Fingerless Gloves - soft and yellow

They're done! Finally! My belted birthday present to one of my bestest friends. These gloves will keep her hands warm since San Francisco is usually always 10 degrees more cold than Southern CA!

And they're yellow to brighten up the foggy days. Not to mention yellow and gray were the color theme of her wedding in which I had the pleasure of being a bridesmaid! That's the whole story behind these gloves.

I found this pattern on Ravelry.com made by craftylittlesewnsew. If I had larger gloves and thicker yarn then I would have tried to follow this pattern exactly.  But of course I like to make things easier by using circular or dpn needles instead of straight. I don't like sewing up side seams and like knitting in the round. It looks smoother to me! Below is my amended pattern.  Enjoy!

MATERIALS NEEDED

4 dpn needles size 4

2 stitch holders

2 buttons

DIRECTIONS (Make 2 gloves)

BASE

-          Cast on 16 sts each onto 3 needles (48 sts total) or all 48 on circular needles with markers

-          Row 1: k1,p1 repeat until end of row

-          Repeat Row 1 in 1x1 ribbing until piece measures 1 inch. 8 or 9 rows

-          Last row: k1, sl1, k1, psso,k13, sl1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, k11, k2tog, k1

-          Purl one row

-          Knit one row

WRIST  AND SHAPING

-          Knit 4 Rows in stockinette stitch

-          On 5^th Row: place marker between 19, 20 and 21,22 so there are 2 sts between markers

-          On 6^th Row:  increase by k to marker, slip marker, k1f2b, knit to 1 st before marker, and k1f2b

-          K 1 round even

-          Next row: knit to marker place 12 sts on holder, cast on 4 sts to round needle or main glove body, knit around

-          Next Row: k2tog, k2tog (the 4 you just cast on) knit around

-          Knit 6-7 more rounds

-          Purl one row

-          K1, p1 for 3 rows

-          Bind off

THUMB

-          Cast on 8 sts to needle holder and divide onto 3 needles to work in the round

-          K 3 or 4 rows

-          P1 row

-          K1, p1 2 rows

-          Bind off

WRIST BANDS (make two)

-          Cast on 10 sts to dpn

-          Knit 1 row

-          Next Row: sl1, k2,p1,k2,p1,k3

-          Next row sl1, k to end

-          Next row : sl1, k1,p1,k2,p1,k3  TWICE and end on odd rows (starter string on left needle to begin)

-          Start buttonhole (on backside purls showing)

-          Next row: sl1, k3, bind off 2 st, k3

-          Next row: sl1, k2,p1, cast on 2 st, k the 2 cast on sts, p1, k3

-          *Next row: sl1, k to end

-          Next row :sl1, k1,p1,k2,p1,k3** . Repeat from* to **until piece is long enough to wrap halfway around wrist

FINISHING UP

-          Sew sides of wrist bands to gloves, and sew button to the outer side of glove so that the button holder can stay in place