AFL Fingerless Gloves – made by a non-sporty fan – me!!! (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)
• (a) dark red and white
• (b) Geelong Cats gloves
• (c) Sydney Swans gloves
However (a) was a trial run and failed to make the cut to be representative of the Sydney Swans colours (so my partner tells me). I don’t have any specific instructions for (a) but the following instructions are pretty generic. They will be useful as the basis for many variations of these gloves.
Crochet AFL Geelong Cats Fingerless Gloves (CH0518b)
Materials, Equipment, Crochet Stitch, & Specifications
| Approx. Size: | med - large |
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| Yarn: |  |
| Crochet Technique/Stitch: | Alpine Stitch (mainly) |
| Crochet Terminology: | American & Crochet Symbols |
| Manufacturer's Recommended Needle/Hook Size: | 4.5 mm |
| Hooks Used: | 4 mm, & 3.5 mm |
| Number of Colours: | 2 |
| Care: | Recommended cold/warm gentle hand wash. Squeeze (not wring) out water. Roll in dry towel to absorb more moisture. Dry flat. |
| Status: nwt/gwt 0TT -n/a ℋ(gift to G.Dodds) | |
INSTRUCTIONS for Crochet Geelong Cats Fingerless Gloves
•You can start with any method. I used chainless foundation single crochet to start.
Update: (2024) I now prefer the MM Cast On to start most of my crochet work.
| R1/blue: | dc |
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| R2/white: | sc |
| R3/white: | {dc, FPdc (into R1)}* ...repeat to end |
| R4/white: | sc |
| R5/white: | (FPdc, dc)* ...repeat to end |
| R6-9/blue: | Repeat R2-5 (Note: Repeating R2-5 gives the Alpine stitch pattern) |
| R10-13/white: | Repeat R2-5 |
| R4/blue: | sc |
| START THUMBHOLE | Leave hole for thumb. We will no longer working in circular rounds but still working on 'hand' part of glove. |
| R15/blue: | Continue with the crochet Alpine stitch pattern, but no not join. We are not working in rounds for thumbhole. |
| R16/blue: | 30 sc (viz. continuing with the Alpine stitch). |
| R17/blue: | Continue with the Alpine stitch pattern. |
| R18-21/white: | Continue with the Alpine stitch pattern. |
| END THUMB HOLE | Join at the end of R21 to continue working in the round |
| Change to smaller 3.5mm hook | |
| R22/blue: | 30sc |
| R23-5/blue: | (as with R3-5) Cut and finish with blue yarn. |
| R26-8/white: | (like R2-4) |
| R9/white: | Crab Stitch to finish |
| THUMBS | Crochet round thumbhole (a few rounds according to taste) for the thumbs. You can also taper off as you go for a better shaping. |
Crochet Sydney Swarns Fingerless Gloves (CH0518c)
Materials, Equipment, Crochet Stitch, & Specifications
| Approx. Size: | medium |
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| Yarn: | Paintbox DK (acrylic, from LoveKnitting) |
| Crochet Technique/Stitch: | Thermal Stitch |
| Crochet Terminology: | American & Crochet Symbols |
| Manufacturer's Recommended Needle/Hook Size: | -- |
| Hooks Used: | 4 mm, 5 mm |
| Number of Colours: | 2 |
| Care: | Recommended cold/warm gentle hand wash. Squeeze (not wring) out water. Roll in dry towel to absorb more moisture. Dry flat. |
| Status: nwt/gwt 0TT -n/a ℋ(gift to Petey) | |
INSTRUCTIONS for Crochet Sydney Swans Fingerless Gloves
Update: (2024) I now prefer the MM Cast On to start most of my crochet work.
| R0/red: | with 4mm hook start with 29 stitches (however/whichever way you choose to work your foundation row). Join at the end to the start as we will be working in the round. |
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Work in RED & WHITE for wrist, ending with 1 row of red.
After stripes, change to 5mm hook.
Continue with WHITE for 6TS (Thermal Stitch rows) … up to beginning of thumbhole.
(Refer to diagram below.)
Continue with Thermal Stitch, use diagram to work the “V” in red. No not work in round when working the thumbhole (of course). Join at the end of thumbhole to continue work in the round.
Change to the smaller 4mm hook. Carry on as per diagram. Finish off edges with crab stitch (aka reverse single crochet).
Crochet in thumb bands.
Crochet Red & White Fingerless Gloves (CH0518a)
This was originally intended as a pair of gloves in Sydney Swans colours. But my partner disabused me of that fiction. (I did say I was a very non-sporty person!) So now it is just a pair of Red & White gloves!
MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, AND CROCHET STITCH
This is worked in pretty much the same way as the Swans gloves above.
• yarn: Heritage Mills (acrylic) – discontinued, as far as I know
• hook: 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
• stitch: Thermal Stitch
• size: S-Med
I started off with a 5mm crochet hook and 26 stitches. Also worked in the round.
RED & WHITE for wrist, ending with one row of red
Change hook to 6mm and work 6 rows of Thermal Stitch.
START THUMBHOLE
Work thermal st in red for 7 rows, joining circle at the end of that.
AFTER THUMBHOLE
• Work 3 thermal st rows.
• Change to 5mm hook. Ctd wth 1 TS (thermal stitch) row.
• Change to 4mm hook, and work 1 TS row.
• Crab st to finish edges
Make Thumb Bands
