Warm up your bare hands with some bear hands!
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Measurements:
Glove
width: 4”, glove length 10.5”, index finger 3”. Finger lengths can be
customized. Fits average male or female hand.
Materials:
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2
skeins light brown (KnitPicks Swish Worsted, Doe)
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1
skein dark brown (KnitPicks Swish Worsted, Bark)
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Set
of 4 double-pointed needles, US size 4.
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2
stitch markers (can use loops of yarn)
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3
stitch holders (can use strands of yarn, or extra needles)
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Yarn
needle/Tapestry needle
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(Optional)
Conductive thread
Gauge:
5.5 sts
by 8 rows = 1” by 1”
Instructions:
RIGHT HAND GLOVE
Cuff:
With the
light brown yarn, cast on 48 sts onto four double-pointed needles. Join in the
round, being careful not to twist the stitches.
Knit a
2x2 rib (k2, p2 around) until the piece measures 3”, or desired cuff length.
For the
next round, *k1, k2tog, k9, repeat from * around (44 sts).
Thumb Gusset:
At the beginning of the next round, attach dark
brown yarn, carrying the yarn behind the work by twisting it with the light
brown yarn every three stitches. Make sure to keep the strands at the same
tension or slightly looser as the knitting. As the number of stitches changes,
make sure not to twist the yarn between the same stitches for two subsequent
rows – instead, strand the yarn for either two or four stitches one time, then
continue twisting the yarn every three stitches.
Knit 6
rounds in stockinette (k around).
On the 7th
round, knit until the last stitch, place a stitch marker, and knit the last
stitch. Knit the first stitch of the 8th round, then place another stitch
marker.
On this
same round, begin the Right Hand color chart, shown below. Knit to first stitch
holder, slip stitch holder, k1, kfb, k until last stitch before second stitch
holder, kfb, k1, slip stitch holder, k around.
Increase
in this way on every even round until there are 14 sts between the markers. On
the next round, place those 14 stitches on a stitch holder, and continue
around.
Knit
plain until the glove measures 4” from the ribbing.
Fingers:
Knit 16
sts of the next round, slip next 10 sts onto stitch holder, knit last 16 sts of
the round. Knit plain for three more rounds.
When
working the fingers, twist the dark brown yarn every two stitches, but don’t
twist the yarn between the same stitches for two consecutive rows. Also make
sure that the stranding is loose enough, especially around the base of the
fingers. It is more difficult to make the stranding looser than it is to make
it tighter.
Index Finger:
Knit
first 5 sts of the next round, kfb once, knit last 5 sts of the round, kfb once.
Rearrange the needles, and put the rest of the stitches on a stitch holder.
Knit these 14 stitches until finger measures approximately 3”. Then k2tog
around, break the yarn, and pull it through the remaining stitches.
Middle Finger:
Knit next
3 sts on the larger stitch holder, kfb once, k2, kfb once, knit last 3 sts of
the round, and pick up 2 sts from the index finger. Rearrange the needles, and
put the rest of the stitches on a stitch holder. Knit these 14 stitches until
finger measures approximately 3.25”. Then k2tog around, break the yarn, and
pull it through the remaining stitches.
Ring Finger:
Knit next
3 sts on the larger stitch holder, kfb once, k2, kfb once, knit last 3 sts of
the round, and pick up 2 sts from the middle finger. Knit these 14 stitches
until finger measures approximately 3”. Then k2tog around, break the yarn, and
pull it through the remaining stitches.
Pinky:
Slip all
10 sts from the pinky stitch holder onto needles. Knit first 5 sts, kfb once,
knit last 4 sts of the round, and pick up 2 sts from the ring finger. Knit
these 13 stitches until finger measures approximately 2.75”. Then k2tog around,
break the yarn, and pull it through the remaining stitches.
Thumb:
Slip all
14 sts from the thumb stitch holder onto needles. Pick up 2 sts from the hand.
Knit these 16 stitches until thumb measures approximately 2.75”. Then k2tog
around, break the yarn, and pull it through the remaining stitches.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends, sew together any gaps between
the fingers. Embroider fingers with dark brown yarn for claws, using the
duplicate stitch and the color charts given. Begin the thumb embroidery on the
last row of increases. Begin the fingers approximately 6 sts above the top of
the palm colorwork. Count the rows before embroidering to make sure it will fit
on the finger.
If
desired, embroider conductive thread at the tips of index finger and thumb.
LEFT HAND
GLOVE
Work as
right hand, but using the Left Hand color chart instead.
