Following on from my crochet block stitch ear warmer and plaid effect interlocking block stitch hat I am still continuing with the winter accessory theme, I really liked how my plaid effect hat turned out with the interlocking block stitch and wanted to make some fingerless gloves/wrist warmers using the same effect.

I didn’t want to match the colour schemes on the hat and gloves completely so I opted to keep two of the colours the same and change the spearmint wool to a light beige.

The grey: DK wool, no idea where I got this one from, I normally keep them with the labels but for some reason this one seems to have lost its one!.

The light beige: DK wool, HobbyCraft Everyday DK in beige.

The blue: DK wool, Stylecraft Special DK in Aster (1003).



Crochet Plaid/Interlocking Block Stitch Gloves/Wrist Warmers Pattern:

Materials:

• 4mm crochet hook.
• Scissors.
• Darning needle.
• Wool: 3 colours. I used grey (colour 1), blue (colour 2) and light beige (colour 3).



Notes:

• Change colour on last yo of previous stitch.



Plaid Gloves/Wrist Warmers Pattern:

4mm hook, colour 1.



Ribbed section:

ch9, sc into 2nd ch from hook, sc along rest of row.

Rows 1-33: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc along the row in back loops only (A how to guide on ribbed stitches can be found here).

Main part of gloves:

Row 1: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 33sc along the top of the ribbed section, placing an sc into the end of each row.

Row 2: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 2sc into 1st stitch, 10sc, 2sc into next stitch, 10sc, 2sc into next sc, 5sc, 2sc into next sc, 4sc, 2sc into next sc (39sc.)

Row 3: ch3 (counts as a stitch) 2tr/dc, (ch3, skip 3, 3tr/dc) 6 times. Change to colour 2.

Row 4: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc, ch3, skip 2 (3tr/dc – on into each stitch two rows below, ch3, skip 3) 5 times, 3tr/dc – on into each stitch two rows below, ch3, skip 2, sc into top of ch3 from row below. Change to colour 3.

Row 5: ch3 (counts as a stitch) 2tr/dc – one into each tr/dc two rows below, (ch3, skip 3, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc two rows below) 5 times, ch3, skip 3, 2tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, tr/dc into final sc. Change to colour 1.

Row 6: Repeat row 3, change to colour 2.

Row 7: Repeat row 4, change to colour 3.

Row 8: Repeat row 3, change to colour 1.

Row 9: Repeat row 4, change to colour 2.

Row 10: Repeat row 3, change to colour 3.

Row 11: Repeat row 4, change to colour 1.

Row 12: Repeat row 3, change to colour 2.

Row 13: Repeat row 4, change to colour 3.

Row 14: Repeat row 3, change to colour 1.

Row 15: Repeat row 4, change to colour 2.

Row 16: Repeat row 3, change to colour 3.

Row 17: Repeat row 4, change to colour 1.

Row 18: Repeat row 3, change to colour 2.

Row 19: Repeat row 4, change to colour 3.

Row 20: Repeat row 3, change to colour 1.

Row 21: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc, 2tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, 3sc (3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc two rows below, ch3, skip 3) 4 times, 3tr – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, 3sc, 2tr/dc- one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, sc. Change to colour 2.

Row 22: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 6sc, ch3 (skip 3, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, ch3, skip 3) 3 times, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, ch3, skip 3, 6sc. Change to colour 3.

Row 23: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 6sc, (3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc two rows below, ch3, skip 3) 4 times, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, 6sc. Change to colour 1.

Row 24: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) 6sc (ch3, skip 3, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below) 4 times, ch3, skip 3, 6sc.

Fasten off.

In colour 2:

Cast on in the 6th sc along from the right side – the stitch just before the first ch3 section (pull up loop, ch1, sc into same sc), (3tr/dc- one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, 3sc) 4 times, 3tr/dc – one into each tr/dc 2 rows below, turn leaving rest of the row unworked. Change to colour 3.

Row 1: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc along row. Change to colour 1.

Row 2: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc along row. Keep colour 1.

Row 3: ch1 (doesn’t count as a stitch) sc along row, fold glove in half wrong sides together and sc down the side and around the thumb whole.

Fasten off.

• Turn glove inside out so right sides are facing together and sew along the the side edge to join.

• Turn out the right way.

• Make another so you have a pair.