Alice Fingerless Gloves

Alice Fingerless Gloves by ValKnitting

What is Being Made

The Alice Fingerless Gloves are a knitted accessory designed for adult women, created by designer Valentina Georgieva under the ValKnitting label. These fingerless gloves are sized to fit an average woman's hand with a circumference of 18-19 cm (7-7.5 inches). The finished gloves measure 16 cm (6.3 inches) in hand circumference above the thumb when unstretched, with a total length of 30 cm (11.8 inches). This one-size design offers a practical layering piece that keeps hands warm while leaving fingers free for daily activities and detailed work.

Techniques Used

The Alice Fingerless Gloves employ several fundamental and intermediate knitting techniques. The pattern utilizes double-pointed needles for seamless, circular knitting construction, which creates a smooth, professional finish without seams. The design incorporates yarn-over increases and decreases to shape the gloves and create decorative stitch patterns. The pattern includes techniques such as knitting through the back loop for twisted stitches, which adds textural interest and structural integrity to the design. These techniques combine to create a garment suitable for knitters with intermediate-level skills.

Stitches Used

The Alice Fingerless Gloves feature a variety of essential knitting stitches. The primary fabric is worked in stocking stitch (also called stockinette stitch), which creates the smooth, classic knit fabric base. Shaping and decorative elements are achieved through the following stitch techniques:

• Knit (k) – The fundamental knit stitch forming the main fabric
• Purl (p) – Used for textural variation and pattern details
• Yarn-over (yo) – Creates decorative eyelets and increases stitches by wrapping yarn over the needle
• Knit 2 together (k2tog) – A right-leaning decrease used for shaping
• Slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over (s1-k1-psso) – A left-leaning decrease for balanced shaping
• Purl 2 together (p2tog) – A decrease worked on purl rows
• Make 1 Right (M1R) – An invisible increase worked from the back, lifting the horizontal strand between stitches
• Knit through the back loop (k-tbl) – Creates twisted stitches for added texture and structure

Materials

The Alice Fingerless Gloves are designed to be knitted with 3 mm (US 2½) double-pointed knitting needles, which are essential for working in the round without seams. The recommended yarn is NAKO Premier Wool, a blend of 70% wool and 30% acrylic in Color 67728. This yarn weight is classified as DK (double knit), providing a balanced thickness that works at a gauge of 27 stitches and 38 rows per 10 cm (4 inches) in stocking stitch. One ball of NAKO Premier Wool contains 100 grams and yields 230 meters (252 yards). The pattern requires approximately 110 grams or 278 yards of yarn to complete one pair of gloves, making efficient use of materials. The wool-acrylic blend offers warmth, durability, and easy care compared to pure wool.