Garter and Leaves Fingerless Gloves

While flipping through a stitch pattern book I came across this leaf pattern and fell in love. I knew it needed to be knitted into fingerless gloves. The "cross" stitches in the instructions sound hard, but once you have your knitting infront of you, it makes sense. Don't be scared, they really aren't that hard.

P.S. Please forgive my pictures- I was at work when I took them.


Pattern:

Yarn- 1 skein worsted weight yarn
Needle- size 10 1/2

Left hand:

Cast on 28 stitches.
Work in (Knit 2, Purl 2)ribbing for 3 rows. Next row- K2tog (purl 2, knit 2) to last 2 sts, k2tog. (26 stitches)

Row 1- Purl 8, work Left Cross (skip 1 st, reach behind work to knit next st but do not drop off needle, knit skipped st and drop both sts from needle), purl to end.

Row 2 and all even rows- Knit the knit sts, and purl the purl sts.

Row 3- Purl 7, work Right Cross P (skip 1 st, reach behind work to knit next st but do not drop either st off needle, purl skipped st and drop both sts from needle), left cross, purl to end.

Row 5- Purl 6, work Right Cross P twice, left cross once, purl to end.

Row 7- Purl 5, work Right Cross P 3 times, left cross once, purl to end.

Row 9- Purl 4, work Right Cross P 3 times, purl 2, knit 1, purl to end.

Row 11- Purl 5, work Right Cross P twice, purl 3, knit 1, purl to end.

Row 13- Purl 6, work Right Cross P once, purl 3, right cross P once, purl to end.

Row 15- Purl 10, Right Cross P, purl to end.

Row 17- Purl 9, Right Cross P, purl to end.

Row 19- Purl 8, Right Cross K (skip 1 st, reach in front of work and knit 1, knit skipped st and drop both sts from needle), purl across.

Repeat rows 1-20 once more.

Next row- Work (Knit 1, purl 1) ribbing for 3 rows. Bind off loosely.

With right sides facing, fold and stitch up the side seam leaving a hole for your thumb.


Right Hand:

Cast on 28 sts.
Work in (Knit 2, Purl 2)ribbing for 4 rows. (*Note* I forgot to decrease here when I wrote the pattern, so the dec will be in Row 1 of the pattern).

Row 1- P2tog, purl to last 11 sts, work Right Cross K, purl 7, p2tog.

Row 2 and all even rows- Knit the knit sts, and purl the purl sts.

Row 3- Purl 15, work Right Cross K once, work ++Left Cross P (skip 1 st, reach behind work and purl 1, knit skipped st and drop both sts from needle)++, purl to end.

Row 5- Purl 16, work Right Cross K once, ++Left Cross P++ twice, purl to end.

Row 7- Purl 15, work Rich Cross K once, ++Left Cross P++ 3 times, purl to end.

Row 9- Purl 15, Knit 1, purl 2, ++Left Cross P++ 3 times, purl to end.

Row 11- Purl 15, knit 1, purl 3, ++Left Cross P++ twice, purl to end.

Row 13- Purl 15, ++Left Cross P++, purl 3, ++Left Cross P++, purl to end.

Row 15- Purl 16, ++Left Cross P++, purl to end.

Row 17- Purl 17, ++Left Cross P++, purl to end.

Row 19- Purl 18, ++Left Cross P++, purl to end.

Repeat rows 1-20 once more.

Next row- Work (Knit 1, purl 1) ribbing for 3 rows. Bind off loosely.

With right sides facing, fold and stitch up the side seam leaving a hole for your thumb.