June CAL - Surfer Rosa Mitts

Materials

4-ply or fingering weight yarn (takes less than 25g)
3.5mm hook
4 buttons


Chain 6 & join with a slip stitch.

1) Ch2, DC2 tog into ring (counts as 1st petal), ch3, [DC 3 tog into ring, ch3] 5 times, sl st to top of 1st petal.

2) Ch2, DC 3 tog in 1st 3-ch space, ch 5, [DC 4 tog in next 3-ch space, ch5] 5 times, sl st to top of 1st petal.

3) Ch1, (does not count as st), [1 SC, 1 HDC, 7 DC, 1 HDC, 1 SC, ch1] in 1st 4-ch space, [ 1 SC, 1 HDC, 4 DC, ch 12, sl st to top of last DC worked (finger loop made), 3 DC, 1 HDC, 1 SC] in next ch space, [1 SC, 1 HDC, 7 DC, 1 HDC, 1 SC, ch1] in each 4-ch space to end, sl st to 1st SC.

4) Turn so WS is facing. Sl st to centre DC of last petal worked. Ch 4, 1 TRC in next 1-ch space, ch 4, 1 SC in centre DC of next petal, ch 4, 1 TRC in next 1-ch space, ch 4, sl st in centre DC of next petal, turn.

5) Ch 4, 5 TRC in next TRC, [ch 3, 1 DC in centre ch of next ch space] twice, ch 3, 5 TRC in next TRC, 1 TRC in base of starting ch of previous row, turn.

6) Sl st to 1st TRC of 5 TRC cluster. Ch 4 (counts as 1st TRC), TRC 4 tog, ch 5, 1DC in centre ch of next ch space, [ch 4, 1 DC in centre ch of next space] twice, ch 5, TRC 5 tog, turn.

7) RIGHT GLOVE -

Ch 18. 1 SC in 2nd ch from hook, 1 SC in each of next 16 ch, 1 SC in top of TRC cluster, 5 SC in next ch space, 1 SC in next DC, [4 SC in next xh space, 1 SC in next DC] twice, 5 SC in next xh space, 1 SC in top of final TRC cluster (40 SC total), turn.

LEFT GLOVE -

Break yarn & re-attach to other end of last row worked then work as for right glove.

8) Ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 SC in each SC to end, turn.

9) Ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 SC in each of next 2 sts, ch2, skip 1 SC, 1 SC in each of next 2 SC, ch 2, skip 1 SC, 1 SC in each st to end, turn.

10) Ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 SC in each st to end, working 1 SC in each of the 2-ch spaces (40 SC), turn.

11) Ch 1 (does not count as st), 1 SC in each SC to end, turn.

12) Ch 7 (counts as 1 DC & 4 ch), [skip 3 SC, 4 DC in next SC, ch 4] 8 times, 3 DC in base of 7-ch at start of row, sl st to 3rd ch of 7 ch. You will now work in the round.

FOR RIGHT GLOVE ONLY - TURN WORK RIGHT WAY OUT BEFORE CONTINUING.

13) Sl st to 1st ch space. Ch 3 (counts as 1st DC), [2DC, 3 ch, 3 DC] in ch space, [3 DC, 3 ch, 3 DC] in each ch space to end, sl st to top of beginning ch 3, do not turn.

14) Sl st to 1st ch sp. Ch 3 (counts as 1st DC), [2 DC, 3 ch, SC in to 3rd ch from hook (picot made), 3 DC into ch space, ch 1, [3 DC, 3 ch, SC in to 3rd ch from hook, 3 DC, ch 1] into each ch space to end. Join with sl st to top of ch 3. Fasten off.

Weave in ends & sew 2 buttons to the cuff of each glove to correspond with the buttonholes made in row 9.