Trigger Gloves Pattern #S-107

Marvelous for keeping the hands warm and leaving the fingers ready for action.

Sizes Small, Medium and Large

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 1 skein (2 oz. skein).
4 double-pointed bone knitting needles No. 5 (4 mm. size).

GAUGE: 5½ sts make 1 inch; 7 rnds make 1 inch.

LEFT HAND … Follow directions for Plain Glove, to point where only sts for working Little Fin­ger remain on needles. When finger has an odd number of sts, inc. 1 st for k 1, p 1 ribbing.

LITTLE FINGER … Divide the sts for little finger on 3 needles, cast on 2 sts for inner side of finger and work 6 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

RING FINGER … Pick up sts for ring finger from strand of yarn and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for little finger; cast on 2 sts between palm and back of hand as before. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

MIDDLE FINGER … Pick up sts for middle finger from strand of yarn and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for little finger; cast on 2 sts between palm and back of hand. Work 9 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

FOREFINGER … Pick up sts for forefinger and 2 sts where the 2 sts were cast on for middle finger. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

THUMB … Pick up the sts from safety pin for thumb and 3 sts over the 5 cast-on sts. Work 8 rnds in ribbing of k 1, p 1. Bind off loosely.

RIGHT HAND … Work to correspond.
Press through damp cloth with hot iron.