Vintages Fair Lady Gloves
MEDIUM SIZE No. 2478~MATERIALS: CLARK’S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SiX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 50: SMALL BALL: CLARK’S O.N.T.–2 balls o/ White, Ecru or any color. OR J. & P. COATS–/ ball of White or Ecru; 2 balls o/any color. Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 11 or 12. GAUGE: 11 two-d c groups make 2 inches; 6 rows make 1 inch. RIGHT HAND . . . Starting at wrist, ch 106 (18 ch sts to 1 inch). Join with sl st. 1st round: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (skip 2 ch, in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 5, skip 5 ch, d c in next ch, skip 2 ch; in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c (a 2-d c group made). Skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 5, skip 5 ch, d c in next ch; (skip 2 ch, in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c) 15 times; skip 2 ch, sl st into ch-5 loop first made. 2nd md: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch. Ch 5, (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 15 times; join. 3rd md: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st; (in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 2 and d c) 13 times; d c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, d c in next loop; 2-d c group over next 2-d c group, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop; make a 2-d c group over each of the next five 2-d c groups; over next d c-group make d c, ch 2, d c, ch 2 and d c (an increase); make d c group over next d c-group; over next d c-group make d c, ch 2, d c, ch and d c–thus the increases for thumb are started. Now make d c-groups over d c-groups to end of md; join. 4th round: D c-group over each d c-group across to within ch-5 loop; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next loop, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over ch-2 of next d c-group; ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5 loop, s c in next ch, ch 5 and make d c-group in each group to end of round; join. 5th round: Work in pattern until 5 d c groups are made after the open-work pattern on back of hand, over next d c-group make an increase as before (3 d c with ch-2 between); make a d c-group over each of the next 3 d c groups, inc. over the next group and continue working in pattern to end of rnd.. 6th to l0th rnds inch Work as for last 2 rnds, making an increase over each increase as before on every other round (having 2 more d c-groups between increases) for thumb. Work without increasing until glove, when tried on, reaches to base of thumb (about 2 ¾ inches in all). Next round: To start thumb, work in pattern around until 8 d c-groups are made after the open-work pattern. Mark the 8th d c-group with a colored thread, and work over the next ll groups; then ch 5, skip the group with the colored thread and continue to work in spiral fashion around the last 11 d c groups, making another d c-group at center of ch-5 and working until thumb, when tried on, is 2 rnds less than desired length. Next round: Make d c in each ch-2 sp around. Following round: S c in every other d c around. Fasten off, leaving a 6-inch length of thread. Thread a needle with this thread and fasten end securely on wrong side. Attach thread to last d c of d c-group marked with colored thread and complete round, making an increase over the d c-group at base of thumb. Now work in pattern until glove, when tried on, reaches to base of your fingers. Put glove on and mark with a safety pin between palm and back of hand for fingers. Forefinger . • • Work in pattern around to pin-mark on palm side for forefinger, ch 5 and work over d c groups of forefinger on back of hand; continue around in pattern, making a d c-group in center of ch-5, until glove, when tried on, is 2 rnds less than desired length. Finish as for Thumb. Middle Finger . . • Attach thread to d c-group at base of forefinger (between fingers). Work in pattern across d c-groups of palm, ch 5 and work across back of hand for middle finger, making 2 d c-groups over ch-5 (open pattern), and making a d c-group in each d c group at base of forefinger. Finish as for forefinger. Ring Finger . . • Work as for middle finger. Little Finger . • • Attach thread at base of ring finger and work around remaining d c-groups as for other fingers. Cuff . . . 1st round: Attach thread to base of d c-group on foundation chain, preceding ch-5 of open-work pattern, ch 5, d c in same place, ch 5, skip 2 ch of ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c group at base of next d c-group, ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group at base of each d c group around. Join. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Work in pattern as for top part of glove. Join. 4th round: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, d c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, d c-group over next d c-group, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, d c-group over next d c-group, d c under ch-2 of next d c-group, * ch 5, d c under ch-2 of next d c-group,’ d c-group over next d c-group, d c under ch-2 of next dc group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, d c in last d c-group. Join. 5th md: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over next d c-group. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in 3rd st of ch-5. 6th round: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, in next d c make d c, ch 2 and d c, * ch 5; (in next d c make d c, ch 2 and d c) twice. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st in ch-5 loop first made. 7th round: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, d c-group over next d c-group, * ch 5, skip 2 ch of next ch-5, s c in next ch, ch 5, d c-group over next 2 d c-groups. Repeat from * around, join. 8th round: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, * d c group between next 2 d c, d c-group over next d c-group, ch 5, d c group over next d c-group. Repeat from * around, join. 9th round: * D c-group over next 3 d c-groups, ch 5, skip 2 ch, s c in next ch, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. l0th round: * D c-group over next 3 d c-groups, ch 5. Repeat from * around, join. llth to 15th rounds: Repeat 9th and 10th rnds alternately. 16th round: * Ch 2, in center d c-group make 4 d c with ch 2 between, ch 2, skip 1 d c of next d c group, d c in next d c of same group, ch 5, s c in next s c, ch 5, d c in first d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, join. Fasten off. LEFT HAND . . . Make another glove like this, reversing the position of the open-work stripe so that it lies across center back of left hand.
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