Man's Glove Pattern

MATERIAL-4 skeins Woolco Knitting Worsted. 5 No. 14 steel needles.

Cast on 64 stitches. Knit 2, purl 2 for 28 rounds.
*Take up 1 stitch, knit 1, purl 1 (repeat from star to end of round).
2D ROUND—Knit 1, purl 1, to end of round.
3D AND 4TH ROUNDS—Reverse these 4 rounds form pattern for entire glove.
5TH ROUND—Increase 1, knit 1, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
6TH, 7TH, 8TH ROUNDS—Pattern.
9TH round—Increase 1, knit 3, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
10TH, 11TH, 12TH ROUNDS—Pattern.
13TH ROUND—Increase 1, knit 5, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
Continue increasing in this way every 4th round until you have increased 10 times. Knit pattern until work measures 6 inches, then begin thumb.

THUMB—Take the 19 stitches that have been gained by increasing on 2 needles; 10 on 1, 9 on other; cast 6 on the 3d needle; join. Knit 1 round plain. Leave the other 64 stitches on 2 needles (32 on each), decrease 1 of the 6 every round until you have 21 stitches for thumb. Divide these on 3 needles, knit 2½ inches; then decrease 1 at end of each needle until you have 8 stitches; put 4 on each needle. Bind-off.
Take up the 6 that were cast on for the thumb; divide all the stitches in 2 parts. Knit 24 on 1st needle, leaving 8 stitches of 1st half. Knit these and 8 from the other half on 2d needle, giving you 16. Knit 24 stitches and the 6 that were taken up on 3d needle. Keep these stitches divided in this way until you make the little finger. Decrease 1 of the 6 that were cast on for thumb each round until all are gone. Knit 1, purl 1 until the work measures 7 inches.

LITTLE FINGER—Knit 24 stitches on a sepa­rate needle on thumb side. On the next needle knit 8 for little finger; also 8 from 2d needle; cast 6 on a 3d needle; join. This gives 22 stitches for little finger. Knit 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of the 6 each round until you have 19 stitches. Knit 2¼ inches plain. Decrease 1 on end of each needle until you have 6 left. Put these on 2 needles. Bind off.

FIRST FINGER—Knit 9 stitches from back and front on side next to thumb, cast on 6; join. This gives 24. 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of the 6 each round until there are 20. Knit 3 inches plain. Finish like other fingers.

THIRD FINGER—Take up the 6 that were cast on for first finger. Knit them, knit the rest of stitches, leaving 10 for third finger. Knit these 10 on a separate needle and 10 from other side; cast on 6, giving 26 without those left from little finger. Knit to little finger; decrease 1; decrease 1 of the 6. Decrease in this way each round until 20 stitches remain. Knit plain 3 inches. Finish like other fingers.

MIDDLE FINGER—Take up the 6 stitches that were cast on for the last finger; join. Knit 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of these 6 and 1 of those left from other finger every round until there are 20. Knit inches and finish like other fingers.

This pattern was originally published in Woolco Knitting & Crocheting Manual and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.