Fingerless Gloves in Caron Simply Soft - Downloadable PDF

Fingerless Gloves in Caron Simply Soft – Free Knitting Pattern (Downloadable PDF)

These fingerless gloves are a practical and stylish knitted accessory designed to keep your hands, wrists, and forearms warm while leaving your fingers completely free. They are an ideal choice for everyday use, particularly when you need to use a smartphone or tablet without removing your handwear. The pattern is rated as beginner-friendly and is available as a free downloadable PDF, making it an accessible project for knitters who are just starting to explore textured stitch work and simple shaping.

What Is Being Made

The pattern produces a pair of fingerless gloves — one right glove and one left glove — worked flat from the upper edge downward. Each glove features a decorative Cable/Moss stitch panel running along the back of the hand, combined with Stockinette stitch on the palm side. The design includes a ribbed cuff at the upper edge and palm shaping to accommodate the thumb gusset area, giving the gloves a neat, fitted silhouette.

Materials Used

• Yarn: Caron Simply Soft, an aran-weight yarn, in the colorway Plum Wine (9722). Each skein contains 288 m / 315 yds (170 g / 6 oz), and one skein is required to complete the project.
• Needles: One pair each of US 6 (4 mm) and US 7 (4.5 mm) straight needles. The smaller needles are used for the ribbed cuff, and the larger needles are used for the main body of the glove.
• Additional Tools: A yarn needle, a cable needle (cn), stitch markers, and stitch holders are all required to complete the pattern.

Gauge

The pattern calls for a gauge of 18 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches / 10 cm in Stockinette stitch using the larger (US 7 / 4.5 mm) needles. Achieving the correct gauge is important for ensuring the gloves fit properly across the hand and wrist.

Stitches Used

• 1x1 Rib: A classic alternating knit-one, purl-one ribbing worked over a multiple of 2 stitches. This elastic stitch is used for the cuff at the upper edge of the glove, providing a snug, stretchy fit around the forearm. It is worked for 10 rows before transitioning to the main pattern.
• Stockinette Stitch (St st): The foundational knitting stitch — knit on the right side, purl on the wrong side — used across the palm section of each glove. It creates a smooth, flat fabric that sits comfortably against the hand.
• Cable/Moss Stitch Panel: A decorative 22-stitch panel worked across the back of the hand. This panel combines moss stitch (a textured seed-like stitch created by alternating knit and purl stitches) with a central 6-stitch cable that crosses every few rows. The interplay of the two textures creates a visually striking, dimensional design.

Techniques Used

• Cable Knitting – C4B (Cable 4 Back): Slip 2 stitches to the cable needle and hold to the back of the work, knit 2 stitches from the left needle, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a right-leaning cable twist.
• Cable Knitting – C4F (Cable 4 Front): Slip 2 stitches to the cable needle and hold to the front of the work, knit 2 stitches from the left needle, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a left-leaning cable twist.
• k1-f/b (Knit Front and Back Increase): A simple, single-stitch increase worked by knitting into both the front loop and the back loop of the same stitch. This technique is used during palm sh