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Easy Fingerless Gloves Knitting Pattern For A Quick Handmade Gift

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I love to wear fingerless gloves because my hands are always cold, but they make it possible for me to type or knit or just about anything else I need to do while staying a little bit warmer.

Looking for more knitting patterns for Mittens? Check these out on Etsy. 

I also love to knit fingerless gloves, because most people appreciate them, and they can be really fast and easy projects. I like them so much, in fact that I’ve done not one but two roundups of such patterns in the past: one for fingerless gloves for a Mother’s Day gift, and the other suggesting them as a quick knit gift last December (a year ago yesterday, in fact!)

Neither of these mentions the pattern that I spent a whole December knitting a couple of years ago. The Cornucopia Wristers by Tanis Gray are pretty, dead simple to knit and really fast, too. I think I knit five pairs of those gloves that year to give to the women in my life, the girl’s teachers, and a pair for myself of course (which I’m wearing as I type this, mine are in Malabrigo). By the end I think I could knit a mitt in about an hour and had the pattern memorized.

Some more great glove or mitten patterns that aren’t already on my lists include the Amity Wristwarmers from Tahki Stacy Charles, which use a fun slip stitch pattern and cables for lots of texture and warmth; and the single-color cable knit handwarmers from The Things We Do. These would be a great project for a guy, too.

Do you have a go-to fingerless glove knitting pattern? I’d love to hear about it!

Whether you call them fingerless gloves, fingerless mitts, wrist warmers, or hand warmers, this is the kind of quick knitting pattern that earns its place in your favourites folder. It is practical, cozy, giftable, and a lovely way to use up yarn from your stash. Make one pair for yourself first, then start planning a few extras for easy handmade gifts.

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  1. I made a pair a few years ago for me cameraman Hubby. He loves em. Then I promptly “lost” the pattern! Thanks for the round-up!

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.