Stay warm in style with these beautiful cherry blossom gloves! Perfect for chilly spring days, these gloves feature delicate cherry blossom motifs on the back of the hand.
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles
Cuff:
Using smaller needles and pink yarn, cast on 40 stitches. Divide the stitches evenly between 3 double-pointed needles and join in the round. Work in a k1, p1 ribbing for 2 inches.
Main Body:
Switch to larger needles and knit every round until the piece measures 5 inches from the cast-on edge.
Next round: Knit 20, place marker, knit 10, place marker, knit to end.
Thumb Gusset:
Round 1: Knit to marker, make 1 right, knit 1, make 1 left, knit to end.
Round 2: Knit all stitches.
Repeat these two rounds 5 more times (16 stitches between markers).
Next round: Knit to marker, remove marker, place 16 thumb stitches onto waste yarn, cast on 2 stitches, knit to end.
Continue knitting in the round until the piece measures 7 inches from the cast-on edge.
Cherry Blossom Motif:
Using green and white yarn, follow chart for cherry blossom motif on the back of the hand. Each cherry blossom motif is 12 stitches wide and 10 rows high.
Finishing:
Weave in all ends and block the gloves to shape.