How to knit close-fitting fingerless gloves

I created this pattern for knit fingerless gloves after making many pairs using patterns out there, but finding none that "hug" your hand.  By adding a thumb wrap and using seed stitch for the top portion of the pattern, these really fit like a glove should!  

The pattern can fit a woman's small thru large glove sized hand, and a man's small to medium glove size.   I hope you enjoy the pattern!

Step 1: Gather supplies

To knit one pair of fingerless gloves, you will need the following supplies:

1 pair size 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles.  (Size 8 will also work)
1 skein Worsted Weight yarn, any color.
1 tapestry needle

All these supplies are available in the U.S. at JoAnn Fabrics stores and Michaels Craft stores.  Total cost probably will not exceed $10.

I am an experienced knitter, and each glove takes me about 2-3 hours to make, depending on how many interruptions I get ;-)

Comments

[jessyho862013]

i like your knitting and i am following u on instructable!

[plzsendchocolate]

Cool! Thanks!!!!

[smusavi]

Excellent;;;;;Great job,& valuable instruction method to learn knitting for everyone.Keep it up please!!! God bless u...

[plzsendchocolate]

Thank you!

[Olarex]

Hey there! I've followed your pattern and have finished my first glove! The pattern is great, and thank you for your step-by-step instruction. I would suggest to others to not use a thick yarn because the glove becomes a bit stiff. Although mine was a tad stiff, it was hella warm! cheers!

[ChiXbaby]

Love this!! I'm actually working on mine right now ^_^ I do have one question though, I don't have a tapestry needle is there anything else I could use or do to weave the yarn through to finish the glove? Thanks! :)

[plzsendchocolate]

Hmmm. I guess you could use a crochet hook but it will be a lot more cumbersome than a tapestry or yarn needle. But you could certainly try it. :-)

[offmymeds247]

good job! luv ya gluvs

[pechenique]

Thank you so much for the tutorial!!! the only detail you could add is that people with thin arms (like me) should use less stitches, because the first glove I made was a little loose and I really wanted it to be tight, so I will make the other one with 24 instead of 28 stitches, to see if it helps :)

[plzsendchocolate]

Thanks for the tip!!

[Lady_Love]

Hi there, I also have skinny hands and arms. And was wondering how dropping the 4 stitches worked for you?

Thanks you :-)

[bnorem]

Success! Thank you!

[plzsendchocolate]

Beautiful! Well done! That's my favorite color, too. :-)

[Lady_Love]

Well done!

[Lady_Love]

Yayy my first attempt EVER at knitting! Thank you :-)

[plzsendchocolate]

Great job!!! Thanks for sharing your pics. They look fabulous!!!

[Lady_Love]

[rhrandle]

I agree with Pendlma and Knistory - the top wrist area looks like seed stitch, but the bottom by the fingers looks like some sort of ribbing - 1x1 maybe, or perhaps with the knit sts knit thru the back loop to make them "pop"? These are beautiful mitts!

[mariaincola]

I am with FuzzyRaspberry: Finally - a pattern for straight needles! I tried knitting in the round and had a mess. DPNs are hard to use. I can't wait to make these gloves!

Knit on! :0)

[dvanvalkenburg]

i been doing a lot crochets fingerless glove and iam glad to fine your in knitting i cant wait to try it now is thier any way i can do this for the kids 6yrs to 10 yrs old if thier is let me no ok on facebook ill check in so thank you very much cant wait to make them

[pendlma]

Are you sure your pattern is using a seed stitch? It looks like ribbing. Thanks.

[omnibot]

Good pattern, will use this.

[scuff66]

The instructions have given me the confidence to try this! Thanks ....

[knistory]

Thanks for this pattern! I'll definitely be making a pair of these. My only comment/question regards the seed stitch used in the pattern. I think your pattern actually features 1x1 ribbing instead of seed stitch at the top and bottom.

[Lettucehead]

This is great! I love a good knitting instructable! Too many crocheting instructables, not enough knitting instructables! 5 STARS!

[plzsendchocolate]

Thank you! This was a really fun project to prepare for Instructables. Hope you enjoy the pattern.

[FuzzyRaspberry]

Finally! Two-needle gloves! Doublepointed needles and I don't get along at all and I have such tiny fingers(Gloves never fit right, extra length just hangs off my fingers making it super annoying) this will be perfect!

[plzsendchocolate]

Glad you like the pattern! When you get a chance to make the gloves, I'd love to see a picture of the color you chose, and how they fit your hands. Have fun!

[ikeike40]

HI