How to Knit Gloves: Fingerless Gloves Pattern

I’m excited to share an awesome knitting pattern with you today. I’ve made several different pairs of gloves over the years and they’ve been great. They are perfect for keeping my hands warm when I’m typing, playing the piano or when I need to text or use my phone. I’ve combined all of the best elements of different patterns I’ve tried into one awesome, perfect fingerless glove pattern. These gloves are quick to make and feature a broken rib stitch pattern that adds a nice feminine detail. I chose a self-striping yarn in fun colors and the finished gloves are so playful and happy. It’s such a fun project. Are you ready to get stitching? Follow along as I show you how to knit gloves.

How to knit gloves supplies:

• Lion Brand Self Striping Yarn (I used Tutti Frutti)
• Size 7 Double Pointed Needles (DPN’s)
• Scrap Yarn
• Large Eye Needle

Stitch Abbreviations:

Broken Rib Stitch: Knit even rows. K2 P1 odd rows

m1r: Make a right side increase by picking up the bar between stitches from back to front, then knit into the front of the picked up stitch.

m1l: Make a left side increase by picking up the bar between stitches from front to back, then knit into the back of the picked up stitch.

sl: Slip a stitch from left needle to right needle without knitting it.

psso: Pass the SL over a worked stitch off of the right needle.

k2tog: Knit two stitches together

How to Knit Gloves Pattern:

Cast on 34 stitches and divide evenly onto three DPN’s. Join to work in the round.

Work in broken rib stitch to create the bottom cuff. I knit approximately 24 rounds to make extra long cuffs, but you could do half that many and still make a nice sized cuff.

Switch to a knitting stitch for about 2 inches or about 15 rounds.

Thumb Gusset: 

Rnd 1: M1R, K1, M1L, knit around

All Even Rows: knit around

Rnd 3: M1R K3, M1L, knit around

Rnd 5: M1R, K5, M1L, knit around

Rnd 7: M1R, K7, M1L, knit around

Rnd 9: M1R, K9, M1L, knit around

Rnd 11: Thread a scrap of yarn through the needle, then use it to slip the 11 stitches within the “triangle” of the gusset onto the yarn. Cast on 4 stitches, then join and knit around the main part of the glove, leaving the 11 stitches on the scrap yarn alone.

Rnd 12: Knit around until you reach the last 6 stitches. Then sl1, k1, psso, k3 k2tog (you will need to use a stitch from the right-hand needle).

Rnd 13: Knit around until you reach the last 5 stitches. Then sl1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog (you will need to use a stitch from the right-hand needle).

Knit 5 rounds.

Switch to the broken rib stitch for 14 rounds. Bind off.

Now finish up the thumb. Divide the 11 stitches from the scrap yarn onto two DP’s.

Using a third DP, pick up four stitches from the open edge of the work.

Knit around in the broken rib stitch for about 6 rows. Bind off. Check for any holes along the thumb area and use the cast-on tails to “sew” them closed.

Weave in ends and you are done! These gloves are not right or left hand specific, so repeat the pattern exactly to make the second glove in the pair.

I hope you enjoyed this how to knit gloves tutorial – they’re so cozy and convenient!

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Jennifer

Jennifer is a wife and mother of three. She blogs at TheCraftPatchBlog.com, where she shares craft tutorials, DIY projects, recipes and loads of creative inspiration for home and family. When she’s not blogging or crafting, Jennifer loves to shop at thrift stores, play kickball with her family and adventure in the great state of Idaho.