BROMELIAD GLOVES
Designed by Joanna Ryan Supplies: Fly Design Lace Wing, or similar, 55 grams. Note: Socks and gloves made from one skein. Five double pointed needles, size $2.25\mathrm{mm}$ Galoe: 16
stitches over 2 inches in stockinet To fit size medium women. Abbreviations: M1P: Increase one stitch by purling into the loop of the upcoming knit stitch without removing knit stitch from the needle. Knit the knit stitch. One stitch increased. YO: Yarn over - increase one stitch SSP: Slip two stitches as if to knit two together, knit next stitch, pass two slipped stitches over knitted stitch Chevron pattern: Knit one base row. Row 1: YO, K8, SSP (Two stitches decreased,) K8, YO. Row 2: Knit 19
Left Glove
Cast on 54 stitches using long tail cast on. Using a center pull ball, make a slip knit loop with two strands of yarn - one from the center of the ball, and the other from the outside of the ball. Leave enough yarn to weave in later (about 5 inches. Use these two yarn strands as your long tails. Cast on 54 stitches and remove the slip knot. Transfer stitches to 4 double pointed needles, taking care not to twist stitches. Do not break off either strand as you will be using both for the braid trim.
Braid trim: Knit one row. On the next two rows, you will be purling, alternating the two strands of yarn every stitch. For the LEFT LEANING BRAID ROW, hold both strands of yarn in front of work. The working yarn, the one with which you are about to make a stitch is held in FRONT of the other yarn strand. Knit one row, alternating the two strands, always holding the working strand in front. In the next row, the RIGHT LEANING BRAID ROW, the working yarn for the upcoming stitch is held BEHIND the other yarn strand. Purl one row, alternating the two yarn strands, holding the working strand behind the other. Break off one of the strands, leaving enough to weave in later. Knit 19 stitches (chevron pattern), (P2, K2) twice, P2, Knit 15, (P2, K2) twice, P2. (The first row of the chevron pattern is knit. Begin the increases and the decreases on the second row.) Continue thus, with chevron pattern, the ribbing -- knit the knits and purl the purls - and the 15 stitches of stockinet until mitt is about $2~\%$ (or desired length) long, measuring in the stockinet section, not the chevron which will be longer.
Begin thumb gusset:
Knit around the row, chevron, ribbing, 14 stitches stockinet, P2, K2, P1, place marker, YO, P1, knit to end of round as established. First increase stitch of thumb gusset made. Knit three rounds, knit to marker, YO, knit to end of row in established pattern. Continue thus, increasing one stitch after marker every fourth row until 3 stitches are increased. Knit three rows, and this time, rather than increasing at the marker, knit 3 stitches (in established ribbing) past the marker, M1P. You should now have increased 4 stitches and should be able to continue P2,K2 ribbing across increase section of thumb gusset. AT THE SAME TIME, continue K2P2 ribbing, incorporating the stitches created by theYO's into the pattern. Continue in pattern for $2~\%$ inches beyond first YO.
Thumb opening:
Knit to within 2 stitches before marker. Place 2 stitches before the marker and 8 stitches after marker onto stitch holder. Cast on 12 stitches over opening. Continue in pattern for $1\%$ inches past thumb opening.
Little finger:
Knit across 17 stitches of the chevron pattern. Place the last two stitches of the chevron and the next 14 stitches divided onto two separate needles. Place the remaining stitches on waste yarn. Knit across the two little finger needles, and on a third needle, cast on 7 stitches. (23 stitches total.) Knit one round, continuing with ribbing where it occurs. On the next round, knit to one stitch before the first cast on stitch, and SSK, knit 5, K2tog. 21 stitches total. Continue as established until the finger is the desired length, or to the middle of the fingernail. (Knit 3, SSK) around finger until there are 8 stitches remaining. Cut yarn, leaving at least a 6 inch tail. Thread the tail through the stitches and draw tight. Thread the tail through the stitches again, and draw tight again. Thread the tail through the tip to the inside of the finger. Weave in later.
Continue hand:
Replace stitches from waste yarn onto DPN's. Knit around hand, continuing pattern of ribbing, but do not knit YO's or decrease stitches in chevron section. Place marker. Pick up 7 stitches from previously cast on stitches of the little finger. Knit around three rows, ending six stitches before the marker.
Ring Finger:
Place the next nineteen stitches on three needles. Knit around the nineteen stitches, and cast on seven stitches as for little finger. Knit one row around. On the next round, knit to last stitch before the 7 cast on stitches, SSK, knit 5, K2tog. Knit to last stitch before the 7 picked up stitches, K2tog, knit 5, SSK. 22 stitches total. Continue as established until the finger is the desired length, or to the middle of the fingernail. Close top as for little finger.
Middle Finger:
lace the first and last 6 stitches from waste yarn onto two needles. Begin round at start of the palm needle. Knit the 6 stitches on the needle. Cast on 7 stitches, knit across back of the hand, pick up seven stitches from the seven cast on stitches of the little finger. 26 stitches total. Knit one round. As before, knit to last stitch before the 7 cast on stitches, SSK, knit 5, K2tog. Knit to last stitch before the 7 picked up stitches, K2tog, knit 5, SSK. 22 stitches total. Knit to desired length. Close top as for little finger.
Index finger:
Place remaining 16 stitches on two needles, and pick up seven stitches from previously cast on stitches of middle finger. Knit one round. As before, one stitch before seven cast on stitches, SSK, knit 5 and K2 tog. (22 stitches total) Knit to desired length. Close top as for little finger.
Thumb:
Place the ten stitches from the holder onto two DP needles. With a third, pick up 14 stitches from the cast on stitches. On the next round, knit the last of the stitches from the holder together with the first picked up stitch, and the last picked up stitch with the first stitch from the holder. Knit around till the thumb is the desired length. Close top as for little finger.
Right Glove
As for left until thumb gusset.
Thumb gusset:
Knit across chevron, P2, K2, P1, place marker, YO, continue round. Continue as for left glove, increasing one stitch every fourth row until there are 4 increase stitches. Continue in pattern for $2~\%$ inches. Thumb opening will be 2 stitches before marker and 8 stitches after marker. Place these stitches on a holder, cast on 12 stitches and proceed as previously.
Little finger:
Knit across 11 stitches of stockinet section. Place last 4 stitches of stockinet and next 10 stitches on two needles. Place remaining stitches on waste yarn. Proceed as for left glove.
