Crochet Pattern: Fingerless Gloves with Ties

I love gloves nearly as much as I love hats. I could have hundreds of them and still want more, still thrill at coming up with a new pair that I never want to part with. And what better gloves than fingerless gloves? The little things allow for perfect finger movement while keeping the rest of your hands warm, which makes them great for sitting at the computer typing ... and just as good for driving.

The problem with many crochet patterns for fingerless gloves is that they come out looking so masculine. Of course, there's nothing wrong with that if that's the look you're going for. But I'm a girly-girl. I want something soft and pretty, without looking so cute that it belongs on a baby.

These fingerless gloves are super soft, made with a delicate-looking leaf stitch and accented by shells. The wrist closes with a series of ties that give it a little more "edge" than they'd otherwise have. And best of all, the entire pattern is done in single crochet which means that it's easy for someone learning to crochet and extremely quick for the more advanced crochet artist.

Crochet Fingerless Gloves with Ties

Materials:
3 oz. Baby (DK) Weight Yarn (Bernat Softee Baby was used for the model)
Size F/5-3.75 mm crochet hook
Small length of ribbon or nylon cording (The kind for cross stitch is perfect)

Size:
Small - pre-teen through adult
Medium - teen through adult
Large - adult

Notes:
Pattern is worked in rows from the arm to the wrist. At the wrist, begin rounds. Pattern is written for the smallest size, with changes (where applicable) in parenthesis.

Abbreviations:
Ch = Chain
Sc = Single crochet
Sc Dec = Single crochet decrease
St = Stitch

Glove (Make 2):

Row 1: Ch 30 (35, 40); sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. (29, 34, 39 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in first sc, ch 2, skip next 3 sc, *2 sc in next sc, skip next sc. Repeat from * across to the last 4 sc. Ch 2, skip next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * across.
Rows 4-9: Repeat rows 2 and 3.
Row 10: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * across. At the end of the row, join with a slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 11-12: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 13: Ch 1, turn; skip next st, 4 sc in next sc, *[skip next sc, 2 sc in next sc] four times, skip next sc, 4 sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 14: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 15: Ch 1, turn; skip next st, 4 sc in next sc, *[skip next sc, 2 sc in next sc] four times, skip next sc, 4 sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 16-25: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 26: Slip stitch in the first 3 sc; Ch 1, skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around to last 3 sc. Ch 6 (8, 10), skip last 3 sc and first 3 slip stitches, join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 27-28: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 29-30: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, [skip next st, 2 sc in next st] twice, sc dec over next 2 stitches, *[skip next st, 2 sc in next st] three times, sc dec over next 2 stitches. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 31-34: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 35: Ch 1, turn; sc in next sc and in each sc around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 36: Ch 1, turn; *5 sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Thumb (Work on Both Gloves):

Round 1: Join yarn with slip stitch to any stitch of thumb hole. Ch 1, sc in each stitch around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Rounds 2-3: Ch 1, turn; skip first sc, 2 sc in next sc, *skip next st, 2 sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.
Round 4: Ch 1, turn; *5 sc in next sc, skip next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. Join with slip stitch to beginning ch-1.

Fasten off and weave in ends.

Ties:

Cut a length of ribbon or cording approximately 6 inches long. Lace in the holes at the wrist made in rows 2-9. Tie off.