Geillis Fingerless Gloves Pattern {Cable Knit}
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I wanted to share with you another free knitting pattern that has been inspired by the TV show Outlander.
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This pattern is featured in my Outlander collection, where you can see patterns from all seasons of the show.
Inspired By The Outlander Costumes
Inspired by the character of Geillis Duncan, these mittens are perfect for the witching time of the year!
Geillis is seen wearing a range of fingerless gloves, arm warmers, and capelets from cabled patterns to simple garter stitch knits.
They are also in many neutral colors, from shades of grey to browns.
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The mittens are knit flat and seamed leaving space for your thumb.
You can wear them either way, as wrist warmers or as mitts, which makes them very versatile for the cold weather.
Basic knowledge of knitting is all that is required for you to get started and a basic 4-stitch cable, which if you haven’t done this before, is quite easy once you practice.
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This pattern is great for any advanced beginner or intermediate knitters.
- Knitting cast-on methods.
- Knitting Lessons
- How to cast on knitting.
- How to cast off knitting.
- How to knit the garter stitch.
- How to knit the purl stitch.
- How to knit stockinette stitch.
- How to read knitting patterns.
- Knitting abbreviations and terms.
- How to knit rib stitch.
- You should be familiar with using a cable needle/creating cable stitches.
Geillis Fingerless Goves Pattern
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Skill Level – Intermediate
Notes
The gloves knit up quickly and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit.
If you want to convert this pattern to knit in the round please see this guide – Knitting Cables In The Round.
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Size
- Women’s small/medium
- Length of the mittens = 10 inches
- Width (laying flat) = 4 inches
*To make the gloves in a larger size – add more stitches when you cast on, for example for a large size, cast on – 40 or 47 sts.
Gauge – 20 sts / 26 rows in 4 inches/10 cm/in stocking stitch.
The Supplies You Need…
Yarn
- 1 x 100g skein of any medium weight yarn (04) Aran/worsted/10 Ply.
- Yarn weight chart
- I used Himalaya Every Day New Tweed in Grey 75116
- Good Yarn Substitute – Cascade 220.
Needles
Notions
Abbreviations / Knitting Abbreviations List
- CO – cast on
- Cont – Continue
- C4B – (K2 and 2), slip the next 2 sts onto a cable needle and hold at the back of the work, K2 from the left-hand needle, then K2 from the cable needle.
- K – knit
- M1 – Make one stitch
- P – purl
- St(s) – stitch(es)
- Rep – repeat
Where it says to work each stitch in the manner it presents – this means to knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches.
Pattern Instructions
Cable fingerless gloves – make 2 pieces/gloves.
Both gloves are knit flat and then seamed.
With the 5mm (US 8 needles) CO 33 sts (for a larger size cast on 40 sts or 47 sts)
- Row 1 – K1, *P3, K4*, rep from * to * to last 4 sts – P3, K1
- Row 2 – Work each stitch in the manner it presents
- Row 3 – Work each stitch in the manner it presents
- Row 4 – Work each stitch in the manner it presents
- Row 5 – K1, *P3, C4B* rep from * to * to last 4 sts, P3 then K1
- Row 6 – Work each stitch in the manner it presents
Rep the 6 rows above until the piece measures 10 inches from the CO edge.
Cast off – in the stitch pattern from row 6.
Making up
- Mattress Stitch Tutorial.
- Stitch the side seam together for 6.5 inches.
- Leave a 1.5-inch gap for your thumb.
- Continue to stitch for a further 2 inches and close to secure.
- Weave in any loose ends.
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