My 21 year old daughter brought me a page of the J Crew catalog and asked if I could make her a pair of gloves "just like" the ones shown. How could I say no? The result is the "J Crew" style gloves shown here, and I added the matching hat. ( The original hat & gloves were made using "chunky" yarn, but I like sport weight yarn for gloves, so that's what I used).
J CREW STYLE GLOVES
Materials: 1 skein of sport weight wool (I used Brunswick "Pomfret"
wool, from the stash; 1 skein of 200 yards made the gloves with
some left over), plus small amount of 2 contrasting colors for the stripe. The "authentic" J Crew color choices are:
charcoal grey with red & white stripe, navy blue with light grey
& white stripe, or taupe heather with navy blue & white
stripe.
Your teenage/young adult wearer will approve of any of these color
choices.
Cast on 40 sts and divide on 3 dp needles, marking beg of round with
stitch marker; work in k2,p2 ribbing for 3". Change to
stockinette
stitch & begin thumb shaping: inc 1 stitch at each side of
stitch
marker (1 stitch at beg of round & 1 stitch at end of round) EVERY
OTHER ROUND 6 times, then EVERY 4th ROUND 3 times--58 stitches.
Work
even until glove measures 5 1/2" from beginning.
K first 8 stitches and place on holder for thumb. Work to last
7 stitches, then place them on same holder as 1st 8 stitches (I found
that
placing all the stitches on a waste piece of yarn worked better than
using
a metal stitch holder). Next round: K22, inc 1, K21 (44 stitches
total). Divide these stitches evenly and work 1 more round, then
work stripe pattern: 2 rows CC1, 1 row CC2, then 2 rows
CC1.
Now continue in MC until piece measures 1 1/2" from where you put the
stitches
on the holder for the thumb.
Fingers: Divide 11 stitches for the 1st finger (6 from one
side,
5 from the other)--put remaining stitches on waste yarn or stitch
holder.
Working around on dp needles, pick up and knit 1 st at beg of round (I
usually twist that stitch to help avoid a hole), k11, pick up and knit
1 st at end of round--13 sts. Work in rounds till finger meas. 2
1/2". K2 tog on next 2 rounds (since you're working on an uneven
# of sts, you'll end up with 1 st, which you knit). Cut yarn,
leaving a tail, and thread the tail through the remaining stitches, pulling
them closed tightly. Fasten off. Pick up 13 sts from holder for
middle finger (7 from 1 side and 6 from the other). Pick up 2
extra stitches from between fingers as above, and work around on 15 sts for
3". K2 tog next 2 rounds, then fasten off as above. Pick up 11 sts
and 2 extra stitches for the next finger, work around for 2 1/2", dec &
fasten off as above. Pick up 9 sts and 2 extra stitches for the
little finger, work around for 2", dec & fasten off as above.
Thumb: pick up 15 sts from your waste yarn or holder for the thumb,
and pick up 2 extra sts as above. Work around for 2". Dec.
& fasten off as above.
With needle & yarn, sew up any holes between fingers, weave in
ends.
Make 2nd glove same as first.
NOTE: You may want to change to smaller DP needles when
you are doing the finger/thumb decreases; it helps make the "loops"
smaller
and looks a bit better when you are fastening off your fingers.
J CREW STYLE HAT
Materials: 1 skein sport weight yarn, small amounts of 2 contrasting
colors.
Needles: I used a US #4 16" circular needle and a set of #4 dps, as
I wanted the gauge to be a little bit tighter. 5's are ok too...
Gauge: around 6 sts=1" on #4 needles.
Cast on 112 stitches and work in rounds in k2,p2 ribbing for
2".
Change to stockinette st (knit every round), inc 2 stitches in the 1st
round. Knit until hat measures 5 1/2" from beg. Work
stripes:
2 rounds CC1, 1 round CC2, 2 rounds CC1. Switch back to MC, work
even until piece measures 7 1/2" from beg (you may want to try it on at
this point and make sure it's long enough to fit your head)
Top shaping: (change to dp needles when hat is too small to work on
circular needle).
Rnd 1:*k2tog, k4; rep from * to end of round.
Rnd 2: *k2tog, k3; rep from * to end of round.
Rnd 3:*k2tog, k2; rep from * to end of round.
Rnd 4:*k2tog, k1; rep from * to end of round.
Rnd 5: k2tog around.
Cut yarn, leaving a tail, and thread the tail through the remaining
stitches, drawing up tight. Weave in any ends.
NOTE: the "real" J Crew hat had a little "hanging loop" at the
top. I didn't put it on as DD disdains any sort of cutesie stuff on her
hats,but you could make one by crocheting a chain and attaching it at the
top,or making a small I-cord and sewing it on the top.
This pattern created by Laurie Kynaston, 1999 of VINTAGE KNITS.
You are welcome to use it for your personal knitting, not for resale.
