Sourwood Mountain Jingerless Gloves
"Chickens a crowin' in the Sourwood Mountains; Hi-ho doodle-um a-day; So many pretty girls you can't count em; Hi-ho diddle-um a-day" -Sourwood Mountain, Traditional American Folk Song. The return of Spring and warmer weather often leads people to rush outside at their first chance. Festivals, concerts, and other outdoor gatherings begin popping up. While this is certainly a beautiful time to celebrate, it can still be chilly. As a performing musician Spring heralds the beginning of the busy season and sometimes hours of strumming and fiddling away while exposed to the elements. These gloves are inspired by the many performances I have spent wishing I had a little something for my hands. They are thin enough to allow movement, but just warm enough to help fend off that nip lingering in the air. Sourwood Mountain is a traditional old-time American dance tune. Exact geographic origin is unknown, however, it usually appears in collections of southern mountain songs. Variations of this tune were collected by folklorists dating to the early 1900s spanning across North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Missouri.
All three sizes of this glove may be completed with two skeins of yarn. However, if you extend the pattern, or wish to keep your gauge swatch, you will need a third skein for the largest size. The leaf pattern on the hand is worked across one needle for ease of keeping your place. If you find that the purls at the beginning and end this needle are showing ladders, try purling through the back loops of these stitches to pul them in. Materials
Yarn
Rowan Wool Cotton $[50\%$ wool, $50\%$ cotton; 123yd/113m per 50g skein]; color: $\#930$ Riviera; 2 skeins
Recommended needle sizes
1 set of four US #5/3.75mm double-point needles 1 setUS $\sharp3/3.25\mathrm{mm}$ straight needles (or 2 sizes smaller than needles used to obtain gauge) Adjust needle size as necessary to obtain gauge.
Extras
1 US size $\mathrm{F}/4\mathrm{mm}$ crochet hook (used for button loops) Cable needle 3 stitch markers Yarn needle 6 buttons, 5/8 inch diameter ; buttons shown are “Starstruck" from Roosterick Designs (www.Roosterick.com)
Gauge
$26~\mathrm{sts}/36~\mathrm{rows}=4$ inches in stockinette st using larger needles Note: For this project, yarn is worked more tightly than recommended ball band gauge, producing a firm fabric.
Finished Measurements (shown in size small
Sizes: Small[Medium, Large] Cuff circumference: 6[6.5, 7] inches Hand circumference: 7[7.5, 8] inches Length: 8 inches
Right Glove
Cuff
Using straight needles, cast on 20 sts. Row 1 [RS]: K1, p1, k to last 2 sts, pl, k1. Row 2 [WS]: P1, k1, p1, k to last 3 sts, p1, k1, p1. Repeat these 2 rows 1[1, 2] times more. Increase Row [RS]: K1, p1, kl, p2, k1, p4, pfb, k1, m1, kl, pfb, p3, k1, p1, k1. 23 sts. Next Row [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k5, p3, k6, pl, k2, p1, kl, p1.
Sizes Medium & Large Only:
Next Row [RS]: K1, pl, kl, p2, k1, p6, k3, p5, kl, p1, k1. Next Row [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k5, p3, k6, p1, k2, p1, kl, p1. All Sizes - Right Cuff Pattern (Worked over 23 sts) Row 1 [RS]: K1, p1, kl, p2, C2FP, p3, C5BP, p5, k1, p1, k1. Row 2 [WS]: P1, kl, pl, k7, p3, k3, p1, k3, pl, kl, p1. Row 3: K1, p1, kl, p3, C2FP, C5BP, p3, MB, p3, k1, p1, k1. Row 4: P1, kl, pl, k3, p1, k5, p4, k4, p1, kl, p1. Row 5: K1, p1, kl, p3, C5BP, p4, C2BP, p3, k1, pl, kl. Row 6: P1, kl, pl, k4, pl, k6, p3, k3, pl, kl, p1. Row 7: K1, pl, kl, p3, k3, p5, C2BP, p4, kl, pl, k1. Row 8: P1, kl, pl, k5, p1, k5, p3, k3, p1, kl, pl. Row 9: K1, p1, kl, p3, k3, p4, C2BP, p2, MB, p2, kl, p1, k1. Row 10: P1, kl, p1, k2, pl, k3, p1, k4, p3, k3, p1, kl, pl. Row 11: K1, pl, kl, p3, C5FP, pl, C2BP, p3, kl, p2, kl, pl, k1. Row 12: P1, kl,pl, k2,pl,k4,pl, kl,p3, k5,pl,kl,pl. Row 13: K1, p1, k1, p5, C5FP, p3, C2BP, p2, k1, pl, kl Row 14: P1, kl, pl, k3, pl, k3, p3, k7, p1, kl, pl. Row 15: K1, p1, kl, p3, MB, p3, C5FP, C2BP, p3, kl, p1, k1. Row 16: P1, kl, p1, k4, p4, k5, p1, k3, p1, kl, pl. Row 17: K1, pl, k1, p3, C2FP, p4, C5FP, p3, kl, pl, k1. Row 18: P1, kl, p1, k3, p3, k6, p1, k4, p1, kl, pl. Row 19: K1, pl, k1, p4, C2FP, p5, k3, p3, kl, p1, k1. Row 20: P1, kl, pl, k3, p3, k5, p1, k5, p1, kl, pl. Row 21: K1, pl, kl, p2, MB, p2, C2FP, p4, k3, p3, kl, p1, kl. Row 22: P1, kl, p1, k3, p3, k4, pl, k3, p1, k2, p1, kl, p1. Row 23: K1, p1, k1, p2, kl, p3, C2FP, p1, C5BP, p3, kl, p1, kl. Row 24: P1, kl, p1, k5, p3, kl, pl, k4, pl, k2, pl, kl, pl. Rows 25-48: Repeat Rows 1-24 for Right Cuff Pattern.
Size Small Only
Row 49 [RS]: K1, p1, k1, p2, ssk, p3, ssk, k2tog, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts.
Sizes Medium Only
Row 49 [RS]: K1, p1, kl, p2, kl, p4, C5BP, p5, kl, p1, k1. Row 50 [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k7, p3, k4, p1, k2, p1, kl, pl. Row 51: K1, pl, kl, p2, ssk, p3, k2tog, kl, p3, p2tog, p2, kl, p1, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts.
Right Hand Pattern
Size Large Only
Row 49 [RS]: K1, p1, k1, p2, C2FP, p3, C5BP, p5, k1, p1, k1. Row 50 [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k7, p3, k3, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1. Row 51: K1, p1, k1, p3, C2FP, C5BP, p7, kl, p1, k1. Row 52: P1, kl, p1, k9, p4, k4, p1, kl, p1. Row 53: K1, p1, kl, p4, ssk, k1, ssk, pl, p2tog, p5, kl, p1, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts.
Right Hand
All Sizes
Turn the cuff so that the RS is facing, with the bind off edge at right and the cast on edge at left. Using double-point needles, working along long upper edge and beginning with fourth[fourth, third] row from bind off edge, pick up and k 41[45, 49] sts. (Pick up 4 sts for every 5 rows, and 1 st in corner of cast on edge.) Divide sts between needles so that there are 13 sts on first needle (Needle 1), and 14[16, 18] sts each on second and third needles (Needles 2 and 3). Join to work in the round. Rnd 1: Work Round 1 of Right Hand Pattern over sts on Needle 1; k20[24, 26], place marker, [pl, k1] four[four, five] times. This round sets pattern for hand: sts on Needle 1 are worked in Right Hand Pattern, last 8[8, 10] sts of round are worked in 1x1 ribbing as set, all other sts are worked in stockinette st. Rnds 2-3: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 4: Work in pattern to end of Needle 1; k8[8, 10], M1R, $\boldsymbol{\mathrm{k}}$ to marker, M1L, slip marker, work in pattern to end - 43[47, 51] sts. Rnd 5: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 6: Work as for Round 4. 45[49, 53] sts. Rnd 7: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 8: Work as for Rnd 4. 47[51, 55] sts. Rnds 9-18: Work in pattern as set.
Thumb Gusset
Next Rnd: Work in pattern to end of Needle 1; k7, place marker, k1, M1R, M1L, k1, place marker, work in pattern to end - 54(58, 62) sts. Increase Rnd: Work in pattern to first marker, k1, M1R, k to 1 st before second marker, M1L, k1, continue in pattern to end of rnd. 2 sts increased. \*Repeat Increase Round 5(6, 7) times more. 66(72, 78) sts total. There are 16(18, 20) gusset sts between first and second markers. Next Rnd: Work in pattern to first marker; remove marker, bind off 16(18, 20) sts, removing second marker; continue in pattern to end - 50(54, 58) sts. Next Rnd: Work in pattern to bound-off sts, pick up and k1 st in first bound-off st and 1 st in last bound-off st, continue in pattern to end - 52(56, 60) sts. Continue in pattern as set until Round 36 of Right Hand Pattern is complete.
Finger Edge
Rnd 1: P2tog, k1, [p1, k1] to end - 46[50, 54] sts. Rnds 2-3: [P1, k1] to end. Loosely bind off all sts.
Right Hand Chart
Left Glove
Cuff
Using straight needles, cast on 20 sts. Row 1 [RS]: K1, p1, k to last 2 sts, pl, k1. Row 2 [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k to last 3 sts, p1, kl, p1. Repeat these 2 rows I[1, 2] times more. Increase Row [RS]: K1, pl, kl, p3, pfb, kl, ml, kl, pfb, p4, kl, p2, kl, pl, kl. 23 sts. Next Row [WS]: P1, kl, pl, k2, pl, k6, p3, k5, pl, kl, p1.
Sizes Medium & Large Only
Next Row [RS]: K1, pl, kl, p5, k3, p6, kl, p2, kl, p1, k1. Next Row [WS]: P1, kl, pl, k2, pl, k6, p3, k5, pl, kl, pl. All Sizes - Left Cuff Pattern (Worked over 23 sts) Row 1 [RS]: K1, p1, k1, p5, C5FP, p3, C2BP, p2, k1, p1, kl Row 2 [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k3, pl, k3, p3, k7, pl, kl, pl. Row 3: K1, p1, kl, p3, MB, p3, C5FP, C2BP, p3, k1, pl, kl. Row 4: P1, kl, pl, k4, p4, k5, p1, k3, pl, kl, pl. Row 5: K1, p1, kl, p3, C2FP, p4, C5FP, p3, k1, p1, k1. Row 6: P1, kl, pl, k3, p3, k6, pl, k4, pl, kl, p1. Row 7: K1, pl, kl, p4, C2FP, p5, k3, p3, k1, pl, kl. Row 8: P1, kl, pl, k3, p3, k5, p1, k5, pl, kl, p1. Row 9: K1, pl, kl, p2, MB, p2, C2FP, p4, k3, p3, kl, p1, kl. Row 10: P1, kl, p1, k3, p3, k4, pl, k3, p1, k2, p1, kl, pl. Row 11: K1, p1, k1, p2, kl, p3, C2FP, p1, C5BP, p3, kl, p1, k1. Row 12: P1, kl, pl, k5, p3, kl, pl, k4, pl, k2, p1, kl, pl. Row 13: K1, p1, k1, p2, C2FP, p3, C5BP, p5, k1, p1, k1. Row 14: P1, kl, pl, k7, p3, k3, pl, k3, p1, kl, p1. Row 15: K1, pl, kl, p3, C2FP, C5BP, p3, MB, p3, k1, p1, k1. Row 16: P1, kl, pl, k3, pl, k5, p4, k4, p1, kl, pl. Row 17: K1, pl, kl, p3, C5BP, p4, C2BP, p3, k1, pl, kl. Row 18: P1, kl, p1, k4, pl, k6, p3, k3, p1, kl, pl. Row 19: K1, pl, k1, p3, k3, p5, C2BP, p4, kl, p1, kl. Row 20: P1, kl, p1, k5, pl, k5, p3, k3, p1, kl, pl. Row 21: K1, pl, k1, p3, k3, p4, C2BP, p2, MB, p2, kl, pl, k1. Row 22: P1, kl, pl, k2, pl, k3, p1, k4, p3, k3, pl, kl, pl. Row 23: K1, p1, kl, p3, C5FP, p1, C2BP, p3, kl, p2, k1, pl, k1 Row 24: P1, kl, p1, k2, pl, k4, pl, k4, p3, k5, p1, kl, pl. Rows 25-48: Repeat Rows 1-24.
Left Cuff Chart
Size Small Only
Row 49 [RS]: K1, p1, kl, p3, p2tog, k3, k2tog, p3, k2tog, p2, k1, pl, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts.
Sizes Medium Only
Size Large Only
Row 49 [RS]: K1, pl, kl, p5, C5FP, p4, kl, p2, kl, pl, k1. Row 50 [WS]: P1, kl, pl, k2, p1, k4, p3, k7, p1, kl, pl. Row 51: K1, pl, kl, p2, p2tog, p3, k1, k2tog, p3, k2tog, p2, kl, p1, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts. Worked over 13 sts at beginning. number of sts will vary as pattern is worked. Rnds 1-2: P10, k3. Rnd 3: P8, C5BP. Rnd 4: P8, k3, p2.Rnd 5: P6, C5BP, p2.Rnd 6: P6, k3, p4. Rnd 7: P4, C5BP, p4. Rnd 8: P4, k3, p6. Rnd 9: P3, C2BP, k1 tbl, C2FP, p5. Rnd 10: P3, [k1 tbl, p1] twice, k1 tbl, p5. Rnd 1l: P2, C2BP, p1, k1 tbl, p1, C2FP, p4. Rnds 12-13: [P2, k1 tbl] three times, p4. Rnd 14: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, yo, k1, p4. 14 sts. Rnd 15: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, k2, y0, p4. 15 sts. Rnd 16: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, yo, k3, p4. 16 sts. Rnd 17: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, k4, y0, p4. 17 sts. Rnd 18: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, yo, k5, p4. 18 sts. Rnd 19: [P2, k1 tbl] twice, p2, k6, p4. Rnd 20: P2, k1 tbl, p2, yo, k1, p2, ssk, k4, p4. Rnd 21: P2, k1 tbl, p2, k2, yo, p2, k3, k2tog, p4. Rnd 22: P2, k1 tbl, p2, yo, k3, p2, ssk, k2, p4 Rnd 23: P2, k1 tbl, p2, k4, yo, p2, k1, k2tog, p4. Rnd 24: P2, k1 tbl, p2, yo, k5, p2, ssk, p4. Rnd 25: P2, k1 tbl, p2, k6, p7. Rnd 26. P2, yo, kl, p2, ssk, k4, p7. Rnd 27: P2, k2, yo, p2, k3, k2tog, p7. Rnd 28: P2, yo, k3, p2, ssk, k2, p7. Rnd 29: P2, k4, yo, p2, k1, k2tog, p7. Rnd 30: P2, yo, k5, p2, ssk, p7. Rnd 31: P2, k6, p10. Rnd 32: P2, ssk, k4, p10. 17 sts. Rnd 33: P2, k3, k2tog, p10. 16 sts. Rnd 34: P2, ssk, k2, p10. 15 sts. Rnd 35: P2, k1, k2tog, p10. 14 sts. Rnd 36: P2, ssk, p10. 13 sts. Divide sts between needles so that there are 14[16, 18] sts each on first and second needles (Needles 1 and 2), and 13 sts on third needle (Needle 3). Join to work in the round.
Left Hand
Left Hand Pattern
Row 49 [RS]: K1, p1, k1, p5, C5FP, p3, C2BP, p2, k1, p1, k1 Row 50 [WS]: P1, kl, p1, k3, p1, k3, p3, k7, p1, k1, pl. Row 51: K1, p1, k1, p7, C5FP, C2BP, p3, k1, p1, k1. Row 52: P1, k1, p1, k4, p4, k9, p1, kl, p1. Row 53: K1, pl, kl, p5, p2tog, pl, k2tog, k1, k2tog, p4, kl, p1, k1. 20 sts. Loosely bind off all sts. Turn the cuff so that the RS is facing, with the cast on edge at right and the bind off edge at left. Using double-point needles, working along long upper edge and beginning at cast on edge, pick up and k 41[45, 49] sts. (Pick up 4 sts for every 5 rows, picking up last st in fourth[fourth, third] row frombind off edge.) Rnd 1: [K1, p1] four[four, five] times, place marker, k12[16, 16], place marker, k8[8, 10]; work Rnd 1 of Left Hand Pattern over sts on Needle 3. This round sets pattern for hand: first 8[8, 10] sts are worked in 1x1 Rib as set, sts on Needle 3 are worked in Left Hand Pattern, all other sts are worked in stockinette st. Rnds 2-3: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 4: Work in pattern to first marker, slip marker, M1L, k to marker, M1R, slip marker, work in pattern to end. Rnd 5: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 6: Work as for Rnd 4. 45[49, 53] sts. Rnd 7: Work in pattern as set. Rnd 8: Work as for Rnd 4. 47[51, 55] sts. Rnds 9-18: Work in pattern as set, removing second marker.
Thumb Gusset
Next Rnd: Work in pattern to first marker, k17[21, 23], place marker, k1, M1R, M1L, k1, place marker, work in pattern to end - 49[53, 57] sts. Increase Rnd: Work in pattern to second marker, k1, M1R, k to 1 st before third marker, M1L, k1, continue in pattern to end of round. 2 sts increased. Repeat Increase Rnd 5[6, 7] times more. 61[67, 73] sts. There are 16[18, 20] gusset sts between first andsecondmarkers. Next Rnd: Work in pattern to second marker; remove marker, bind off 16[18, 20] sts, removing third marker; continue in pattern to end - 45[49, 53] sts. Next Rnd: Work in pattern to bound-off sts, pick up and $\textrm{k}1$ st in first bound-off st and 1 st in last bound-off st, continue in pattern to end - 47[51, 55] sts. Continue in pattern as set until Rnd 36 of Left Hand Pattern is complete. Upper Ribbing Rnd 1: [K1, p1] to last 3 sts, k1, p2tog - 46[50, 54] sts. Rnds 2-3: [K1, p1] to end. Loosely bind off all sts.
Finishing
Button loops are worked along bind off end of each cuff. Use slip stitch to join yarn in first stitch, [chain 3, skip next stitch, single crochet in following 7 stitches] twice, chain 3, skip next stitch, slip stitch in last stitch. Fasten off, sew in end securely. Weave in ends. Block gloves lightly. Sew buttons to each cuff, opposite button loops.
Stitch Guide
C2BP — Cable 2 Back Purl Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold to back of work; k1, p1 from cable needle.
C2FP — Cable 2 Front Purl
Slip 1 st to cable needle and hold to front of work; p1, k1 from cable needle.
C5BP — Cable 5 Back Purl
Slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold to back of work; k3, p2 from cable needle
C5FP — Cable 5 Front Purl
Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold to front of work; p2, k3 from cable needle.
M1L — Make 1 Left
(left-leaning increase) Insert left needle, from front to back, under horizontal strand of yarn running between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch through back loop. 1 stitch increased.
M1R — Make 1 Right
(right-leaning increase) Insert left needle, from back to front, under horizontal strand of yarn running between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch through front loop. 1 stitch increased.
MB — Make Bobble
[K1, yo, k1] in next st; 1 st increased to 3 sts. Turn work. P3 tbl, turn work. K3, pass second and third sts on right needle over first stitch; 3 sts decreased to 1 st.
Pfb — Purl Front & Back
Purl into front, then back of stitch. 1 st increased.
Design Copyright Erica Jackofsky Fiddle Knits Designs · December 2008 Model: Erica Jackofsky Photos: Dad, aka Rick Jackofsky
Abbreviations
[] - Repeat instructions within C2BP - Cable 2 back purl C2FP - Cable 2 front purl C5BP - Cable 5 back purl C5FP - Cable 5 front purl K -Knit K2tog - Knit 2 together M1L - Make 1 left M1R - Make 1 right MB - Make bobble P-Purl P2tog - Purl 2 together Pfb - Purl front and back Rnd(s) - Round(s) RS - Right side Ssk - Slip, slip, knit St(s) - Stitch(es) Tbl - Through back loop WS - Wrong side YO - Yarn over
