They still need buttons for closure but other wise they are finished. Its so hard to get good shots of gloves when you dont have a 3rd or 4th arm to take the photo with, add that to all the murky weather these are the best photos I was able to do.
I worked them in row's not rounds so I could get my chroma to do those vertical stripes.
This was the frist time I attempted this style glove if I ever make an other pair there are a few ajustments I would need to add in as the area between thumb and pointer finger is a bit tight even with the extra gusset space I worked in. I did a simple trim of arches (on row of chain 3 sk 2 sc, fallowed by a row of 4sc in chain space slst in sc) I did the trim this way so I could use it on the side of the glove as button holes as well as being a decorative trim. The trim runs the length of the top section of the glove around the cuff, when you get to the palm section all I did was a simple row of SC both rows to give me a solid space to sew buttons on.
I used 1 ball of chroma in ww, with about 30 yd or less light gray DK weight with a size D hook. I find ww chroma not to be the typical worster weight size it runs thinner which is why I paired it with a DK which seemed to be just slightly thicker.
Next pair these are the changes I need to make--
- Additional row between thumb and fingers on both palm and top.
- While the sc in bl to fl seam looks interesting I would need to sew pieces together or only work the bl/fl sc seam till it hits the thumb then sew thumb threw fingers together for less bulk and resume bl/fl sc join at end of pinky till cuff.
- Palm section from pointer finger through thumb area needs additional row or two.
Top of hands- make 2
I chained the length to get from the tip of my them till 2 inches below my wrist (for me that was 40 chains)+1 to turn, I sc 3 rows, then working back up I stopped where the lenth of my thumb was left unworked (12 unworked~~) and chained the length between my thumb and tip of my pointer finger.----if I where to make these again I would adjust this area as its tight on the finished glove-- work the pointer finger 3 rows, on the return I leave the length of my pointer finger unworked and chain the length of my middle finger ect working 3 rows for each finger.
I worked a base round in grey from the edge of the cuff up and around sc in every stitch 3 across the tops of fingers and between.
Palm section - make 2
Starting on the pinky side I just revers that I did for the top side all the way till finishing the middle finger. For the pointer finger I started it as normal sc up the chaining- but on the way down I stopped at 20 st's and chained the length for my thumb (12) and worked these two fingers for 3 rows (technically 4 for the pointer).
I did a trim starting on the pinky side at the cuff working up and around, 3 st in top of every finger, looping around the tip of the thumb worked back up the chain and down again. On the pinky side from cuff up I worked 32, then 16, then 36 (cut the yarn and worked from cuff up each time), thumb side cuff up sc 40, 16, all but last 6 stitchs; to accommodate my wide wrists. The cuff side is the section from the cuff (last long row of the middle finger/pointer finger) up around the chain side to the tip of the thumb sort of like your working a candy cane shape.
To join flip two sections to be the left glove, and starting from the thumb cuff up I worked in the back loops of one peice and the front loops of the other and sc'd evenly around. I find now that the gloves are finished its too bulky in the fingers so I recomend doing the sc till the base of the thumb then using a yarn needle and sew the length of all the fingers till the end of your pinky finger the pick back up with the sc bl/fl leaving 2inches of the cuff unworked 9was 16 stitchs for me.
Finishing cuff, starting at the join, sc down then across bottom of cuff and back up the other side finishing with a sc into the join. Repeated this for a second pass (cuff was just a bit tight which is why I did an other row). At join I ch 1 and turned no longer working in a round, along the 'top' work *chain 3, sk 2, sc* all the way around till you get to the palm section just sc straight up. Chain one and sc aback around sc on palm section, work 4 sc into chain sections with slst between into the sc from before.
I know this isnt a realy flushed out pattern but my hands are small and wide so I think its more of a blue print you can adjust it easily by knowing the size hands you are working it for.
If only I had a outline of my neice's hand I would make her a pair of these to match her hat she is getting for christmas.
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