Last month I shared a collection of knit fingerless gloves and mitten knitting patterns using sock yarn, and I had intended to include actual gloves in that collection but I decided they needed their own post instead.
Here are a few great looking knit glove patterns for you to keep your (or your loved one’s) hands cozy in the cold, and to use a bit of your sock yarn, too. You know you’re never going to use it all to knit socks, right?
To start with the most basic, the South Mountain Gloves by Amanda Schwabe are what she uses to teach new glove knitters how to knit gloves. They’re vanilla in the best way, they don’t use a lot of yarn, and they are available in four sizes. The pattern includes lots of great tips that will make any gloves you knit in the future a little easier, and they make, as she describes them, “nice-fitting, logical gloves.” Get the pattern on Ravelry.
The Very Classic Gloves from Purl Soho are another great basic pattern, which has an option for fingers that don’t go all the way to the tips if you’d rather. They’re sized for kids up to large adults, and you’ll also want to check out the fun variation of the Gem Gloves while you’re there.
Autumn Stripes from DROPS Design is actually a simple pattern that uses a self-patterning yarn to make it look a little more complex than it is. So if you have some self-striping or self-patterning sock yarn in your stash, this is a great way to use it, though of course you can use a solid color or a tonal yarn and make the same gloves with a little more subtle look. This pattern comes in two sizes.
You can make your gloves a little fancier without increasing the skill level by changing up the pattern on the cuff. These textured rib gloves by Ann Budd for Quince & Co. are a great example of that, and the change in the cuff gives them a feminine look, though changing the color would change the feel of them as well. These have three sizes for kids, smaller and larger adults.
The textured slip stitch pattern on Char by Andrea Rangel doesn’t significantly increase the difficulty of the pattern but it does improve the durability quite a bit. These are knit gloves that can stand some of your outdoor winter work and look great at the same time. They include a braided rib cuff and the right and left hands are worked differently for the best fit. This pattern is available on Ravelry and it comes in three sizes.
Dagmar Mora’s His and Hers Gloves are really interesting because the whole body and all the finger are worked in ribbing. This makes them very elastic, which allows them to fit a range of hands but also to fit more snuggly and comfortably because the ribbing will hug your fingers and hand. This pattern has seven sizes, from small women (which would probably fit a teen, too) to extra-large men, and you can buy a copy on Ravelry.
The Jervis Gloves by Alexandra Brinckus a twisted rib stitch on the double-layer cuff and on the thumb for a warm and snug fit. They also have you work a little conductive thread into the fingertips so you can still use your devices without taking off your gloves. (I once designed a pair that had conductive fingers and I LOVE them.) This pattern is on Ravelry and comes in three sizes.
For a different twist on plain gloves, try these bias knit gloves from Jeny Staiman, published as Handspan in Knitty. They’re super clever, worked in the round with no short rows, and you can work the fingers without cutting the yarn, which sounds a bit like witchcraft, but here we are. This pattern comes in three sizes.
Or add a fun cable design your gloves with the Knotty Gloves pattern from Julia Mueller, which is free on Ravelry. It comes in just one size but if you can adjust the gauge a bit you can make them smaller (the given size is women’s large/men’s small).
If you’re ready to add some colorwork to your gloves, check out karendipity’s knit gloves on Etsy. They feature allover colorwork including snowflakes, horizontal and vertical stripes and other designs.
