Touch of Lace – Pattern for FGF July CAL

Some time ago I agreed to design a pair of gloves for a CAL. This is my offering for the July CAL for the Fingerless Gloves Fanatics group on Ravelry. It is a short fingerless glove that sports a lacy feel. Simple in their design they work up quickly and easily. I hope that you enjoy making these.  Before starting please read the entire post to familiarize yourself with the pattern.

[This pattern has not been tested by anyone other than me, please, if you find an error or are unclear about something let me know!]

Example yarn used – Spa by Naturally Caron

Hook used – G/6, 4.25mm

Stitch Notes: These gloves are made using a Chainless Single Crochet Foundation [CSCF] (tutorial found here)

Abbreviations: Single Crochet – sc, Repeat – rep, Stitche(s) – st, sts, Chain Space – ch sp, Beginning – beg

(make 2)

Base : 30 CSCF

~Foundation:  1 sc into 2nd sc from hook, *ch 1, skip 1 sc, 1 sc into next sc, rep from * to end turn.

Row  1: Ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 sc into first sc, *1 sc into next ch sp, ch 1, skip 1 sc, rep from * to last 2 sts, 1 sc into last ch sp, 1 sc into last sc, turn.

Row 2: Ch1 (does not count as st), 1 sc into first sc, *ch 1, skip 1 sc, 1 sc into next ch sp, rep from * to end, working sc at end of last rep into sc at beg of previous row, turn.

Repeat 1-2 until you have 28 rows.  Bind off.

Folding the rectangle in half (top to bottom), slip stitch across using the back loop of front row and front loop of back row only.  When placing the thumb hole the space should be 8-9 stitches. Bind off.

Edging:  Single crochet along bottom and top edge. Bind off.

Weave in Ends.

For those that work better with charts the pattern is as follows:

Basic Swatch Of Pattern

~If you simply cannot get the hang of the CSCF stitch — chain 30 then do the following for the foundation row:  1 sc into 2nd ch from hook, *ch 1, skip 1 ch, 1 sc into next ch, rep from * to end turn.

Note: By folding the piece from top to bottom the pattern stretches giving the appearance of lace (at least to me) if you find that the pattern is too tight [i.e. too small], simply add another row. If it is to big decrease rows until the pattern stretches to your liking. Also if you want the glove to cove more of your fingers increase the top edging  until you have the desired height.

One Final comment – I have not been able to take pictures of the gloves on someone (it’s kinda hard to take them when I am wearing them) but will hopefully in the next day or so be able to remedy this and provide you with actual samples.

Finished Example

[Please note that while this is a free pattern it is copyrighted by Pirate Hooker/Picklesnot Design and can not be duplicated without written permission. Items made from this pattern are for personal use only, do not sell them for profit. ]