Monica Knits

The following finger decreases are based on using three (3) 2.25 mm dpns and 1 working dpn. For solid colored gloves where there is no color or stitch pattern to preserve, decreasing by 3 sts, equally spaced in each round is satisfactory. Start on the round that represents the total number of sts on your needles. For this example the thumb has 22 sts, so I decreased 1 st and then began on the round that applied to 21 sts. Read more ... for details.

The decreases begin 3/8" below the top of the finger, when measured with the glove on the hand. The pattern below places the decreases at the beginning of each needle until 9 sts remain, as a memory aid and to minimize the chance of forgetting a decrease. It is important to measure this distance on the hand. If you knit a snug finger design, the number of rounds may be higher to compensate for lateral stretch.

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