stitches, purl 1. The pattern is here. I know you said you haven't tried cabling yet and this would be your first project in the round, but this pattern is actually very straightforward and if you did decide to try the cables you'd be absolutely fine.

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 11:26 am UTC (link)
Thanks for the pattern... and the clarification :)

I'm going to try it, hopefully I don't futz it up too badly. I've not mastered reading patterns, did I mention how much of a newbie i am? ;)

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[info]blottedcopybook
2008-10-09 11:29 am UTC (link)
Have faith in yourself! You will be absolutely fine, trust me. I get email notification of comments and I've knitted three pairs of these so I know this pattern well. If you're stuck, reply to me and I'll see if I can help you out.

Also, the pattern should have an explanation of terms. If you're struggling to look at the pattern and read it, sometimes it helps writing out all the steps :)

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[info]lyosha
2008-10-09 12:16 pm UTC (link)
As an extreme-newb myself, I blustered right ahead and tried Fetching, and I managed the cables (after a few 'what the heck?' moments) just fine! And I definitely have major fumble-fingers and screw everything up four times before getting it right.

But I second having faith in yourself! This pattern is definitely newb-doable. :) Now I just have to get up the courage to try knitting the other glove!

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[info]annabelle_blue
2008-10-09 01:49 pm UTC (link)
I just wanted to agree with this. I consider myself an "advanced beginner" when it comes to knitting. All cabling is is knitting and purling when you break it down. Most of the time, you literally just put a few stitches on a third needle for a minute, then knit them or purl them off the needle as if it were a regular needle.

Maybe I made it just sound complicated. :) In any event, I just wanted to add some reassurance. I don't knit anything fancy or impressive. Increases and decreases still confuse me sometimes, but cabling is mostly just knitting and purling off a third needle for one row. :) I personally found attempting to knit in the round more challenging than a cable pattern, but now I have learned they're both fairly easy.

And, if you go to knittinghelp.com, you can watch the video of it, which makes you go, "really? that's it?"

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[info]chemicalpipit
2008-10-09 04:34 pm UTC (link)
Yes yes yes yes yes!!

I'm making Fetching right now and they're superbly easy.

The only thing I'm freaked out about is the thumb part. My advanced knitting friends tell me i'll be fine <3

Are you on Ravelry? I'll friend you and we can learn together.

ALTERNATELY my friend made some arm warmers that are basically just tubes that go from your elbow to the base of your thumb. There is no thumb extension, but they keep your arms warm! I'll get her to write up the pattern. It's like.... 2 rows of rib, 100ish rows of straight-up stockinette, and 2 rows of garter. And they look rly nice.

GOOD LUCK! feel free to friend me as ChemicalPipit here or on Rav.!!

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 05:55 pm UTC (link)
Thanks,

My Ravelry name is Cypher :)

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[info]elwing_white
2008-10-09 11:23 am UTC (link)
Love your icon.

Anyway, no, it's a knit 4 stitches, purl 1 stitch rib pattern. If you leave out the cable you could do 20 or so rows in the k4p1 rib pattern and then another 20 in stockinette and then 5 or 10 rows of ribpattern.

That's just an idea off the top of my head of how to modify. Of course you can always alter the number of rows.

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 11:27 am UTC (link)
Thanks feel free to grab it, and credit [info]ainabarad_icons

Thanks for the modification ideas :)

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[info]ferret_herder
2008-10-09 11:18 am UTC (link)
One option is to pick any gloves pattern that doesn't seem too complicated, and just stop knitting when it comes to the point where you would start in on the fingers. (If you wanted one with very short cutoff fingers, knit them to the desired length then stop.) Use a nice-looking bindoff, or knit a little bit of ribbing to cinch it in - obviously, if you add ribbing, before the ribbing stop a little short of the length that you wanted it to be.

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[info]liedra
2008-10-09 11:38 am UTC (link)
The Raspberry Mitts at http://ladybugs.seventybyheart.net/patterns are really easy!

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[info]tictactoepony
2008-10-09 11:40 am UTC (link)
I like the Hooray For Me mitts pattern, it works well :)

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[info]desdemona
2008-10-09 11:51 am UTC (link)
I knit the Maine Morning Mitts (free downloadable pattern) which are super easy and don't involve cables. I also started Knucks from Knitty which are super easy, too. You start by knitting 5 tubes for the fingers and then attach them one by one and knit down the hand, attaching the thumb tube when you get to where you want/need it. It's awesome, you can try them on at every stage to see if you still like the fit and you can make them as fancy or as plain as you want.

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[info]m31andy
2008-10-09 12:03 pm UTC (link)
Knitty's Voodoo are reasonably easy wristwarmers, if you don't want to knit short fingers. They're plain 2x2 rib.

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[info]season_changing
2008-10-09 12:05 pm UTC (link)
It's not free but it's only $2. http://www.knitpicks.com/2-Needle+Fingerless+Mittens+Pattern_PD50399221.html

Definitely suitable for a beginning knitter and I really loved the results.

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[info]counsel
2008-10-09 01:31 pm UTC (link)
If you are willing to invest some money, Ann Budd's Book of Handy Patterns for Knitters has basic mittnen and glove patterns for any gauge yarn and any size needles. The patterns have no adornments or the like. I cannot recall off the top of my head if there are fingerless patterns in the book, but you could simply stop either the basic mitten or glove pattern where you would like. And the book is an excellent resource for future projects.

Good luck. And don't be afraid to try cables or other "advanced" techniques. Yarn is very very forgiving and you will never learn how to do something if you don't try and try again. I have been knitting for over 15 years and last night I had to redo the heel on a baby sock for the fourth time before I got a new technique right.

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[info]aura_lee
2008-10-09 01:48 pm UTC (link)
I agree with people who say Fetching. Cables are actually pretty easy, so you should at least give them a try. :)

I have made these at least 4 times and they just get easier as you go!

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[info]dynxsilverwolf
2008-10-09 02:20 pm UTC (link)
Knitty has a pattern called "Knucks" that I've been working on recently; it's not very difficult and a lot of fun. I also learned how to work in the round with this project, and it's a good one to start with.

http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTknucks.html

Good luck!

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[info]hastapeanut
2008-10-10 01:12 am UTC (link)
OMG I totally agree. I am a novice knitter, and I pounded out a pair of these in 2 days. My husband adores them.

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[info]eponinechakra
2008-10-09 02:33 pm UTC (link)
I think this is probably the easiest pair of fingerwarmers out there, being as it is garter stitch (just knit every row) on straight needles.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/garter-stitch-mitts

I'm debating between this one and fetching myself. I'm still pretty new at knitting and have never worked on dpn before.

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-11 02:29 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, thats exactly what I was asking for.

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[info]girl_with_wand
2008-10-09 02:51 pm UTC (link)
One skein wonders has very simple fingerless gloves done in a bulky weight on size 7 dpns. They were my first in the round project. They took me two days. I'm sure anything you pick will build your confidence, you can do it one step at a time!

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[info]willow_dragon
2008-10-09 02:55 pm UTC (link)
Broadstreet Mittens: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall02/PATTbroadstreet.html

You could knit them without the "mitten" part

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[info]hastapeanut
2008-10-10 01:13 am UTC (link)
I found the thumb gusset on these to be pretty confusing. Admittedly, it was my first, but it never looked right.

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[info]sarakate
2008-10-09 03:07 pm UTC (link)
I don't believe there's any such thing as "not ready for cabling." Cables are dead easy -- all you're doing is switching some stitches around so you can knit them out of order.

Fetching uses C4B for the first glove. That's a 4-stitch cable, with the cable needle held in back. Here's what you do: work up to where you're going to do the cable, then slip two stitches onto your cable needle (or DPN, or paperclip -- just anything that can hold onto these stitches for a sec), and let that hang behind your work so they're out of your way for a moment; knit the next two stitches on the left needle, then pick up your cable needle (or substitute) and put the two stitches on it back onto the left needle, and knit them. What you're doing there is to swap the places of the first two stitches and the second two stitches, and do it in such a way that the first two cross BEHIND the second two.

For the other glove, you want the cables to twist in the opposite direction, so you let the cable needle rest in front of the work instead of behind it, which makes the first two stitches cross IN FRONT OF the second two; everything else is just the same.

Try the cable thing out on a swatch -- you'll be astonished at how easy it is.

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 05:58 pm UTC (link)
I beg to differ. I've knit all of two things so far. DPN's and cabling are intimidating to me. I've not even figured out how to join knitting for doing something on circular needles.

I'm a visual learner, so even though your explanation probably makes perfect sense it doesn't help me understand it.

Thanks anyway

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[info]secret_x_stars
2008-10-09 07:34 pm UTC (link)
knittinghelp.com has a ton of videos for knitting and they are very clear and easy to follow. on the link i am about to give you, there is a video for knitting on circular needles, double-pointed needles, AND a video for knitting cables.

i hope this helps! :)

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques

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[info]sayuri_complex
2008-10-09 09:20 pm UTC (link)
her point was - try it!

Fetching was my first knitting in the round project too, the second thing I'd ever done, and it looks intimidating but it's dead easy.

Check out the videos posted below, they help immensely!

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-11 02:32 pm UTC (link)
I know what her point was, and my response was I don't yet feel confident enough with my knitting skills to try cabling.

I've got most of the videos on knittinghelp.com bookmarked and when I feel I can tackle the advanced techniques I will is my point.

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[info]crazyfirestar
2008-10-09 03:40 pm UTC (link)
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Progressive Gloves pattern/recipe from Interweave yet! Here is a list of all their free glove and scarf patterns - just scroll down to "Hands Up!", and there's a link for a PDF download of the Progressive Gloves pattern - you can tailor the pattern to fit you perfectly, and it's easy to adapt to fingerless gloves.

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[info]crazyfirestar
2008-10-09 03:40 pm UTC (link)
(Sorry for not closing the link tag.)

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[info]hiddentohru
2008-10-09 05:34 pm UTC (link)
I second this, I used this pattern to make some gloves for my brother, he really likes them!

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[info]tanyad
2008-10-09 05:58 pm UTC (link)
Thanks!

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[info]unmowngrass
2008-10-12 09:51 pm UTC (link)
Thanks for posting this question! I've been after some myself (I'm about the same level as you I think) and after browsing through the links suggested I am going to do the Hooray for Me gloves, but not in stripes, just in plain black.

Thanks everyone!

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