Crocheted Fingerless Gloves

Varitation 1

1 ball Patons Inca yarn (if you're lucky...you may need a smidge of a second)
6 mm crochet hook

Beginning at wrist
Loose ch 21 (small to medium size), 24 (medium to large size)
Sl st to form a ring, take care not to twist the ring.

ROW 1. Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as ch 3, ch 1, skip 2 ch, *3 dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next 2 ch* repeat to end, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3
(7, 3 dc groups made, small to medium size, 8, 3 dc groups made, medium to large size)

ROW 2. sl st to the centre dc of group, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *3 dc in next centre dc, ch 1* repeat to end, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

ROWS 3 to 5. repeat row 2 3 times more, giving you 5 rows in total.

Making the thumb hole

ROW 6. sl st to the centre dc of group, ch 12, sl st in centre dc of next dc group, ch 3, sl st into 9th ch of the ch 12, 1dc in same space as ch 3, ch 1, continue pattern around ending with 2 dc in beginning ch 12 space, sl st into 3rd ch of the ch 12, work 5 sc in next 5 ch, and sl st across to top of ch 3 (centre of group)

ROW 7. ch 3, 2 dc in same place, ch 1, *3 dc in next centre dc, ch 1* repeat to end,

ROW 8. 3 dc in centre group of beginning ch 12, ch 1, skip 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip 2 sc, sl st to join in top of ch 3 of next group, (this is the new beginning of the rounds)
sl st to centre dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, continue around in pattern, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

Making the top

ROW 9. sl st to centre of first group, ch 3, sl st into centre dc of next group, *ch 3, sl st into centre of next group* repeat to end finishing with a sc in same space as beginning ch 3

ROW 10. 2 sc in ch 3 space, 1 sc in same place as the sl st of the previous row, (into the top of the dc) *2 sc in ch 3 space, 1 sc in same place as the sl st of the previous row* repeat to end finishing with a sl st to join in the ending sc of the previous row and fasten off.

Weave in ends


Variation 2

1 ball Lincraft Surroundings yarn
6 mm crochet hook

Beginning at wrist
Loose ch 24 (small to medium size), 27 (medium to large size)
Sl st to form a ring, take care not to twist the ring.

ROW 1. Ch 3, 2 dc in same st as ch 3, ch 1, skip 2 ch, *3 dc in next ch, ch 1, skip next 2 ch* repeat to end, join with a sl st to top of beginning ch 3
(8 3 dc groups made, small to medium size, 9 3 dc groups made, medium to large size)

ROW 2. sl st to the centre dc of group, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *3 dc in next centre dc, ch 1* repeat to end, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

ROWS 3 to 6. repeat row 2 4 times more, giving you 6 rows in total.

Making the thumb hole

ROW 7. sl st to the centre dc of group, ch 12, sl st in centre dc of next dc group, ch 3, sl st into 9th ch of the ch 12, 1dc in same space as ch 3, ch 1, continue pattern around ending with 2 dc in beginning ch 12 space, sl st into 3rd ch of the ch 12, work 5 sc in next 5 ch, and sl st across to top of ch 3 (centre of group)

ROW 8. ch 3, 2 dc in same place, ch 1, *3 dc in next centre dc, ch 1* repeat to end,

ROW 9. 3 dc in centre group of beginning ch 12, ch 1, skip 2 sc, 3 dc in next sc, ch 1, skip 2 sc, sl st to join in top of ch 3 of next group, (this is the new beginning of the rounds)

ROW 10. sl st to the centre dc of group, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, *3 dc in next centre dc, ch 1* repeat to end, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

ROW 11. sl st to centre dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 1, continue around in pattern, sl st to top of beginning ch 3

Making the top

ROW 12. sl st to centre of first group, ch 3, sl st into centre dc of next group, *ch 3, sl st into centre of next group*, repeat to end finishing with a sc in same space as beginning ch 3

ROW 13. 2 sc in ch 3 space, 1 sc in same place as the sl st of the previous row, (into the top of the dc) *2 sc in ch 3 space, 1 sc in same place as the sl st of the previous row*, repeat to end finishing with a sl st to join in the ending sc of the previous row.

ROW 13. *(1 sc 1 dc) in next sc, (1 dc 1 sc) in next sc, skip 1 sc* repeat to end, finish off .

Weave in ends