Photoshoot gloves
This post is dedicated to my dear friend Stela Roibás. She challenged me to make a pair of gloves so she could go out during the Winter to shoot and keeping her hands warm. – “Yes, I can do that.” – I said, while thinking at the same time “how will I do that? I never made gloves… how will I make it for someone else? I don’t even know where to start!”. I was still in the beginning of this journey, in 2018, crocheting from time to time, but a challenge is a challenge and one needs to look at it in the eyes and go for whatever it takes and brings.
After some research and making one glove with another stitch that turned out really bad, I came up with this simple and quick design (without even checking the size of her hands), that keeps the hands comfortable enough and also fitting her style. I think I nailed the challenge and now Stela is happy photographing while her hands are warm.
Have a look at her great work here. I absolutely love what she does and the person she is.
I told her that this year I would join the Rebel Street Photography group that we have in Cork, the weather is being great since March, unfortunately, the world is not, so I will need to postpone these photography meetings and experience for later.
A few months later I made a pair to fit my style, all black (of course) with a contrasting colour embroidered with a slip stitch without following any logic, giving an abstract touch to the gloves. It turned out like this:
Now, in 2020, I got the pattern tested and is finally here for you 🙂
All the testers were amazing, I can only say thank you to each one of you for making possible to have this pattern live, you are very kind and I will be forever grateful!
These gloves are worked in two steps. The first step is for the cuff that is sewed in half and then the body of the glove is made working in rounds. The number of rows explained in this pattern is mainly as example, used for the size of my hands. Please, read the notes carefully before jumping into the pattern.
Happy crocheting! 🙂
Materials list
. Any DK weight yarn – I used Stylecraft Special DK in colour Atlantis (1202) – 1 ball
. Crochet hook 4.00mm
. Stitch marker
. Scissors
. Tapestry needle
Gauge
7 rows per 8 SC in back loop only – 4cm
Difficulty level: Easy
Stitch guide and abbreviations – US terms
Chain – Ch
Slip stitch – Sl st
Single crochet – Sc
Half double crochet – Hdc
Back loop only – Blo
Half double crochet two together (decrease) – Hdc2Tog – yarn over, insert hook in the designated stitch, pull up a loop (3 loops in the hook), pull through two loops, yarn over, insert hook in the next stitch, pull up a loop (4 loops in the hook), yarn over, pull through four stitches.
Important notes
– First, we will be doing the cuff and then continue for the hand with the same yarn, when finishing the cuff do not fasten off.
– The number of beginning chains for the cuff will depend on the cuff height you prefer (mine has around 6.5cm height).
– The number of rows for the cuff and for the glove will depend on the desired finished size.
– The number of rows for the cuff will determine the beginning stitches for the hand.
– The number of rows and stitches displayed in this pattern are only a reference and can be followed to reach a S/M size.
– Make sure to make a sufficient number of cuff rows to cover the wrist, being comfortable (not too tight) and finish the cuff part in a row that makes the tail show in the same side of the finished row.
– When working in the back loop only, make the stitch in both loops in the first and last stitches of the row (is not mandatory, is just to make the fabric more tight).
– Chains do not count as a stitch.
– You will need to make an increase when you reach the palm of your hand and then a decrease after making the opening for the thumb.
– Use stitch marker to place the beginning or end of the row.
Instructions:
Cuff
Row 1 – Ch 12, sc blo in 2nd ch from the hook and each ch after, ch 1, turn.
Row 2 – until the desired size (I made 29) – sc blo each st across, ch 1, turn.
When reaching the end of the cuff rows, fold the piece in half and sl st together to form the cuff. You will be working in one side only to form the hand.
Make sure to finish the last row in the same side as the yarn tail from the beginning. Fold the cuff and join with sl st.
The yarn tail will be facing down the work when starting working the hand part.
The picture also shows the beginning of the second part.
Hand
Row 1 – Ch 2, hdc across the side of the cuff rows. You will finish with a total of stitches equal to the number of rows of the cuff. (29 sts)
Row 2 – Ch 1, sk the 1st st where you made the sl st and start in the 2nd st with 1 hdc, 1 hdc in every st until the end, making the last hdc in the st that you skipped, sl st in 1st hdc. (29 sts)
Row 3 – Ch 2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc all the way across the row, sl st on top of 1st hdc. (29 sts)
Row 4 until R7 (or until reaching the part of your hand that gets wider) – Repeat rows 2 and 3 finishing with a row 3 repeat. (29 sts each row)
Row 8 – Repeat row 2 with 2 increases of 1 hdc on each side of the glove, finishing with a total of plus 2 stitches than before. (31 sts)
Row 9 until R12 (or until reaching the thumb) – Repeat row 3 and row 2, finishing with a row 2. (31 sts each row)
Row 13 (the row where you make the opening for the thumb) – Ch 2, hdc in 1st st, hdc until reaching the last 5 or 6 sts (depending on the size of the thumb), make the same number of chs (5 or 6, for example), finishing the row with a sl st on top of the 1st hdc made in the beginning of the row. (31 sts)
Row 14 – Ch 2, hdc in the 1st st, hdc all the way across until reaching the ch, 1 hdc for each skipped sts (5 or 6, for example), sl st on top of the 1st hdc made in the beginning of the row. (31 sts)
Row 15 – Repeat row 2. (31 sts)
Row 16 – Repeat row 3. (31 sts)
Row 17 – Repeat row 2 with 1 hdc2tog on each side of the glove, finishing with a total of same number of stitches as in the beginning. (29 sts)
Row 18 – Repeat row. 3
Fasten off and weave in the ends.
