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Clement Dragon Gauntlets by Ruth H. Bennett

These gauntlets were designed for a swap on ravelry. I had been knitting the Clementine Shawlette (Interweave Knits, Spring 2007) & had a brain pop for how to adapt the basics of that lovely lace pattern to a simple, yet elegant, gauntlet. Depending on your color & fiber choice, they could have either a Victorian or Fantasy look to them. These could be super glam with an addition of beads in the Purls of the single stitch garter column between the YOs (ala Eunny Jang method)
... Of course, the cuffs may be knitted longer or shorter to modify the look as well.

Yarn: Patons Grace, 100% cotton (136 yds per skein. Pattern uses about 200 yds)
Needles: Size 4 Dpns, or size needed to obtain gauge
Size: Ladies Medium (I would use size 5 or 6 Dpns with same counts to make a Large or size 2 or 3 Dpns to make a Small)
Gauge: For Medium, 24 sts & 32 rows in lace pattern= 4” after blocking

Basic Lace Pattern: (These are knit in the round! If you are knitting flat for a gauge swatch, reverse Purls for Knits on even rows. As with any swatch, adding garter borders helps, too! Please refer to the pattern for the Clement Lace Scarf from my July 2008 posts if you want a stitch by stitch for knitting a flat version of this lace for a swatch.)

Row 1 & 3: (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*,K1 [repeat ( ) 5X= 41 sts]
Row 2: (P1, K7)*, P1 [repeat ( ) 5X= 41 sts]
Row 4: (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P1 [repeat ( ) 5X= 41 sts]


Gauntlets: (make 2)

Row 1: Longtail CO 41 sts
join yarn, place marker, & work in round
Row 2: Purl all sts
Row 3: Knit all sts
Row 4: Purl all sts
Row 5- 32: Work in lace pattern *(P2SSO = pass 2 Kwise slipped sts over 1 knit stitch)

Begin Thumb Gusset: (CAUTION! This part may yet be buggy & in need of correction!)

Row 33: Kfb 1st & last stitch of patt.= 43 sts
Row 34: P1, (P1, K7)*, P2 [repeat ( ) 5X= 43 sts]
Row 35: K1, M1, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 45 sts]
Row 36: P2, (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P3 [repeat ( ) 5X= 45 sts]
Row 37: K1, M1, K1, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K2, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 47 sts]
Row 38: P3, (P1, K7)*, P4 [repeat ( ) 5X= 47 sts]
Row 39: K1, M1, K2, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K3, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 49 sts]
Row 40: P4, (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P5 [repeat ( ) 5X= 49 sts]
Row 41: K1, M1, K3, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K4, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 51 sts]
Row 42: P5, (P1, K7)*, P6 [repeat ( ) 5X= 51 sts]
Row 43: K1, M1, K4, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K5, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 53 sts]
Row 44: P6, (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P7 [repeat ( ) 5X= 53 sts]
Row 45: K1, M1, K5, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K6, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 55 sts]
Row 46: P7, (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P8 [repeat ( ) 5X= 55 sts]
Row 47: K1, M1, K6, (K1, YO, K2, P2SSO, K2, YO)*, K7, M1,K1
[repeat ( ) 5X= 57 sts]
Row 48: P8, (P1, K1, P5, K1)*, P9 [repeat ( ) 5X= 57 sts]
Move 8 sts each end of work to waste yarn & tie or place on another Dpn to be made into the thumb later....
Row 49-68: Work in lace pattern.
Row 69-71: Work palm edge in garter. After last knit row, BO* in knit.

Thumb:

Distribute the 16 reserved sts onto 3 Dpns. Pick up 2 sts to close thumb/palm gap = 18 sts. Leave a long tail to sew up gap, Knit 4 rows in garter stitch. After last knit row, BO* in knit. Weave in all loose ends & Voila`!
*(To avoid the common problem of a super tight cotton bound edge, I followed this technique:
(BO4, M1, BO) until all sts are bound off. It is not necessary, but it does make it more comfortable.
*** Big Thanks to DragonKnits for test knitting this pattern & pointing out some GLARING MATH ERRATA in my transcribing!!! Don’t worry. It’s been fixed... mostly....

*** Thanks to Tonya, aka "The Shizknit", for modeling these gauntlets! Fabulous!!!

So, anyone want to do some test knitting? I'd love to hear the feedback!
Please feel free to share any & all corrections & suggestions so I can write the best pattern possible.

There is one specific "design feature" of which I am NOT fond: as the thumb & gusset of these are worked in garter stitch (which I do feel looks best as it matches the cuffs...) there is 1/2 a row of knit stitches which doubles on opposing sides of each thumb.
It is a minor thing. Barely noticeable to anyone who doesn't knit... But, it bugs the bejeebees out of me! Any suggestions?
I know. It would never show if the thumb & gusset were done in stockinette as is routine...