Throwing Down – Crochet Gauntlets

Ready to crochet your new favorite pair of fingerless mitts? Challenge accepted! Throwing Down crochet gauntlets are fun at your fingertips, with a dramatic flair to warm you all the way up to your elbows.

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Gift to Myself Crochet Along

I designed these crochet gauntlets for the 2024 Gift to Myself Crochet Along (CAL) hosted by Underground Crafter. Now that the gift-giving season is done, it’s time to make something just for you!

See the full schedule in the main CAL post. While you’re there, be sure to enter the giveaway for a chance at some fabulous prizes! Crochet along with fun patterns to make for yourself, then share your pictures on social media with the hashtag #GiftToMyselfCAL

King Cole Yarns

King Cole generously provided the Big Value Tweed DK and Bramble DK yarns for this project. Both skeins were part of a larger shipment of samples and I did not pick the colors, but when I saw these two together I just knew I had to pair them up.

The Tweed yarn is color #1552 – Ocean and is full of colorful flecks. The Bramble yarn is #4498 – Elderberry, which draws those flecks of color out into berry-colored stripes. It’s the perfect combination!

Increases and Decreases

As you work through this pattern, you may notice increases and decreases in the palm. Those are there to keep all the stitches lined up nicely.

Shifting Rounds

A natural shift happens when working crochet stitches in the round without turning. It has to do with the placement of the stitch being not quite centered over the post of the stitch below it. Post stitches, because they are centered around the post, do not have this same shift. Read more about this effect in this post about why continuous rounds shift.

Countering the Shift

The palms of these crochet gauntlets are hdc, which shift at a rate of about 1/2 stitch per round. The rest is post stitches, which do not shift. Adding a decrease at the beginning of the palm and an increase at the end forces it to shift 1 stitch in the opposite direction. You’ll see this on alternating rounds to counter the natural shifting.

Throwing Down Gauntlets

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Abbreviations used

This pattern uses US terms.

• bp dec = back post decrease (see Special Stitches)
• ch = chain
• dec = decrease (see Special Stitches)
• fp dec = front post decrease (see Special Stitches)
• hdc = half double crochet
• rnd = round
• RS = right side
• sc = single crochet
• sk = skip
• sl st = slip stitch
• sp = space
• st(s) = stitch(es)
• WS = wrong side
• yo = yarn over

Recommended Resources

• Alternative Half Double Crochet Decrease
• Front and Back Post Stitch Crochet from Jessie at Home
• Why Continuous Rounds Shift
• Invisible Join for Crocheting in the Round

Special Stitches

Cross Stitch (cross): Sk next st, fpdc around next st, working in front of fpdc just made, fpdc around skipped st. Cross counts as 2 fpdc in stitch counts at end of rnd.

Half Double Crochet Decrease (dec): Yo, [insert hook in next ch or st, yo and pull up a loop] twice, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Front Post Decrease (fp dec): Yo, insert hook from front to back and to front again around post of next st, yo and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yo and pull through 2 loops on hook, insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Back Post Decrease (bp dec): Yo, insert hook in next st and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remaining on hook), insert hook from front to back and to front again around post of next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Pattern Notes

Join rnds where indicated with a sl st in first st of the rnd. Do not turn unless indicated.

Charts: Each section except the thumb edging has a corresponding chart. For all charts, work only the stitches shown in black. Greyed-out stitches show stitches from previous rounds, and the stitches you are joining into at the ends of rounds.

Instructions

Right Glove

Fingers

With B, ch 25 [31].

Rnd 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, join and change to B, fasten off A. (24 [30] sts)

Rnd 2: With B, ch 1, hdc in each st around, join.

Use starting tail to sew the gap closed at the foundation chain.

Rnd 3: Ch 2 (counts as bpdc throughout), fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, dec, hdc in next 7 [10] sts, hdc in same st as beginning ch-2, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 8 [11] hdc, 1 dec)

Rnd 4: Ch 2, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross] 4 [5] times, hdc around, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 9 [12] hdc)

Rnd 5: Repeat rnd 3.

Rnd 6: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, hdc around, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 9 [12] hdc)

Fingers Chart

Right Thumb opening

Rnd 7: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, dec, hdc in next 7 [10] sts, hdc in same st as beginning ch-2, ch 12, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 8 [11] hdc, 1 dec, 12 chs)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross] 4 [5] times, hdc in next 9 [12] sts, dec, hdc in next 8 chs, dec, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 17 [20] hdc, 2 dec)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, dec, hdc in next 6 [9] sts, 2 hdc in next st, dec, hdc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, dec, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 12 [14] fpdc, 11 [14] hdc, 3 dec)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, hdc in next 9 [12] sts, dec, hdc in next 2 sts, bpdc around next st, fp dec, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 11 [13] fpdc, 11 [14] hdc, 1 dec, 1 fp dec)

Turn, sl st in first 3 sts, turn. (This shifts the starting point of the rnd by 3 sts.)

Right Thumb Opening Chart

Hand

Rnd 11: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 5 [6] times, dec, hdc in next 10 [13] hdc, hdc in same st as beginning ch-2, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 12 [14] fpdc, 11 [14] hdc, 1 dec)

Rnd 12: Ch 2, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross] 5 [6] times, hdc around, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 12 [14] fpdc, 12 [15] hdc)

Rnd 13: Repeat rnd 11.

Rnd 14: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 5 [6] times, hdc around, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 12 [14] fpdc, 12 [15] hdc)

Hand Chart

Wrist

Rnd 15: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 9 [11] times, join. (10 [12] bpdc, 20 [24] fpdc)

Rnd 16: Ch 2, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross] 6 times, hdc around, join.

Rnds 17-19: Repeat rnd 15.

Rnd 20: Repeat rnd 16.

Rnds 21-28: [Repeat rnds 17-20] twice. At end of last rnd, change to A, fasten off B.

Wrist Chart

Sleeve

Rnds 29-32: With A, repeat rnds 17-20.

Rnd 33: Repeat rnd 17

First increase section:

Rnd 34: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, hdc in next st, bpdc around same st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, hdc in next st, bpdc around same st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, join. (10 [12] bpdc, 20 [24] fpdc, 5 [6] hdc)

Rnd 35: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, join. (15 [18] bpdc, 20 [24] fpdc)

Rnd 36: Ch 2, cross, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, cross] 4 [5] times, join.

Rnds 37-39: Repeat rnd 35

Rnd 40: Rep rnd 36

Rnd 41: Rep rnd 35

Second increase section

Rnd 42: Ch 2, bpdc around first st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [hdc in next st, bpdc around same st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, bpdc around each of next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, join. (16 [19] bpdc, 20 [24] fpdc, 4 [5] hdc)

Rnd 43: Ch 2, bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around each of next 2 sts, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 9 [11] times, join. (20 [24] bpdc, 20 [24] fpdc)

Rnd 44: Ch 2, bpdc around next st, cross, [bpdc around each of next 2 sts, cross] 9 [11] times, join.

Rnds 45-47: Repeat rnd 43

Rnd 48: Repeat rnd 44

Rnds 49-54: Repeat rnds 45-48, then rep rnds 45-46 once more.

Sleeve Chart

Thumb edging

Join B with sl st in any st or row along thumb opening, 14 sc evenly spaced around opening, join.

Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Left Gauntlet

Fingers

Work as for Right Gauntlet.

Thumb opening

Rnd 7: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, ch 12, dec, hdc in next 7 [10] sts, hdc in same st as beginning ch-2, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 8 [11] hdc, 1 dec, 12 chs)

Rnd 8: Ch 2, cross, [bpdc around next st, cross] 4 [5] times, dec, hdc in next 8 chs, dec, hdc in next 9 [12] sts, join. (5 [6] bpdc, 10 [12] fpdc, 17 [20] hdc, 2 dec)

Rnd 9: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, dec, bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, dec, hdc in next 3 sts, dec , hdc in next 7 [10] sts, hdc in same st as beginning ch-2, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 12 [14] fpdc, 11 [14] hdc, 3 dec)

Rnd 10: Ch 2, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 4 [5] times, bp dec, fpdc around each of next 2 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, dec, hdc in next 9 [12] sts, join. (6 [7] bpdc, 11 [13] fpdc, 11 [14] hdc, 1 dec, 1 bp dec)

Left Thumb Opening Chart

Hand, Wrist, Sleeve, and Thumb Edging

Work as for Right Gauntlet.

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