Short Cable Gloves Pattern #4018

Medium Size
1 Set Double Pointed Steel Needles No. 12
Scale: 7 sts. to 1 in.
Jack Frost Sport Yarn—2 2-oz. Balls

Cast on 60 sts. Divide on 3 needles. Join, being careful not to twist. Work in ribbing of P. 2, K. 2, for 3 in. K. 1 round, increasing to 66 sts. at even intervals around.

PATTERN—(Start thumb gusset on first round as given below). * P. 4, K. 4, repeat from * for 5 rounds. On 6th round, cable over all ribs of K. 4 as follows: * slip the first 2 sts. of the K. 4 onto a double pointed needle. Hold in back of work. K. the next 2 sts., then bring the 2 sts. which were slipped, forward, and K. them. P. 4, repeat from * around. On next round, reverse pattern, knitting 4 over rib of P. 4, and purling 4 over rib of K. 4, repeating cables every 6th round, and reversing pattern as described above. On first round of pattern, work to within last 2 sts., place marker for thumb, and increase in each of next 2 sts. (Starting of thumb gusset). Work 2 rounds even. On 4th round, work to within last 4 sts., increase 1 st., K. 1, increase 1 st., K. 1. Work 2 rounds even. On next round work to within last 6 sts., increase 1 st., K. 3, increase 1 st., K. 1. Continue increas­ing every 3rd round, having 2 more sts. between markers, until there are 21 sts. between increases. On next round slip 23 sts. for thumb gusset to strand of yarn, join. Work even for 4 complete patterns.

FIRST FINGER—K. 11 sts., slip all remaining sts. but the last 7 on strand of yarn, cast on 4 sts., K. the 7 sts. Divide on 3 needles, and work 32 rounds, then, * K. 2 tog., repeat from * until 3 sts. are left. Break yarn and draw through all sts. Fasten off.

SECOND FINGER—Slip the next 8 sts. from strand of yarn to needle, and K. them. Cast on 4 sts., slip 8 sts. from other end of strand of yarn, then pick up 4 sts. from base of first finger. Divide on 3 needles. Work for 35 rounds, finish same as first finger.

THIRD FINGER—Slip the next 7 sts. from strand of yarn to needle and K. them. Cast on 4 sts., K. 7 sts. from other end of strand of yarn, pick up 4 sts. from base of second finger. Work 30 rounds, finish same as first finger.

FOURTH FINGER—Slip all sts. on needles, pick up 4 sts. from base of 3rd finger. K. 22 rounds. Finish same as first finger.

THUMB—Slip sts. from strand of yarn to needles. Pick up 2 sts., decreasing them in next round. Work 22 rounds even. Finish same as first finger. Work other glove to correspond.

This pattern was originally published in Jack Frost #40, Sweaters for Men and Boys (first edition) 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.