Introduction
I came up with this pattern after experimenting with cables for a blanket square and wondering what it would look like in the round. I liked the results so much that I decided that I wanted to turn it into a garment rather than a blanket square (although it would be quite cool as a blanket square too), so the long cabled gloves were born.
I added a couple of bobbles either side of the cable, in between a purl border to frame the cable. There's no cuffs at the top or fingers because I thought it detracted from the pattern.
I love the yarn I chose for this pattern. I had some set aside for a blanket but loved the way the cables and bobbles stood out. As the gloves are knit from the top down, you can adjust the length, which is great if you have a smaller amount of really sumptuous yarn. You can substitute any DK weight yarn too so these gloves are a great stash buster.
If you don't like bobbles or want a plainer glove, substitute the Bobble stitch for a knit stitch.
The pattern is named after the knitted sheep I threw at Adrian Edmonson's band, The Bad Shepherds. He had commented that they were bad shepherds because they had no sheep. The next time I saw them at a concert, I felt that I had to provide them with a sheep, who I named Flossie.
Many thanks to Amy for helping out with pattern testing.
Materials needed:
Yarn: 2 x 50g balls of Rowan Purelife Organic Wool (100% Wool) 125m / 137yards
1 set of stitch markers
1 set of 4 4mm double pointed needles
Stitch holder or scrap yarn to hold stitches
1 cable needle
Gauge:
22 sts and 30 rows = 10cm on 4mm needles
Pattern notes:
C6L
Slip 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold to the front of your work, k3 stitches, then k3 from the cable needle
C6R
Slip 3 stitches onto the cable needle and hold to the back of your work, k3 stitches, then k3 from the cable needle.
Bobble
(k,p,k,p,k) into the same stitch without dropping it off the needle, turn work to the wrong side, p5, turn work back to the right side, slip one stitch knitwise, (k2tog) twice, psso, pass second stitch on right hand needle over first stitch as if to bind off. 1 stitch remains.
PM
Place marker
SM
Slip marker
M1
Increase by inserting your left hand needle from back to front in the strand between stitches and then knit through the front of the stitch
Pattern:
Right and left glove:
Using long tail / continental cast on, CO 48 sts, dividing the stitches between 3 double pointed needles. Join in the round.
Round 1: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 2: As Round 1
Round 3: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Rounds 4 – 6 inclusive: As Round 1
Round 7: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times
Round 8: As round 1
Repeat these 8 rows 7 more times.
Left hand and thumb gusset:
Round 1: k3, p1, PM, (k1, M1 3 times) PM, p1, (k3, p1 twice), p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (51 sts – 3 sts increased)
Round 2: k3, p1, SM, k6, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (51 sts)
Round 3: k3, p1, SM, k1, M1, k4, M1, k1, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (53 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 4: k3, p1, SM, k8, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (53 sts)
Round 5: k3, p1, SM, k1, M1, k6, M1, k1, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (55 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 6: k3, p1, SM, k10, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (55 sts)
Round 7: k3, p1, SM, k1, M1, k8, M1, k1, SM, p1, k3, p1, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times (57 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 8: k3, p1, SM, k12, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (57 sts)
Round 9: k3, p1, SM, k1, M1, k10, M1, k1, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1,k3) 4 times (59 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 10: k3, p1, SM, k14, SM, p1, (k3, p1) twice, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (59 sts)
Round 11: k3, p1, remove markers and place 14 thumb sts on holder or waste yarn, CO 3 sts, p1, k3, p1, k3, p3, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times (48 sts on needles, 14 sts on holder / scrap yarn)
Round 12: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 13 and 14: As Round 12
Round 15: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times
Round 16: As Round 12
Round 17: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 18: As Round 17
Round 19: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 20 to 22 inclusive: As Round 17
Round 23: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times
Round 24: As Round 17
Bind off all sts.
Thumb
Transfer 14 thumb gusset stitches to a needle then divide stitches evenly between 3 needles. Rejoin yarn, leaving a 15cm tail and knit 6 rounds. Bind off all stitches.
Sew in all ends and sew the hole at the thumb using the 15cm tail.
Right hand and thumb gusset
Round 1: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, PM, (k1, M1 3 times), PM, p1, k3 (51 sts – 3 sts increased)
Round 2: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k6, SM, p1, k3 (51 sts)
Round 3: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k1, M1, k4, M1, k1, SM, p1, k3 (53 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 4: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k8, SM, p1, k3 (53 sts)
Round 5: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k1, M1, k6, M1, k1, SM, p1, k3 (55 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 6: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k10, SM, p1, k3 (55 sts)
Round 7: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, K1, p1, k3, p1, SM, k1, M1, k8, M1, k1, SM, p1, k3 (57sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 8: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k12, SM, p1, k3 (57 sts)
Round 9: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k1, M1, k10, M1, k1, SM, p1, k3 (59 sts – 2 sts increased)
Round 10: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, SM, k14, SM, p1, k3 (59 sts)
Round 11: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) twice, p1, remove markers and place 14 thumb sts on holder or waste yarn, CO 3 sts, p1, k3 (48 sts on needles, 14 sts on holder / scrap yarn)
Round 12: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 13 and 14: As Round 12
Round 15: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times
Round 16: As Round 12
Round 17: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, k12, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 18: As Round 17
Round 19: (k3, p1) 4 times, p2, (C6L) twice, p2, (p1, k3) 4 times
Round 20 to 22 inclusive: As Round 17
Round 23: (k3, p1) 3 times, k1, Bobble, k1, p3, k3, C6R, k3, p3, k1, Bobble, k1, (p1, k3) 3 times
Round 24: As Round 17
Bind off all sts.
Thumb
Transfer 14 thumb gusset stitches to a needle then divide stitches evenly between 3 needles. Rejoin yarn, leaving a 15cm tail and knit 6 rounds. Bind off all stitches.
Sew in all ends and sew the hole at the thumb using the 15cm tail.
Edit: Charts for this pattern are available here.
© Jennifer Higgins, 2010. No reproduction without prior consent. For personal use only. Not to be used to produce items for commercial purposes. Thank you.
Hi! I've posted some pics of my developing Flossies on Ravelry. Really enjoying them.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte x
Jen, I have plans to knit your gloves in a DK yarn that has 123 yards/50 gram skein. Do you have any record of any excess you had from the 137 yard skeins? I would like to just use two skeins of the yarn in question and shorten the arm a bit.
ReplyDeleteI have favorited your beautiful pattern on Ravelry, Jen. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Vicki Stammer
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI've just finished one glove - I've done them a little shorter with five bobbles before the thumb increase. I've used just over half a 50g ball of Rowan DK. So you should be goot to go I'd have thought, Vicki!
Best,
Charlotte
Hi Vicki,
ReplyDeleteWe've spoken on Ravelry already, but in case others want to know, I had loads left of the second ball of yarn - I'd say I used a quarter of the second ball.
Charlotte, the finished glove is magnificent, having just seen it this evening :)
Jen