Bead Stitch Free Crochet Fingerless Gloves
These free crochet fingerless gloves feature a lovely texture that you’ll enjoy wearing in the cooler weather of spring and fall weather. Whether you like to go on nature walks by yourself, with a friend, or with your pet, these pretty fingerless gloves will keep your hands and wrists nice and cozy.
They are also perfect for working at the computer, reading a book, or while lounging around the home.
These gloves are designed to fit both the left and right hands. That way the seam falls into the same place on each hand.
They work up quick and easy, and can be made with leftover yarn. Use up your yarn stash and make them in stripes, or in one color as shown. Either way, they can be made to match any outfit or season.
Plus, they make for a great gift idea for just about anyone on your list.
Finished Size
These gloves fit small hands, but if you need a larger size, use a larger hook and/or a thicker yarn. Another way to adjust the size is to simply increase or decrease your starting chains in a multiple of 2.
The Yarn
I used Caron Simply Soft to make these. The yarn is worsted weight, but I chose to work it with a G hook. This way to beads are a bit smaller while still showing up nicely on the fabric.
Caron Simply Soft
The Stitches
This free crochet pattern requires only basic crochet stitches. Even the bead stitch is worked in a few simple steps by making a few chains before finishing the single crochet to give you a nice “beaded” texture.
Bead Stitch Free Crochet Fingerless Gloves
Skill Level
Materials
- Yarn: Caron Simply Soft (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% acrylic; 6 oz/170.1g; 315yds/288m) – 1 ball
- Crochet Hook: 4.50mm
- Tools: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.
Measurements
- Gauge: 2" across 7 sts and over the first 7 rounds in pattern.
- Finished Size: When laying flat, they measure 3.25" across and 5.25" from top to bottom. Will fit children, teen or adult small. If you need a larger size, use a larger hook or increase beginning chains in any multiple of 2.
Abbreviations
- Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
- FO = Fasten Off
- Hdc = Half Double Crochet
- Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
- Rep = Repeat
- Rnd/Rnds = Round/Rounds
- Sc = Single Crochet
- Sk = Skip
- Sl St = Slip Stitch
- Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
- St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
- YO = Yarn Over
- See the Crochet Abbreviations chart for more details.
Special Stitch Instructions
- Bead Stitch: Insert hk into indicated st, yo and pull through, (yo and pull through one lp on hk) twice, yo and pull through both lps on hk. When you work into the next stitch make sure the bobble is facing the right side.
Note
- The Ch-1's made at the beginning of each round do not count as a stitch. All other chain-1 spaces (ch-1 sps) are referred to as stitches (sts) in this pattern.
Instructions
- Ch 24, join with sl st to form ring.
- Rnd 1: Ch 1, working into back bumps, sc in first ch and in each ch around; join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 2: Ch 1, work bead st in first st, *sc in next st, bead st in next st; rep from * around to last st; sc in last st; join with sl st to first bead st. (24 sts)
- Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st and in each st around; join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts)
- Rnd 4: Ch 1, (hdc, ch 1) in first st, *sk next st, (hdc, ch 1) in next st; rep from * around to last st; sk last st; join with sl st to first hdc. (12 ch-1 sps)
- Rnd 5: Same as rnd 3.
- Rnds 6-12: Rep rnds 2 to 5 once, then rep rnds 2-4 once.
- Rnd 13: Working Thumb Opening (Left Hand Only), Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 6, sk next 6 sts, sc in next st and into each st around; join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts counting your chs.)
- Rnd 13: Working Thumb Opening (Right Hand Only), Ch 1, sc in first st and into each st around up to last 6 sts; ch 6, sk last 6 sts; join with sl st to first sc. (24 sts counting your chs.)
- Rnds 14-19: Rep rnds 2-5 once, then rep rnds 2-3 once. FO.
Thumb:
- Rnd 1: Join yarn along thumb edge. Ch 1, work 12 sc evenly around the thumb opening; join with sl st to first sc.
- Rnds 2-3: Rep rnds 2-3 above. (12 sts) FO.
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