Cable-Lace Short Fingerless Gloves

Why is it that all these patterns for fingerless gloves completely forget about people with large hands? I went to go knit some fingerless gloves for my best friend's 18th birthday. I realized I hadn't gotten her a gift the day before, so I found this pattern, thinking that it would take two-seconds based on the picture (the picture had these short, uncomplicated, fingerless gloves). Boy was I wrong. These things were not a fast project, and they were a tad complicated (I've never knit anything with both cables and lace in it before). Then, of course, when I finished one glove, I tried it on, and my thumb couldn't get through the thumb part. I ended up frogging the separate thumb rows and just binding off those original live stitches. I could now get my thumb through, but it was extremely tight. The lack of thumb gusset also made anything below the thumb very, very loose on my hand. I was so frustrated, because the pattern was pretty, so I decided to re-structure it.

Here is my re-structures, re-named glove pattern. Sorry for the charts, but the original pattern was in a couple charts and I figured it would just be easier to photoshop them than to write them out. Oh, and I decided to knit a starfish for my friend instead.

Cable-Lace Short Fingerless Gloves

Needles: four US 3/3.25mm double-pointed needles

Yarn: DK weight, probably less than half a skein

Also Needed: two stitch markers, cable needle or an extra DPN, stitch holder.

Pattern :)

CO 53 sts

Distribute as follows:

-Needle 1: 18 sts

-Needle 2: 17 sts

-Needle 3: 18 sts

Now that's the end of the similarities between the left and right gloves.

Right Glove

Knit Chart A for the right glove once

Knit Chart B for the right glove three times, but there are some special instructions (aka thumb gusset):

When you get to the sixth round (row six on the chart the first time you're knitting the chart), follow the chart to the last seven stitches. Place st marker, Krl, Kll, place st marker, then knit the last seven stitches according to the chart. Then, for each successive round follow the following instructions in between the markers, but follow the chart outside the makers:

Round 1: K

Round 2: *marker* K1, Krl, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 3: K

Round 4: *marker* K1, Krl, K2, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 5: K

Round 6: *marker* K1, Krl, K4, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 7: K

Round 8: *marker* K1, Krl, K6, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 9: K
Round 10: *marker* K1, Krl, K8, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 11: K

Round 12: *marker* K1, Krl, K10, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 13: K

Round 14: *marker* K1, Krl, K12, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 15: K

Round 16: *marker* K1, Krl, K14, Kll, K1 *marker*

Round 17: K

Round 18: remove marker, slip 18 sts on stitch holder, remove marker

Knit chart B for the right glove one more time, then chart A for the right glove one more time,

BO in pattern, and weave in ends.

Left Glove
Knit Chart A for the left glove once

Knit Chart B for the left glove three times, but there are some special instructions (aka thumb gusset):

When you get to the sixth round (row six on the chart the first time you're knitting the chart), follow the chart for the first seven stitches. Place st marker, Krl, Kll, place st marker, then knit the rest of the round according to the chart. Then, for each successive round follow the following instructions in between the markers, but follow the chart outside the makers:
Round 1: K
Round 2: *marker* K1, Krl, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 3: K
Round 4: *marker* K1, Krl, K2, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 5: K
Round 6: *marker* K1, Krl, K4, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 7: K
Round 8: *marker* K1, Krl, K6, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 9: K
Round 10: *marker* K1, Krl, K8, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 11: K
Round 12: *marker* K1, Krl, K10, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 13: K
Round 14: *marker* K1, Krl, K12, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 15: K
Round 16: *marker* K1, Krl, K14, Kll, K1 *marker*
Round 17: K
Round 18: remove marker, slip 18 sts on stitch holder, remove marker

Knit chart B for the left glove one more time, then chart A for the left glove one more time, BO in pattern, and weave in ends.

Thumb

Divide sts on st holder onto two DPN. Pick up 3 sts on the thumb hole edge with a third needle. Knit five rounds. BO purl wise. Weave in ends.

Notes

Krl: Knit right loop. Video here, but it is only the increase part.

Kll: Knit left loop. Video here, but it is only the increase part.

*marker*: Just signifying where the st marker is on the needle. Nothing special.

Click on Links for Charts

Right Glove - Chart A

Right Glove - Chart B

Left Glove - Chart A

Left Glove - Chart B

All charts, in one, convenient single-paper-sized image

Original Pattern: http://www.living-at-knits-end.blogspot.com/2009/05/quidditch-gloves.html