We return to J&J Baldwin’s, this time for a glove pattern. Gloves also were used plenty during the colder months. We also see that gloves and wristers/wristlets start to show that dexterity was important. The fingers needed to be as free as possible for the firing of your gun.
The rifle glove also comes to be. This is a mitten like glove in which the index finger is split off and the tip left bare so a soldier could pull the trigger more easily. These were also used in the second world war. A pattern for this can be found on my instagram*.
Wisters/-lets are essentially just a plain tube with sometimes a slit to stick your thumb through and could be made as long or as short as desired.
The glove in this pattern is of the more fancy variety and gave your humble author a bit of a headache to figure out. It’s definitely a more advanced pattern.
If you want for something simpler, I have added a very simple wrister pattern as a bonus from the same pamphlet.
Enjoy!
Abbreviations and terms:
- K1; Knit one
- P1: Purl one
- Kfb: Knit in the front and back of stitch
- Knitting plain: knit stitch
Materials:
- About 100g of sport yarn in white, navy or grey
- Six 2,5 mm needles
Instructions:
Setting up – Cast on 48 stitches, divided 16 over 3 needles
Knit 30 rounds or 6.4cm/2 ½ inch of knit 2 purl 2
Increasing –
1st row – p1, k1, p1, increase by kfb, p1, k1. *p1, k3* adding 2 extra stitches at the end of your row
2nd row – p1, k4, p1, knit the rest of the round plain. This will be repeated every even round. Purl the 2 same stitches each round. This indicates where the thumb will go.
3rd row – p1, k4, *p1, k3. Repeat from *, ending with a p1, k1
5th row – p1, k1, p1, k1, kfb. p1, k1, *p1, k3. Repeat from *
(For the left hand: p1, k1, p1, kfb, k1, p1, k1, *p1, k3. Repeat from *)
7th row – p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, *k3, p1. Repeat from *
Continue the pattern (which, after the second p st, is alternately started, k 3, p 1, as in row 7, and k 1, p 1, k 3, as in row 5) adding an increase every 4th row.
Do this until you have done 8 increases total for the thumb gusset. After those are done, knit 8 rounds of the pattern of the glove without the increases.
Thumb –
Take 18 stitches between the 2 sets of 2 purl stitches and cast on an additional 4 stitches.
Divide these over 3 needles, every needle having 6 stitches. Work in the round, repeating the pattern until you have 2 inches.
Decrease as followed:
- Decrease at the start and end of every needle
- Knit 1 round
Repeat a total of 2 times. Do one more decrease round before breaking off your yarn, running it through the stitches and tightening. All fingers will be finished in this manner.
The Hand – Divide 45 stitches on 3 needles and pick up 3 extra stitches at the bottom of the thumb.
Repeat the pattern 9 more rounds to complete the hand part. Now we will knit the fingers:
Pointer finger – Take the 3 new stitches you cast on earlier, 1 to the left of these and 10 to the right. cast on an additional 2 stitches leaving you with 16 total. Knit the pattern 15 rounds and finish like the thumb
Middle finger – Take 6 stitches from your 2 needles for the hand and pick up 3 stitches at the bottom of the pointer finger. Cast on an additional 2 stitches. Repeat the pattern 17 rounds and finish off.
Ring finger – Take 6 stitches of your 2 needles, pick up 2 stitches at the bottom of the middle finger and cast on an additional 2 stitches. Work 15 rounds of the pattern. Finish off
Pinky finger – Take the 10 remaining stitches, pick up 4 at the ring finger and work the pattern 12 rounds. Finish off.
This completes your right hand glove. To knit the left hand, begin your increases after the first purl stitch instead of the second as stated between brackets.
BONUS -Wrister
In sock yarn, cast on 52 stitches on size 2mm needles. (if using dpns, 18 stitches on 2 needles and 16 on the third)
Knit k2, p2 for 6 inches.
Cast off loosely.
* As stated in the caption of said Instagram post, I couldn’t source a pattern from the 1910s exactly. I thus felt it a bit disingenuous to transcribe it and shared it as is
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