Stylish and Practical Winter Elegant Crocheted Fingerless Gloves

Materials:

• Yarn: Soft wool or acrylic yarn in your preferred color
• Crochet hook: Size appropriate for your yarn (typically 3.5 mm – 4.5 mm)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Stitch markers

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• sp: space
• fpdc: front post double crochet
• bpdc: back post double crochet

Pattern:

1. Cuff:
   • With your chosen yarn, ch 30 (or more if you prefer a looser fit).
   • R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across (29).
   • R2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across (29).
   • Repeat R2 until the piece measures around 5 inches (or desired cuff length).
   • Join the ends with sl st to form a tube. Fasten off and weave in ends.
2. Hand:
   • Join yarn at one edge of the cuff.
   • R1: Ch 1, sc evenly around the edge of the cuff, join with a sl st (29).
   • R2: Ch 2 (counts as dc), dc in each st around, join with a sl st.
   • R3: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st repeat around, join with a sl st.
   • R4-10: Repeat R3 (adjust the number of rows for a longer or shorter glove).
   • R11: Ch 2, dc in each st around, join with a sl st.
3. Thumb Hole:
   • R12: Ch 2, dc in next 22 sts, ch 5 (skip next 5 sts), dc in remaining 2 sts, join with a sl st.
   • R13: Ch 2, dc in each st and in each ch around, join with a sl st.
   • R14: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st repeat around, join with a sl st.
   • R15-17: Repeat R14 (adjust the number of rows for a longer or shorter glove).
4. Finishing:
   • Fasten off and weave in all ends.
   • Repeat the entire pattern for the second glove.