Punk Rock Corset Gloves

The perfect accessory for your punk rock lifestyle. I dreamed up these gloves at a concert where the lead singer was wearing regular striped arm-warmers in grey and black. I thought, How cool! But I can do better...

They are knit straight with shaping on both sides for the wrist, then finished with an applied i-cord for either side of the "corset" with extra spaces for the lacing holes. Rock on friends.

LEVEL

Intermediate to Advanced

SIZE

Fits most adults

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Length: 11 inches
Width (at ends): 6 inches
Width (at middle): 4 inches

MATERIALS

MC = Caron Simply Soft [100% acrylic; worsted weight 4 ply; 315 yd per 170g skein]
CC = Red Heart Soft Yarn [100% acrylic; worsted weight; 4 ply; 256 yds per 140g per skein]; 1 skein each color
[MC] Black
[CC] Red
1 set US #8/ 5 mm straight needles
1 set US #8/ 5 mm double-point needles
Tapestry needle

GAUGE

18 sts/24 rows = 4 inches St st

PATTERN NOTES

The sizing for this pattern allows for 1-2 inches of space where the laces go over bare skin (that and it stretches nicely to form fit your arm). So when the measurement above says 6 inches, it will fit a hand that is 8 or 9 inches around the knuckles.

St st stripes will always be four rows to a color.

The applied i-cord is knit with spaces in order to lace up the gloves. There are no spaces in the cord where the thumbs go. The knitted portions of the border i-cord bands that don't use picked up stitches form arches which will be your lacing holes.

READ THESE BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
ssk = slip slip knit.
k2tog = knit two together.
sl = slip stitch. psso = pass slipped stitch over.
knit one from body = knit the next stitch on the needle holding picked up stitches.
sldpn = Slide stitches to opposite end of dpn, RS facing, don't turn to face WS. (Makes i-cord)
MC = main color (black), CC = contrasting color (red)

BODY BEGIN

CO 26 st in MC.
Row 1 [RS]: *[k1, p1] repeat to end.
Row 2 [WS]: *[p1, k1] repeat to end. [Seed stitch]
Repeat rows 1 and 2 four more times [Six rows of seed stitch total]
Row 7[RS]: Change color to CC. k to end of row.
Row 8[WS]: p to end of row.
Continue to p every WS row.
Row 9: k
Row 11: Change color to MC. k to end of row.
Row 13: k

BODY DECREASES

Row 1[RS]: Change color to CC. k1, ssk, k 20 st, k2tog, k1.
Row 2[WS]: p
Continue to p every WS row.
Row 3: k
Row 5: Change color to MC. k1, ssk, k 18 st, k2tog, k1.
Row 7: k
Row 9: Change color to CC. k1, ssk, k 16 st, k2tog, k1.
Row 11: k
Row 13: Change color to MC. k1, ssk, k 14 st, k2tog, k1.
Row 15: k

BODY MIDDLE

Row 1[RS]: Change color to CC. k to end of row.
Row 2[WS]: p
Continue to p every WS row.
Row 3: k
Row 5: Change color to MC. k to end of row.
Row 7: k
Repeat rows 1-8 one more time [4 stripes over 16 rows knit]

BODY INCREASES

Row 1[RS]: Change color to CC. k1, kfb, k 14 st, kfb, k1.
Row 2[WS]: p
Continue to p every WS row.
Row 3: k
Row 5: Change color to MC. k1, kfb, k 16 st, kfb, k1.
Row 7: k
Row 9: Change color to CC. k1, kfb, k 18 st, kfb, k1.
Row 11: k
Row 13: Change color to MC. k1, kfb, k 20 st, kfb, k1.
Row 15: k

BODY FINISH

Row 1[RS]: Change color to CC. k to end of row.
Row 2[WS]: p to end of row.
Continue to p every WS row.
Row 3: k
Row 5: Change color to MC. k
Row 6 [WS]: *[k1, p1] repeat to end.
Row 7 [RS]: *[p1, k1] repeat to end. [Seed stitch]
Repeat rows 6 and 7 four more times [Six rows of seed stitch total]
BO.

FINISHING (Body)

Cut yarns leaving at least 6 inch tail. Thread MC yarn onto tapestry needle and sew in tail on WS.

APPLIED I-CORD TRIM [LEFT BORDER]

(See chart for border placement)
With WS facing, begin to pick up stitches. You will begin at row 1 on chart.
Follow chart pattern from bottom to top.
pu 1, skip one st, *[pu 3 st, skip one st], repeat from * to thumb opening [34 stitches on needle]
pu 16 st, skip one st
*[pu 3 st, skip one st], repeat from * to last 2 st, pu 2. [58 stitches on needle]
Turn so RS is facing

CO 2 st on dpn.
Row 1: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 2: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 3: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 4: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 5: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 6: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 7: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 8: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn
Row 9: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Repeat rows 5-9, one more time [2 times total, 8 stitches on needle]

Begin Thumb portion:
Row 1: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Slide stitches to opposite end of dpn.
Repeat Row 1, 15 more times [16 rows total]

To the end:
Row 1: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 2: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 3: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 4: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 5: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 6: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn
Row 7: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Repeat rows 3-7 ten more times [11 times total]
Last stitch on body: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso.
BO stitches.
Cut yarn and sew in tail.

APPLIED I-CORD TRIM [RIGHT BORDER]

(See chart for border placement)
With WS facing, begin to pick up stitches. You will begin at row 73 on chart.
Follow chart pattern from top to bottom.
pu 2, skip one st, *[pu 3 st, skip one st], repeat from * two times to thumb opening [8 stitches on needle]
pu 16 st, skip one st
*[pu 3 st, skip one st], repeat from * to last st, pu 1. [58 stitches on needle]
Turn so RS is facing

CO 2 st on dpn.
Row 1: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 2: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 3: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 4: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 5: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 6: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 7: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn
Row 8: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Repeat rows 4-8 ten more times [total of 11 times]

Begin Thumb portion:
Row 1: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Slide stitches to opposite end of dpn.
Repeat Row 1, 15 more times [16 rows total]

To the end:
Row 1: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 2: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Row 3: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 4: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 5: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 6: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn
Row 7: RS stil facing, k2. Sldpn.
Repeat rows 3-7 one more time
Row 13: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
Row 14: k1, sl 1, k1 from body, psso. Sldpn.
BO stitches.
Cut yarn and sew in tail.

FINISHING (Laces)

Measure 1 piece of MC yarn 36 inches long (3 feet). Thread onto seaming needle and thread into opening you have made in the applied i-cord border. Alternate like you're lacing shoe laces (As shown in pictures).

Pattern (First half)

Pattern (Second half)

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