Shackles Gauntlets Pattern

These gauntlets were designed to compliment my Shackles Socks pattern. The cabled cuff is knitted flat, then seamed. Stitches are picked up along one edge to knit in the round.

Warning: My hands are large, and my thumbs are very fleshy/muscular. These thumb gussets increase a bit more rapidly and often than many other patterns.

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Materials
Size 2 (2.75mm) DPNs
App. 25g of Berroco Comfort Sock (200-300 yds)

Gauge:
8 stitches per inch in stockinet

Optional
Cable needle (since the cuff is knitted flat, you can just use one of the spare DPNs)


Chain Link Cuff
CO 24 using Long Tail Cast On, leave a 10”-12” tail for seaming later.

Row 1: K 10, p 2, K 8, p 4
Row 2: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, K2, p10
Row 3: p 12, cblf 8, p 4
Row 4: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, p 2, K 10
Row 5: K 10, p 2, K 8, p 4
Row 6: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, K 2, p10
Row 7: p 12, K8, p4
Row 8: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, K 12
Row 9: K 10, p 2, K 2, p 4, K 2, p 4
Row 10: Sl 1, K 3, p 2, K 4, p2, K 2, p10
Row 11: p 12, K 2, p 4, K 2, p 4
Row 12: Sl 1, K 3, p 2, K 4, p 2, K 12
Row 13: K 10, p 2, K 2, p 4, K 2, p 4
Row 14: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, K 12
Row 15: p 12, K8, p4
Row 16: Sl 1, K 3, p 8, K 12

Work 6 repeats, BO loosely. Leave yarn live, use the tail from CO to seam the cuff.

Pick up and K 52 stitches along the slipped stitches edge. Beginning of round is seam/ center palm side.

K 5 rnds

LEFT Gauntlet (Make 1)

Thumb Gusset
Increase Round: K 12 st, place marker, inc, k2, inc, place marker, k to end (54 st)
K 2 rounds.
Increase: K to marker, slip marker, inc, K4, inc, slip marker, k to end (56 st)
Continue increasing inside markers every 3th row 2 more times (60 st), every 4th row 2 times (64 st)
Proceed to "Divide for Thumb"


RIGHT Gauntlet (Make 1)

Thumb Gusset
Increase Round: K 40 st, place marker, inc, k2, inc, place marker, k to end (54 st)
K 2 rounds.
Increase: K to marker, slip marker, inc, K4, inc, slip marker, k to end (56 st)
Continue increasing inside markers every 3th row 2 more times (60 st), every 4th row 2 times (64 st)

Proceed to "Divide for Thumb".

Divide for Thumb

Knit to 1 stitch after second marker (remove marker), CO 4 (backward loop method).
(beginning of round is in the middle of newly cast on stitches)
Join to one stitch before first marker. 20 sts


Thumb:

K 5 rnds
P 1 rnd
Work 1x1 rib for 5 rnds
BO loosely

Body:

Join new yarn at original beginning of rnd (Center palm side)
K 11, Pick Up 6 sts along CO edge (1 in the bar before and after CO stitches to eliminate holes), K to end (54 sts).

K 5 rnds or to ½” less than desired length.
P 1 rnd.
Work 1x1 rib for 5 rnds
BO loosely.





Glossary:

K: Knit
P: Purl
Sl: Slip (all stitches slipped purlwise unless noted)
CBL8F: slip 4 stitches knitwise to cable needle and hold to front of work, knit next 4 stitches, k stitches from needle
SSK: Slip Slip Knit, slip 2 stitches knitwise to right needle, insert left needle and knit the 2 stitches together
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together