Maraschino Fingerless Gloves

Yarn Used: Phentex Dynasty (Worsted / 10 ply (9 wpi) ) in Red

Hooks Used: 4.5 mm and 5.0 mm
Other Items needed: Yarn needle to weave in ends
Stitches used: Chainless DC foundation, V-Stitch (DC, Ch1, DC), FPDC, BPDC

Foundation:
With 4.5 mm hook, create a 27 stitch chain less DC foundation then join together to form ring. Leave
tail long enough to sew gap together and weave in once completed.

Row 1: Ch 3 then skip next 2 stitches (DC, Ch1, DC) in 3rd stitch. *Skip next 2 stitches then (DC, Ch1,
DC) in 3rd stitch*, repeat 6 more times. DC in base of beginning Ch3, Ch1 then join with Slip Stitch to
top of Ch3. (9 v-stitch clusters)

Row 2: Ch3, *(DC, Ch1, DC) in Ch1 space* of next v-stitch cluster. Repeat from * to* in next 7
spaces. (DC, Ch1) in last Ch1 space then join with sl st to top of Ch3. (9 v-stitch clusters)

Rows 3 – 4: Repeat Row 2

Switch to 5.0 mm hook

Row 5: Ch3, (DC, Ch1, DC) in next 2 Ch1 spaces, Ch5, skip next v-stitch cluster. *(DC, Ch1, DC) in
next Ch1 space*, repeat in next 3 Ch1 spaces. (DC, Ch1) in last Ch1 space then join with sl st to top of
Ch3. (8 v-stitch clusters)

Row 6: Ch3, (DC, Ch1, DC) in next 2 Ch1 spaces. Skip next 2 Ch then (DC, Ch1, DC) in 3rd Ch, skip 2
Ch, (DC, Ch1, DC) in next 5 Ch1 spaces, (DC, Ch1) in last Ch1 space then join with sl st to top of Ch3.
(9 v-stitch clusters)

Rows 7 – 10: Repeat Row 2.

Switch to 4.5 mm hook

Row 11: Ch3, DC in each stitch around, join with sl st to top of Ch3. (27 DC)

Row 12: Ch2, FPDC in 1st DC, BPDC in 2nd DC, continue in pattern around. Join with sl st to top of Ch2.

Rows 13 – 15: Ch2, FPDC and BPDC in each corresponding FPDC and BPDC around, join with sl st to
Ch2.

Fasten off after Row 15 and weave in end. Use tail to sew gap closed on finger end and then weave in
end.