Trigger Gloves No. 208 – WWII Fingerless Gloves Free Knitting Pattern

This pattern comes from the wonderful site hjsstudios.com which appears to be down.

GAUGE: 7 stitches=1inch, 11 rows=1 inch.

CUFF– Cast on 56 sts, place on 3 (or 4) needles, join, work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 3 inches.

HAND– K 1 round plain; mark last st as end of round.

1st increasing round for thumb gore: k 2 sts in first st (an increase), k 1, increase in next st, k to end of round. K 2 rounds even.

2nd increasing round: increase in first thumb st, k 3, increase in last thumb st, k to end of round. K 2 rounds even.

3rd increasing round: increase in first thumb st, k 5, increase in last thumb st, k to end of round. K 2 rounds even. Continue to increase in first and in last thumb st, every 3rd round, having 2 sts more between increases in every successive increasing round, until there are 9 increases on each side of thumb gore (21 sts in gore). K 2 rounds even after the last increase, ending just before the first thumb st; k also the first thumb st. Slip the next 19 sts to a thread and tie ends of thread; cast on 5 sts (inner side of thumb), k to end of round (60 sts in round).

K even for 24 rounds, ending just before the 5 cast-on stitches.

FIRST FINGER– Slip the last worked 10 sts to a free needle, with another needle k the next 7 sts (the sts right over the 5 cast-on sts, and 2 sts more); slip remaining 43 sts to a thread (to be held for the other 3 fingers), cast on 5 sts to the second needle. Divide these 22 sts on 3 needles, work round and round in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 10 rounds; bind off, knitting the k sts and purling the p sts.

SECOND FINGER– Slip 7 sts from thread on upper side of hand to needle, pick up 5 sts on the 5 cast-on sts on side of first finger, slip 7 sts from other end of thread (palm side of hand) to a needle; k these 19 sts, cast on 3 sts for other side of second finger. Divide these 22 sts on 3 needles, work round and round in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 12 round and bind off as on first finger.

THIRD FINGER– Slip 7 sts from upper side of hand to a needle, pick up 3 sts on the 3 cast-on sts on second finger, slip 7 sts from palm of hand to a needle, cast on 3 sts on these 20 sts, work 10 rounds in ribbing and bind off as before.

FOURTH FINGER– Slip the remaining 15 sts from thread to 2 needles, pick up 3 sts on the 3 cast-on sts on third finger. On these 18 sts work 8 rounds in ribbing and bind off as before.

THUMB– Slip the 19 thumb sts from thread to 2 needles, pick up 5 sts on the 5 cast-on sts, and an extra st at each end of them. On these 26 sts work 10 rounds in ribbing and bind off as before.

These directions are for Right Hand Glove. When knitting the Left Hand Glove, begin the first finger 2 sts before the 5 cast-on thumb sts and also the next 10 sts, cast on 5 sts for inside of finger (22 sts). Work fingers as on Right Glove.