Man's Glove Pattern

MATERIAL-4 skeins Woolco Knitting Worsted. 5 No. 14 steel needles.

Cast on 64 stitches. Knit 2, purl 2 for 28 rounds.
*Take up 1 stitch, knit 1, purl 1 (repeat from star to end of round).
2D ROUND—Knit 1, purl 1, to end of round.
3D AND 4TH ROUNDS—Reverse these 4 rounds form pattern for entire glove.
5TH ROUND—Increase 1, knit 1, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
6TH, 7TH, 8TH ROUNDS—Pattern.
9TH round—Increase 1, knit 3, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
10TH, 11TH, 12TH ROUNDS—Pattern.
13TH ROUND—Increase 1, knit 5, increase 1; pattern to end of round.
Continue increasing in this way every 4th round until you have increased 10 times. Knit pattern until work measures 6 inches, then begin thumb.

THUMB—Take the 19 stitches that have been gained by increasing on 2 needles; 10 on 1, 9 on other; cast 6 on the 3d needle; join. Knit 1 round plain. Leave the other 64 stitches on 2 needles (32 on each), decrease 1 of the 6 every round until you have 21 stitches for thumb. Divide these on 3 needles, knit 2½ inches; then decrease 1 at end of each needle until you have 8 stitches; put 4 on each needle. Bind-off.
Take up the 6 that were cast on for the thumb; divide all the stitches in 2 parts. Knit 24 on 1st needle, leaving 8 stitches of 1st half. Knit these and 8 from the other half on 2d needle, giving you 16. Knit 24 stitches and the 6 that were taken up on 3d needle. Keep these stitches divided in this way until you make the little finger. Decrease 1 of the 6 that were cast on for thumb each round until all are gone. Knit 1, purl 1 until the work measures 7 inches.

LITTLE FINGER—Knit 24 stitches on a sepa­rate needle on thumb side. On the next needle knit 8 for little finger; also 8 from 2d needle; cast 6 on a 3d needle; join. This gives 22 stitches for little finger. Knit 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of the 6 each round until you have 19 stitches. Knit 2¼ inches plain. Decrease 1 on end of each needle until you have 6 left. Put these on 2 needles. Bind off.

FIRST FINGER—Knit 9 stitches from back and front on side next to thumb, cast on 6; join. This gives 24. 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of the 6 each round until there are 20. Knit 3 inches plain. Finish like other fingers.

THIRD FINGER—Take up the 6 that were cast on for first finger. Knit them, knit the rest of stitches, leaving 10 for third finger. Knit these 10 on a separate needle and 10 from other side; cast on 6, giving 26 without those left from little finger. Knit to little finger; decrease 1; decrease 1 of the 6. Decrease in this way each round until 20 stitches remain. Knit plain 3 inches. Finish like other fingers.

MIDDLE FINGER—Take up the 6 stitches that were cast on for the last finger; join. Knit 1 round plain. Decrease 1 of these 6 and 1 of those left from other finger every round until there are 20. Knit inches and finish like other fingers.