Apothecary Outlander Fingerless Gloves Pattern

Inspired by Claire’s mitts from Outlander Season 5 (Seen worn by Claire in episode 10 ‘Mercy shall follow me’) the apothecary Outlander fingerless gloves pattern will allow you to create an interesting slipped stitch design.

The main fingerless glove is knit flat and the thumb section is knit in the round.

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Inspired by gloves worn by Claire Fraser in Outlander Season 5

This pair of gloves are fingerless with a fairly simple cable pattern.

With some inspiration from the Scottish highlands and a nod to the 18th Century costumes, Outlander has featured amazing knits through all seasons.

You can make and wear your own pair of fingerless gloves, like the ones worn by Claire in Outlander season 5, episode 10 ‘Mercy shall follow me’.

Apothecary Outlander Fingerless Gloves Pattern

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Skill Level – Intermediate

Notes

The Outlander fingerless gloves knit up quickly and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.

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Size Information

• To fit an average hand.
• The glove measures – lying flat:
• Length – 8 inches/21 cm
• Width – 3.5 inces/9cm
• The yarn I used has some elasticity so it has a snug fit but does stretch to fit around your palm.
• You may want to make the fingerless gloves longer or wider depending on your preference.

Gauge – 10 x 10 cm/4 x 4 inches = 18 sts/26 rows in stocking stitch.

The Supplies You Need

Yarn

• La Mia Just Wool – color LT003 – 50g/126 yards/116m x 2.
• This yarn is from Hobium Yarns online.
• Yarn weight – DK/Light Worsted/8ply.

Yarn notes

• Please note that the yarn used is DK 100% recycled wool.
• You can substitute with any DK/Light Worsted/8ply yarn.

Needles

• 4 mm (US 6) knitting needles – I used my interchangeable circular needles on a 40cm/16′′ cable.
• I did not join in the round to knit the main section of the glove.
• I did join in the round to complete the thumb section and used the magic loop technique.
• You may want to use a smaller cable for this section if you have one.
• Cable needle (4mm/US 6 size).

Notions

• Tape measure
• Darning needle
• Scissors
• Stitch markers

Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations And Terms (US And UK) List

• Beg – Beginning
• Cont – Continue
• CO – Cast on
• C2L – (Slip 1 purlwise and K1) Slip the next st onto a cable needle and hold at the front of the work, K1 from the left-hand needle, then slip 1 purlwise (yarn at back) from the cable needle.
• C2R – (K1 and slip 1 purlwise) Slip the next st onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, slip 1 purlwise (yarn at the back) from the left-hand needle, then knit the st from the cable needle.
• Foll – Following
• K – Knit
• P – Purl
• PM – Place marker
• SM – Slip marker
• St – Stitch
• Rem – Remaining
• Rep – Repeat
• W+T – Wrap and turn

Pattern Instructions

Left Fingerless Glove

Cast on 38 sts.

• Row 1: *P1, K1 – rep from * to end of the row.
• Row 2: *P1, K1 – rep from * to end of the row.

Rep rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 1 inch/2.5cm from the CO edge.

Next start working in the pattern as follows:

• Row 1: K6, C2R, P1, PM, K1, PM, P1, C2L, K6, PM, K19 sts.
• Row 2: Purl to the 1st st before the 2nd marker, K1, SM, P1, SM, K1, P to end of the row.
• Row 3: K5, C2R, K1, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K1, C2L, K5, SM, K19 sts.
• Row 4: Rep Row 2.
• Row 5: K4, C2R, K2, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K2, C2L, K4, SM, K19 sts. Row 6: Rep row 2.
• Row 7: K3, C2R, K3, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K3, C2L, K3, K19 sts.
• Row 8: Rep row 2.
• Row 9: K2, C2R, K4, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K4, C2L, K2, K19 sts.
• Row 10: Rep row 2.

Rep the 10 rows above 4 more times.

Slipping the markers on every foll row 1.

You can work a further rep of the 10 rows if you want the gloves to be longer.

Next row – Ribbing for the top of the hand as follows:

• Row 1: *K1, P1 – rep from * to the end of the row.
• Remove the markers as you work the first rib row.
• Row 2: *K1, P1 – rep from * to the end of the row.

Rep rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 1 inch/2.5cm from the start of the 1×1 ribbing.

Cast off in rib using a stretchy cast-off/bind-off.

Making Up

• For seaming, I used the mattress stitch.
• Seam the mitt for 5 inches/13cm from the wrist cuff to where you want the thumb hole to be.
• Leave a 1.5 inch/4cm gap for the thumb hole.
• Then seam the top section of the glove.
• Leave the ends, for now, in case you want to make any adjustments to the seaming.
• Work the thumb on the left glove.

Right Fingerless Glove

Cast on 38 sts.

• Row 1: *K1, P1 – rep from * to end of the row.
• Row 2: *K1, P1 – rep from * to end of the row.

Rep rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 1 inch/2.5cm from the CO edge.

Next start working in the pattern as follows:

• Row 1: K19 sts, PM, K6, C2R, P1, PM, K1, PM, P1, C2L, K6.
• Row 2: Purl to the 1st st before the 1st marker, K1, SM, P1, SM, K1, P to end of the row, slipping 3rd marker.
• Row 3: K19 sts, SM, K5, C2R, K1, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K1, C2L, K5.
• Row 4: Rep Row 2.
• Row 5: K19 sts, SM, K4, C2R, K2, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K2, C2L, K4.
• Row 6: Rep row 2.
• Row 7: K19 sts, SM, K3, C2R, K3, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K3, C2L, K3.
• Row 8: Rep row 2.
• Row 9: K 19 sts, SM, K2, C2R, K4, P1, SM, K1, SM, P1, K4, C2L, K2.
• Row 10: Rep row 2.

Rep the 10 rows above 4 more times.

Slipping the markers on every foll row 1.

You can work a further rep of the 10 rows if you want the mitts to be longer.

Next row – Ribbing for the top of the hand as follows:

• Row 1: *P1, K1 – rep from * to the end of the row.
• Remove the markers as you work the first rib row.
• Row 2: *P1, K1 – rep from * to the end of the row.

Rep rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 1 inch/2.5cm from the start of the 1×1 ribbing.

Cast off in rib using a stretchy cast-off/bind-off.

Making Up

• For seaming, I used the mattress stitch.
• Seam the mitt for 5 inches/13cm from the wrist cuff to where you want the thumb hole to be.
• Leave a 1.5 inch/4cm gap for the thumb hole.
• Then seam the top section of the glove.
• Leave the ends, for now, in case you want to make any adjustments to the seaming.
• Work the thumb on the right glove.

Thumb

Knitting the thumb section is optional, there is no thumb gusset, this thumb is added after the gloves have been knit – you may wish to leave your mitts as they are or you may want to add the thumb.

This is up to you!

Using your circulars pick up and knit 8 (10, 12) sts on each side (16, 20, 24) sts total.

Starting from the top of the thumbhole.

I picked up 8 sts on each side (16 in total) to have a tighter thumb section.

You may wish to make this larger for your thumb/hand size – so you can add 2 sts – go up to 10 sts on each side (20 total) or 12 sts on each side (24 total).

Knit 1 round.

Start the shaping:

• Round 1: (RS) – K until 2 sts from the end, W+T,
• Round 2: (WS) – P until 2 sts from end, W+T,
• Round 3: K until 2 sts from the last wrap, W+T,
• Round 4: P until 2 sts from the last wrap, W+T.
• Rep the short rows 3 and 4 once more.
• K all sts in the round picking up the wraps and knitting them together with the accompanying stitch.
• Next round: K1, P1 to the end of the round.
• Cast off in rib.

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