Fingerless Gauntlets

All done!  Gauntlet style fingerless mitts!  I knitted them flat and then sewed them up, leaving a space for the thumb to go. It was the easiest way to get what I wanted.

Pattern is simple enough: Cast on 39 stitches.  Knit 1x1 rib for about four inches.  I like the 1x1 (knit 1, purl 1) because it fits tightly and doesn't move.  You can't really do a 2x2 here because it's an odd number of stitches

 After you have the ribbing (you can make it as long as you want) you start the pattern.  Knit a row to set it up.

Row 1--K3, slip 1, k3 to end

Row 2--P3, slip 1, P3 to end

Row 3--repeat row 1

Row 4--Knit

Row 5--K1, slip 1, K3, slip 1, rep to last two stitches, slip 1, K last stitch

Row 6--P1 slip 1, P3, slip 1 rep to last two stitches, slip 1, P last stitch

Row 7--repeat row 5

Row 8--Knit

Repeat these 8 rows four times, until the pattern section is four inches.

Knit 1 inch of 1x1 ribbing.  Bind off

**Whenever slipping stitches, slip purlwise with the yarn with the yarn in back for the knit rows, and the yarn in front for the purl rows**

Then, sew up the seam leaving hole for thumb.  And there you have it!

Fingerless Gauntlet style mitts!  This pattern is highly customize-able.  If you need to make them wider or skinnier, just make sure you increase or decrease your cast on by four stitches.  And you can make them as long as you want by either working the ribbing or pattern for longer stretches.  Same goes for making them shorter, only do less rows.  Then, when you seam it up, you can put the thumb hole wherever it best fits.

A bit stretched out by my fat arm/hand.  But you get the idea
The BFF has skinnier arms than I do, and these are for her.