ZIGZAG FINGERLESS GLOVES

a design by WHOLE EARTH EDUCATION

This simple pattern was originally developed as a STASHBUSTER. The stitch pattern was adopted
from Barbara G. Walker's A Forth Treasry of !nitting "atterns#. The gloves are knit flat$ or sideways$
and re%ire sewing p. &adly$ ' contemplated calling this pattern the GLOBAL WARMING MITTS$
since ' find myself reaching for these more and more this winter$ and less and less for the fll(bodied
mitts ' sed to en)oy seasonally. &hare the charity of this free pattern by knitting some p for friends$
loved ones or complete strangers... and let's redce those carbon emissions*... "eace*
WHAT YOU NEED:
Two colors of any worsted weigt woo! +,olor A and ,olor B-. ./ m +.. yards- of each
color will be plenty
0.1 mm23&4. needles
Tapestry needle
GAUGE:
Becase the pattern is knit sideways$ gage is not important for overall fit. The gloves are knit ntil they
wrap arond yor hand sngly. Gage does$ however$ effect the length of yor gloves. 5y gloves ended
p being 67cm$ from top to bottom +)st over . inches-. 'f yor knitting is tighter than mine$ yor gloves
will be a bit shorter. 'f yor knitting is looser than mine$ yor gloves will be a bit longer. 'f yo like a
shorter glove$ a ,8 of 9: sts with one less pattern repeat is also an option.
'f yo do wish to knit a swatch$ ,8 ;. stitches and knit$ in pattern$ for 6/(61 cm +0(< inches-.
For me$ ;. stitches in pattern = : cm +)st over 9.1 inches-. Ad)st yor needle si>e if yo wish.
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"ATTERN NOTES:
,8= cast on
sts = stitches
k= knit
ssk= slip two sts as if to knit$ then knit those two sts together
k6$ yo$ k6 in neAt st = this is a way of making three sts ot of a single stitch. !nit into the stitch$ bt don't
slip it off the needle. Then bring the yarn forward as in a reglar yarn over$ then knit into the stitch again
before dropping it from the left hand needle. Boila... one stitch becomes three*
sl;(k6(p;sso= slip two sts prlwise$ knit 6$ then pass the two slipped sts over the knit stitch
k;tog= knit two sts together
DIRE#TIONS:
,8 16 sts in ,olor A.
Cow 6 +,olor A- +C&-D k6$ ssk$ *k0$ +k6$ yo$ k6- in neAt st$ k0$ sl;(k6(p;ssoE. Cepeat instrctions
between asterisks$ ending last repeat in k;tog$ k6 instead of sl;(k6(p;sso
Cow ;D !nit all sts
Cows 9(0D ,hange to ,olor B and repeat rows 6 and ;.
Cepeat Cows 6(0 to create the striping effect. When switching colors$ make sre yo pick p the new
color from behind the color strand yo are dropping. Bring p new yarn color careflly... not too
tight*
!nit ntil piece measres roughly 18 cm (7 inches)$ ending with a Cow ; ,olor A. IMPORTANT
NOTED what yo really want to do here is keep knitting ntil the piece fits sngly arond yor hand
and wrist. Test it ot yorself* Then$ bind off all stitches knitwise. Fo will now have a nice rectangle
with >ig>ag edges. 8f corse$ yo will be making two of these >ig>aggy rectangles...
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Sewi$g U%&&&&
Fold the piece in half$ aligning the cast on edge with the cast off edge so the >ig>ags line p. Fo may
wish to pin it. &ew p the glove in two sectionsD &ew p an inch at what will be the top of the glove$ then
leave abot a one inch gap for the thmb$ then sew p the bottom section of the glove. Cepeat with the
second glove.
Weave in the ends with yor tapestry needle. Boila* @n)oy* Try them inside ot$ too*
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