Morning! Or, ya know, happy whenever you’re viewing this 🙂
I hope you’re having a good week, I’m doing well here in my home. We haven’t received any snow here in NC, which is nice because I do hate driving it in (I’m originally from a very snowy state, so I know about the snow).
In between writing patterns and getting things ready for the holidays (I’ve been baking up a storm), I’m thinking about new things to do in the new year. I think I’ll get a Patreon started, where for $1 a month you’ll get a pdf copy of each of my blog patterns, which will all be going up to $1 (this includes old patterns, so if you want to pick up any of those patterns, you should do it now).
This week’s pattern might be one you’ve seen on my Instagram account, which I update all the time and you should follow if you’re not already 😉 I designed this a few weeks ago but because I’ve had so many patterns going at once, it got added to the queue and just came up. As I said there, I’m a touch nervous about this release because it’s my first pair of fingerless gloves and, well I get nervous easily – me and tiny dogs have that in common. So, I hope this pattern goes over well and everyone likes it. Perhaps you’ll see some more sheep before the winter ends 😀

I hope you like this design!

You can purchase an ad-free downloadable pdf of this pattern in my Ravelry shop for $2.

Materials

• US H (5.00 mm) crochet hook
• Aran/ medium/ size #4 weight yarn
  • 3 – 3.5 oz. / 152 – 178 yards
  • At least 6 colors
  • I used Caron One Pound
• Yarn needle

Gauge

• 14 rows x 16 scs = 4″
  

Terms/stitches used

• RS: right side
• Ch: chain
• St: stitch
• Slip st: slip stitch
• Sc: single crochet
• Hdc: half double crochet
• Fphdc: front post half double crochet
• Bphdc: back post half double crochet

Notes

• This pattern is worked in the round, with a slip st into the first st of the row.
• This pattern is worked from the bottom up in 2 sections: the gloves and the details. The right and the left hands of the gloves are different (due to the thumb holes) but the graphing and details are the same.
• The ch 1 at the beginning of the row does not count as a stitch. The ch-2 at the beginning of the wrist section does count as a st.
• Following the first row, sc into the back loop only (except for the wrist section). At the end of the row, slip st into both loops of your 1st st, this will help to keep your seam straight.
• You’re going to need to know how to create a slipknot on your hook for this pattern.
• Every stitch in the graphing portion of this pattern is a single crochet. The directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many scs to make.
• In the example, the inactive yarn is carried behind the active. If this is confusing, you might want to check out the helpful Moogly video on tapestry.
• Color A is dark green, color B is tan, color C is off-white, color D is black, color E is white, and color F is red. Caron One Pound was was used for all the colors.

  Finished product dimensions
  

  Xs/ Sm Diameter: 3.25” – 3.75” Height: 7”

  Med/ Large Diameter: 3.75” – 4” Height: 7”

  

  

  
  Sheep in Santa Hats Pattern instructions

  

  Row 1: Ch 24 (28), slip st to form a ring *DO NOT TWIST THIS RING* Ch 1, sc into the next 24 (28) sts, slip st into the first st – 24 (28) scs

  – Graphing-

  • The following rows are worked into the back loop only.
  • Every stitch in rows 2 – 19 of this pattern is a single crochet. The following directions will only tell you what color (ie: Color A, Color B, etc…) and the number in the parentheses tells you how many stitches to make.
  • Following the ch 1, the first st is worked into the same st as join.

  Row 2: A: Ch 1, (8, 10), B: (1, 1), A: (6, 6), B: (1, 1), A: (8, 10), slip st into the first st – 24 (28) scs
  Row 3: A: Ch 1, (3, 3) sc twice into the next st, (4, 6), B: (1, 1), A: (6, 6), B: (1, 1), A: (4, 6), sc twice into the next st, (3, 3) slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color B.
  Row 4: A: Ch 1, (8, 10), C: (10, 10), A: (8, 10), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Row 5: A: Ch 1, (7, 9), C: (12, 12), A: (7, 9), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Rows 6 – 7: A: Ch 1, (6, 8), C: (14, 14), A: (6, 8), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Row 8: A: Ch 1, (6, 8), C: (5, 5), B: (4, 4), C: (5, 5), A: (6, 8), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Row 9: A: Ch 1, (6, 8), C: (4, 4), B: (6, 6), C: (4, 4), A: (6, 8), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Row 10: A: Ch 1, (7, 9), C: (3, 3), B: (1, 1), D: (1, 1), B: (2, 2,), D: (1, 1), B: (1, 1), C: (3, 3), A: (7, 9), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color C.
  Row 11: A: Ch 1, (8, 10), B: (3, 3), D: (1, 1), B: (2, 2,), D: (1, 1), B: (3, 3), A: (8, 10), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color D.
  Row 12: A: Ch 1, (8, 10), B: (10, 10), A: (8, 10), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color B.
  Row 13: A: Ch 1, (8, 10), E: (10, 10), A: (8, 10), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs

  

  Fasten off color E.
  Row 14: A: Ch 1, (9, 11), F: (8, 8), A: (9, 11), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Row 15: A: Ch 1, (10, 12), F: (6, 6), A: (10, 12), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs

  – Left hand –
  Row 16: A: Ch 1, (2, 2), ch 6, skip the next 6 sts, (3, 5) F: (4, 4), A: (11, 13), slip st into the first st – 20 (24) scs, 1 ch-6 space
  Row 17: A: Ch 1, (12, 14 into both the sts and ch spaces) F: (2, 2), A: (12, 14), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color F.
  Row 18: A: Ch 1, (12, 14), E: (2, 2), A: (12, 14), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color E.
  Row 19: A: Ch 1, (26, 30), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off, weave in all your ends

  – Right hand –
  Row 16: A: Ch 1, (11, 13), F: (4, 4), A: (3, 5), ch 6, skip the next 6 sts, (2, 2) slip st into the first st – 20 (24) scs, 1 ch-6 space
  Row 17: A: Ch 1, (12, 14), F: (2, 2), A: (12, 14 into both sts and ch spaces), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color F.
  Row 18: A: Ch 1, (12, 14), E: (2, 2), A: (12, 14), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off color E.
  Row 19: A: Ch 1, (26, 30), slip st into the first st – 26 (30) scs
  Fasten off, weave in all your ends

  – Details –
  Top
  Following row 19, with color F, slip st into the back loop only all the way around. Don’t pull these stitches too hard or else it will make your opening extra small – 26 (30) slip sts
  Fasten off, weave in your ends.

  Thumb
  Around the thumb opening slip st into the BLO of the scs from row 15 and into the back bump of the chs from row 16 -12 (12) slip sts
  This might make your thumb opening smaller, be very careful about how tight your slip sts are. Or leave this section off completely if you find it too tight.
  Fasten off, weave in your ends.

  Wrist
  Flip your whole fingerless glove upside down and work along the other side of row 1. Create a slipknot on your hook and hdc into the first st to the left of your seam and hdc into the next 23 (27) sts, slip st into the first st – 24 (28) hdc
  Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc) fphdc around the next st, *bphdc around the next st, fphdc around the next st,* repeat from * to * 10 (12) more times, slip st into the first st – 24 (28) hdc
  Fasten off, weave in your ends.

  Tada! There’s the new pattern and sure hope you like it <3 <3

  This post is linked to Hookin’ on Hump Day #157