Adult Gaunlet Hand Warmers

I knitted this for a friend who just recently started to get joint pain during this season's coldest winter. Since it's mostly the back of her hand that's aching, this hand warmer would keep the back of her hands warm, and yet keep her fingers free for daily indoor chorus.

Just like the Toddler Hand Warmer, this is knitted in rectangle, with increase around the thumb area. Then the finished piece is seam together, and the "ring" of the glove is crocheted on.

To adjust for bigger size, increase pattern stitch by 4, increase thumb increase by 2, and add 4 more sts to the palm side.

Needle: 3.75mm for cuffs, & 4.5mm

Hooker: 3.75mm

2 stitch markers

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft in dark brown

Size: Adult Small

bytb - bring yarn to back of work

bytf - bring yarn to front of work

Patt. St

RS:

k1, *p3tog (don't slip to the other needle, leave it on the current needle), bytb, k3tog (the same 3 sts that was purled), bytf, p3tog (the same 3 sts), then slip to other needle, k1*; rep * to *

WS: p

Note: 

• p on WS throughout
• inc 2 sts for thumb opening on every 5th row

Right Hand

CO 38 with 3.75mm

Work 1x1 rib till piece measures 1" ending on WS

Switch to 4.5mm needles

k 1 row

p 1 row

[RS facing, work patt st over 17 sts, k4, k17 ] ; rep [ ] till piece measures 2" from CO, ending on WS

RS facing, work patt st over 17 sts, [pm, m1, k4, m1,]--> thumb inc, k17

Rep highlighted row, inc thumb every 5th row, until thumb inc = 12 sts, ending on WS

[RS facing, work patt st to marker, k12, k17 ] ; rep [ ] till piece measures 3.5" from CO, ending on WS

RS facing, work patt st to marker, BO12, k17

WS facing, BO17, CO 4, p17

[RS facing, Work patt st over 17 sts, k4]; rep [ ] till piece measures 4.5", ending on WS

RS, k 1 row

WS, BO but do not fasten off the last sts.

Using 3.75mm hook, ch-5, attach to the "crease" - red line (refer to diagram above) with an sc, ch-7, attach to crease with sc, ch-8, attach to crease with sc, ch-5, attach to edge, fasten off.

Seam together starting from CO.

Left Hand

Notes: working the left hand is simply knit first (for palm), then work the pattern stitch

CO 38 with 3.75mm

Work 1x1 rib till piece measures 1" ending on WS

Switch to 4.5mm needles

k 1 row

p 1 row

[RS facing, k17, k4, work patt st to end] ; rep [ ] till piece measures 2" from CO, ending on WS

RS facing,  k17, [pm, m1, k4, m1,]--> thumb inc, work patt st to end

Rep highlighted row, inc thumb every 5th row, until thumb inc = 12 sts, ending on WS

[RS facing, k17, k12, work patt st to end] ; rep [ ] till piece measures 3.5" from CO, ending on WS

RS facing, k17, BO12, work patt st to end

WS facing, p17, CO 4, p17

RS facing, BO 17, k4, patt st to end

[RS facing, Work patt st over 17 sts, k4]; rep till piece measures 4.5", ending on WS

RS, k 1 row

WS, BO but do not fasten off the last sts.

Using 3.75mm hook, ch-5, attach to the "crease" (refer to diagram) with an sc, ch-7, attach to crease with sc, ch-8, attach to crease with sc, ch-5, attach to edge, fasten off.

Seam together from CO