Trigger Gloves Pattern #S-107

Marvelous for keeping the hands warm and leaving the fingers ready for action.

Sizes Small, Medium and Large

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 1 skein (2 oz. skein).
4 double-pointed bone knitting needles No. 5 (4 mm. size).

GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rnds make 1 inch.

LEFT HAND … Follow directions for Plain Glove, to point where only sts for working Little Fin­ger remain on needles. When finger has an odd number of sts, inc. 1 st for k 1, p 1 ribbing.

LITTLE FINGER … Divide the sts for little finger on 3 needles, cast on 2 sts for inner side of finger and work 6 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

RING FINGER … Pick up sts for ring finger from strand of yarn and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for little finger; cast on 2 sts between palm and back of hand as before. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

MIDDLE FINGER … Pick up sts for middle finger from strand of yarn and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for little finger; cast on 2 sts between palm and back of hand. Work 9 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

FOREFINGER … Pick up sts for forefinger and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for middle finger. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

THUMB … Pick up the sts from safety pin for thumb and 3 sts over the 5 cast-on sts. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely.

RIGHT HAND … Work to correspond.
Press through damp cloth with hot iron.

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #172, Knit For Defense 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.