This vintage knitting pattern for “Bon Voyage” lady’s gloves was published in the early 1940’s. These gloves feature an elegant cable pattern on the cuffs, are knit flat on 2 needles and are sized to fit adult women.
Note: This pattern uses old UK needle sizes and is knit with fingering weight wool.
Knitted on Two Needles
Materials
2 ozs. of 4-ply Worsted Fingering Wool. 1 pair No. 13 knitting needles. 2 small double-pointed needles for working the cables.
Measurements
To fit 6-1/2 to 7.
Tension
Over the stocking stitch fabric: 9 sts. and 12 rows to 1 inch.
Abbreviations
K. – knit
p. – purl
sts. – stitches
tog. – together
rep. – repeat
inc. – increase
dec. – decrease
beg. – beginning
rem. – remains(ing)
cont. – continue
patt. – pattern
sl. – slip
p.s.s.o. – pass slipped stitch over
ins. – inches
m.1 – make 1 (by bringing or leaving the wool forward before a k. st. or winding the wool around the needle before a p. st.)
r.s.f. – right side facing
tbs. – through back of stitches
st.st. – stocking stitch (right side k. wrong side p.)
reverse st.st. – right side p. wrong side k.
R. H. – right hand
L. H. – left hand
moss st. – moss stitch (k.1 p.1 alternatively on an uneven number of stitches)
M. – main shade
L. – light shade
D. – dark shade
A. – angora
Y. – yellow
d.c. – UK double crochet/US single crochet
Pattern
R. H. GLOVE
Cast on 61 sts. and work as follows:
1st row: P. 2, * k. 2, p. 3; rep. from * ending the row with p. 2.
2nd row: K. 2, * p. 2, k. 3; rep. from * ending the row with k. 2.
Rep. these 2 rows for 2 ins., ending with a 2nd row. Now work a cable row thus:
CABLE ROW: P. 2, * sl. next 2 sts. on to a double-pointed needle and leave in front of work, place next 3 sts. on the other double-pointed needle and also leave in front of work, k. 2, p. the 3 sts. from the spare needle, then k. the 2 sts. from the other spare needle (cable made) p. 3; rep. from * ending the row with p. 2.
Now work 7 rows in the same rib as before (the next row will be a 2nd row).
Work another cable row as before.
Next row: P. 5, * p. 2 tog., p. 8; rep. from * until 6 sts. rem., p. 2 tog., p. 2, p. 2 tog. (54 sts.). Work 4 rows in st.st., 1st row k.
COMMENCE THUMB GUSSET:
NOTE: The glove is now worked entirely in st.st.
1st row: K. 29, inc. into each of next 2 sts., k. 23.
Work 3 rows in st.st.
5th row: K. 29, inc., k. 2, inc., k. 23.
Cont. rep. the last 4 rows (making increases at both sides of Thumb Gusset in every 4th row and allowing for the 2 extra sts. after each repeat), until there are 14 extra sts. on needle (7 inc. have been made at each side). Work 1 more row after the last inc. row (3 rows if a longer hand is required.)
THUMB (r.s.f.): K. 45, turn and cast on 2 sts.
Next row: P. 18, turn and cast on 2 sts. Cont. on these 20 sts. for 2 ins. (or required length).
SHAPE TOP:
NOTE: This method is used for shaping tops of all fingers.
1st row: (r.s.f.): K. tog. every 2nd and 3rd st.
2nd row: P.
3rd row: K. 2 tog. all along row. Break wool, thread through rem. sts. and sew down seam of thumb.
Rejoin wool with r.s.f. and pick up and k. 4 sts. from base of thumb, k. to end (56 sts.).
Cont. across all sts. for 1-1/2 ins., ending with a p. row.
FIRST FINGER: K. 36, turn and cast on 1 st. Next row: P. 17, turn and cast on 2 sts. (19 sts.).
Cont. on these 19 sts. for 2-3/4 ins. (or length required).
Shape top and sew down seam.
SECOND FINGER (r.s.f.): Rejoin wool and pick up 3 sts. from base of 1st finger, k. 7, turn and cast on 1 st.
Next row: P. 18, turn and cast on 2 sts. (20 sts.).
Cont. on these 20 sts. for 3 ins. (or length required).
Shape top and sew down seam.
THIRD FINGER (r.s.f.): Rejoin wool, pick up and k. 3 sts. from base of 2nd finger, k. 6, turn; and cast on 1 st.
Next row: P. 16, turn and cast on 2 sts. (18 sts.).
Cont. on these 18 sts. for 2-1/2 ins. (or length required).
Shape top and sew down seam.
FOURTH FINGER (r.s.f.): Rejoin wool and pick up 2 sts. from base of 3rd finger, k. to end.
Cont. on these 16 sts. for 2 ins. (or length required).
Shape top and sew down seam of glove.
L. H. GLOVE
Work as for R. H. to the commencement of thumb gusset.
THUMB GUSSET: 1st row: K. 22, inc. into next 2 sts., k. 30.
Cont. making increases every 4th row as on R. H. until 7 increase have been made at each side and the same number of rows worked to commencement of thumb.
THE THUMB (r.s.f.): K. 39, turn and cast on 2 sts.
Next row: p. 18, turn and cast on 2 sts.
Work thumb on these 20 sts. and complete glove as for R. H., but casting on the 2 sts. for fingers at the side nearest back of hand and the 1st. at the side nearest the palm.
Press gloves carefully, omitting the ribbing and cable st.