Funky Fingers

Funky Fingers Knitted Gloves by Dagmar Mora

Project Overview

Funky Fingers is an intermediate-level knitting pattern for a pair of gloves featuring finger construction. Designed by Dagmar Mora, this downloadable PDF pattern creates gloves with distinctive visual impact through contrasting yarns and textured detailing, making finger gloves accessible to knitters with some experience.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a complete pair of knitted gloves with individual fingers. The gloves are constructed to fit fingering weight yarn and feature a combination of smooth and textured stitch work that creates striking visual effects despite the relatively simple stitch repertoire used throughout the design.

Knitting Techniques Used

• Stocking stitch – The primary stitch used for the majority of the glove construction, creating a smooth, classic fabric
• Garter stitch – Used selectively as accent detailing to add texture and visual interest
• Finger construction – Specialized technique for knitting individual fingers as part of the glove structure
• Embroidery – Applied embellishment work mentioned in the pattern instructions, adding decorative "pointy bits" to enhance the funky aesthetic
• Color work with contrasting yarns – The pattern leverages two different yarns in complementary colors to create visual depth and pattern definition

Stitches Featured

The pattern employs a minimalist stitch approach, relying primarily on stocking stitch as the foundation fabric with garter stitch used strategically for textural contrast. This straightforward stitch selection makes the pattern achievable for intermediate knitters while allowing the color blocking and embroidery work to provide the visual interest.

Materials and Yarn Specifications

This pattern is designed for 4-ply fingering weight yarn. The designer recommends using two contrasting balls of yarn:

• Color A: One ball (50g, approximately 210–200 meters) of solid-color 4-ply wool, such as Regia 4-ply or Regia Stretch. The designer used Regia 4-ply in Black (#2066)
• Color B: One ball (50g, approximately 210–200 meters) of self-striping 4-ply wool that changes color quickly (every few stitches rather than rows), such as Regia 4-ply Color or Regia Stretch Color. The designer used Regia Stretch Color in Toronto (#0121)

Yarn Selection Guidance

The pattern works with any fingering weight wool. The designer specifically recommends choosing a self-striping wool for Color B that transitions colors rapidly—every few stitches rather than entire rows—to maximize the visual striping effect. While the designer's choice of Regia Stretch Color in Toronto creates a beautiful color scheme, the pattern notes that working with stretch wool can present slight challenges during embroidery work due to the yarn's thinner construction, though the color payoff makes this worthwhile.

Difficulty Level

Rated as intermediate, this pattern assumes knitters have foundational skills including comfort with stocking stitch, garter stitch, and basic finger construction techniques. The straightforward stitch work is balanced by the precision required for finger shaping and the embroidery embellishment work.