hi all, make a fashion statement with this pair of fingerless gloves. it really looks lovely. make it plain or colourful or glittery by sewing some blings on it.

got this from http://www.myknittingbasket.blogspot.com/ and the owner has kindly agreed to let me share her design with my friends.

This is worked top down.
1. Make enough chains to wrap around your fingers semi-loosely - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtmOEzm_OXQ

2. Slip stitch to first chain to form a circle - this is used for every round. Always go through the first stitch and pull through all loops on the crochet needle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JPGpBxsRto

3. Make one chain and work single crochets on every chain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqhaQQajt0U, close with slip stich (as in step 1) after one round. Continue until you have enough to fill the section between the top part and your thumb. Remember to close with slip stitch after every round.

3. After closing of the last row in step 2, continue making enough chains to go around your thumb. Join to 2nd or 3rd stitch of the beginning of the last row. Continue working with single crochets on every stitch including chains round the thumb. Once again, remember to close with slip stitch after every row. Do enough rows to cover your palms.

Give it a go. Probably need only one ball of yarn. This will be a good project to do to use up balance yarns from finished projects.

Ever wondered how they do those "complicated" designs on a knitted piece? Will work on "how to do cable" soon. In the meantime, happy hooking....