Fingerless Gloves in Plymouth Boku - F190

Fingerless Gloves in Plymouth Boku

What is Being Made

These fingerless gloves are a pair of wrist-length accessories designed to keep hands warm while leaving fingers free for dexterity and tactile tasks. Each glove measures approximately 9 inches in length and features an open palm area created through strategic bind-off and cast-on techniques. The design is ideal for crafters, athletes, or anyone needing warmth without full finger coverage.

Knitting Techniques Used

This project employs fundamental circular knitting techniques worked on double-pointed needles. The construction begins with a cast-on worked loosely to ensure comfortable wrist fit. Stitches are divided evenly across three needles and joined in the round, requiring careful attention to avoid twisting during the initial join. The fingerless opening is created through a strategic bind-off and cast-on sequence that removes stitches for the palm opening and then restores them in subsequent rounds, maintaining pattern continuity. The pattern demonstrates proper tension management for circular knitting and finishing techniques including weaving in ends and loose bind-off for comfortable wear.

Stitches and Stitch Patterns

The gloves are constructed primarily using knit 2, purl 2 ribbing (k2-p2), a classic elastic stitch pattern that provides stretch and recovery. Ribbing is worked continuously throughout the entire 9-inch length, creating vertical columns of alternating knit and purl stitches. This stitch pattern is worked in the round, meaning the ribbing sequence repeats consistently around the circumference of the glove. The ribbed texture provides both structural integrity and comfortable fit around the wrist and hand.

Materials and Tools

• Yarn: Plymouth Boku (one ball per pair of gloves)
• Needles: US 8 double-pointed needles (set of four needles required for circular knitting)
• Gauge: 16 stitches equals 4 inches when measured over stockinette stitch on US 8 needles (gauge should be tested over stockinette stitch before beginning the project)

Project Specifications

Each glove is worked as an individual piece and requires approximately 36 cast-on stitches divided evenly across three needles (12 stitches per needle). The finished gloves measure about 9 inches in total length from wrist to fingertip opening. The pattern is designed to make a matching pair, with identical construction for both the left and right gloves. This is a free pattern available with the purchase of Plymouth Boku yarn, designed by JoAnne Turcotte.