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These gloves are a cinch to make! The simple braided cable gives a touch of style to an otherwise normal pair of wrist warmers, and the angora/wool blend used for these gloves gives them a nice vintage feel, plus lots of warmth! You can substitute any worsted weight wool yarn, you will need about 100 yards, though I would say 110 to be safe! Using a wool or wool blend yarn will be best to show cables and prevent unnecessary stretching and bagging of the gloves. Plus wool wicks away moisture quite nicely!
You can find several ways to add variations to the pattern here: More gloves ideas
Size: One size fits most, you can alter the number of stitches for the st st if you need them wider. If you want to make the gloves longer or wider you will need more yarn.
MATERIALS
-1 skein Cascade Yarns “cloud 9” color 121 50% angora/ 50% wool 109 yards/skein
- Size 7 dpns
-a cable needle if you use them to cable
GUAGE
About 4 st/in
NOTES
-C1 means to C6F. Working with the 9 stitches that form the cable, cable the first 3 stitches over the next three stitches towards the front. Knit the next three stitches.
- C2 means C6B. Working with the 9 stitches that form the cable, knit 3 then cable 6 stitches to the back.
-C1 and C2 are alternated to create the braid pattern. You can increase the tightness of the pattern or decrease it by changing the number of rows between cables, just be sure to continue shaping the thumb hole etc in the correct places.
-You maintain the st st and purl stitches unless other wise noted on the cable rounds.
DIRECTIONS
Begin the Glove
Cast on 39 stitches onto 3 dpns- 12, 15, 12 stitches each. The center 15 stitches are panel for the cable.
Row 1: K12 P3 K9 (this is where the cable goes) P3 K9
Repeat row 1 twice.
*Work C1
Repeat Row 1 three times.
Work C2**
Repeat Row 1 three times.
Repeat from * to ** once more.
Knit first 9 stitches, turn work. You are now working back and forth.
Thumb hole opening-(for reverse glove, turn after C2- complete the P3, knit three more stitches, then turn.) Slip the first stitch of every row. When knitting back and forth, knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
Work 2 more rows in pattern.
Work C1
Knit 3 rows in pattern (knitting knit stitches, purling purl stitches)
Work C2
Knit 3 rows in pattern
Work C1, join back in round.
Wrist
Work 3 rounds in pattern.
Work C2
Work 3 rounds in pattern
Work C1, after last P3, K2G (decreasing one stitch)
Work 3 rounds in pattern
Work C2, after last P3, K2G (decreasing one stitch)
Work C1, after last P3, K2G (decreasing one stitch)
Work 3 rounds in pattern
Work C2
Work 3 rounds in pattern
Work C1
Work 1 row in pattern
Bind off loosely, weave in ends.