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How to Knit Fingerless Gloves. Let's be frank—knitted fingerless gloves aren't really about keeping
your palms warm and your fingers free... They're about looking rad. You will need Size 9 knitting
needles A ball or skein of bulky, worsted weight yarn A yarn needle And a pair of scissors
and a row counter (optional). Step 1. Tie a slipknot, leaving an 8-inch tail of yarn
after it, and cast on 24 stitches. Step 2. Knit 15 rows of two-by-two rib stitch – knitting
two stitches, purling two stitches, etc. Using a row counter makes it easier to keep track
of how many rows you've finished. Step 3. Knit 12 rows in stockinette stitch – alternating
between a knit row, then a purl row, etc. You should be ending on a purl row. Step 4.
Knit 4 rows in rib stitch again. Step 5. Cast off and cut the yarn, again leaving an 8-inch
tail. Tie a knot in the tail. To keep the wrist opening stretchy enough to get your
hand through, be sure to cast off in rib stitch. Step 6. Fold the piece in half so that the
knitted side—the side covered in little V's—is on the inside and the edges are lined
up. Step 7. Starting at the top, finger-end of the glove (where there are 4 rows of rib
stitching), use a yarn needle and the knotted tail of yarn to sew about 2 inches of the
edges together. Cut off the yarn, leaving a shorter tail of about 2 inches—but don't
knot it. Step 8. Starting at the bottom, wrist-end of the glove (where there are 15 rows of rib
stitching), use the yarn needle and the other knotted tail of yarn to sew about 3 inches
of the edges together. You should be left with a hole—for the thumb opening—in the
middle your sewn edge. Step 9. Put your hand in the glove with your thumb sticking out
of the hole. If it needs to be bigger, take out a stitch or two until it fits. If it needs
to be smaller, make another stitch or two. Now finish off the two sewn ends—knot the
yarn, cut off the excess, and weave in your loose ends. Step 10. Turn the glove inside
out and—tah-dah!—you've just finished half your pair. Repeat the entire process
for a second glove, or just rock one for that vintage '80s look. Did you know Although Madonna
"single-handedly" re-popularized them in the early 1980s, lace fingerless gloves were originally
a fashion trend in the early 1860s.