Fingerless gloves! I've knitted a few of these as gifts and have kind of stumbled upon a pattern that is nice and easy to modify, as well as a quick knit and not too complex. That's a list of all good things. You can choose the yarn - use the needle size suggested and cast on however many stitches it takes to make the wrist (a diameter of about 6 inches for small to medium sized hands). I suggest yarn that takes a size 8 needle, those knit up really quickly.

If you knit these please share with me how the pattern below worked (or didn't work) for you. Knit, knit!

My materials for this pair: 

• Berroco Ultra Alpaca. 50% Alpaca, 50% Wool. (100g, 215 yds, this is good for 2 pairs of gloves)
• US 8 (5mm) needles, 4 double pointed ones

And the pattern I've concocted: 

Gauge: 5 stiches make an inch in stocknette stitch

The Wrist

• CO 30 stitches (or something that makes about a 6" diameter)
• Divide the stitches evenly between 4 needles, then join in the round. PM to mark the beginning of the round.
• K 10 rows (Or choose the stitch pattern you'd like to knit in. A rib pattern, seed stitch, etc. Just make sure you contine in that fashion throughout. You may also choose to do a slight decrease and then increase back to your original CO stitche number to make a shaped wrist.)

Starting the Thumb

• K until the last 5 (or last inch), PM M1R K1 M1L PM, knit to the end.
• K 2 rounds
• *K to the marker, slide it over to your right needle, M1R K1 M1L, slide the marker over.
• K 2 rounds*
• Repeat the last two steps (* to *) 3 more times.
• K to the first marker and place the stitches between the markers onto waste yarn.

The Rest of the Glove

• CO 3 stitches
• K in the round for 19-20 (or more, or less) rounds.
• BO

Thumb

• Put the stitches divided evenly between 4 needles.
• Pick up 4 stitches from the glove
• K in the round 2-3 rounds
• BO

I love knitting. It's a task I can find simplicity in or complexity, either which way I decide I can meditate on the designs and the process of creation. Lately I've been working on two scaves. One is a cowl and the other a regular shaped plain 'ol scarf. Scarves are unlike other knits in that you have to find a pattern that looks good on the front side and back side, on its side or lengthwise, and scrunched up and laid out. These two scarves and their patterns are simple and repeating.

First: Created from a tweedy 100% silk yarn from Reynolds Mandaly. I used a US8 needle and a pattern from Ravlery. This yarn is ropey and thick, so it really allows for the pattern to be kinda thick and knotty. I can see it (and feel it) really clearly.

The pattern is a simple R1: k, R2: k2 *yo, k2tog* k1

Second: A cowl, kinda all the rage right now. So, I had to knit one 'cause everytime I saw one in a store I thought to myself, I can knit that. This is a wool and cotton blend yarn from Cascade, 2 skiens worth (about 400 yards, wraps around 4 times!). The first photo is an instagram made shot. You can follow me on twitter (@tiflin) to keep track of my knitting and see these instagram, vintagey photos as soon as I take them. 

This pattern was a little harder to memorize but, still simple. You can find it at tentenknits! I used a different needle size, not sure what it was since the markings on my needles have rubbed off. But the scarf still works for me!