Celtic Cable Fingerless Gloves

Supplies
Circular needles or DPNs, size 4
Worsted weight yarn, any color or brand
2 stitch markers

Cable needle

Abbreviations

CB4 (cable 4 back) place 2 stitches on cable needle, hold in back, knit 2, knit the two from the needle.
CF4 (cable 4 forward) place 2 stitches on cable needle, hold in front, knit 2, knit the two from the needle.
CR3R (Cable 3 Right) place one stitch on cable needle, hold to the back, knit two, purl the stitch from the needle.
CR3L (Cable 3 Left) place 2 stitches on cable needle, hold to the front, purl 1, knit the 2 from the needle.
CR4R (Cable 4 Right) place 2 stitches on cable needle, hold to the back, knit two, purl 2 from the needle.
CR4L (Cable 4 Left) place 2 stitches on cable needle, hold to the front, purl 2, knit 2 from needle.
K1M1 (knit one, make one) knit one stitch and before slipping it off the left needle, insert the right needle into the back of the stitch to draw through second loop.

Cast On 48 stitches on circular needles.

Rib stitch x2 for six rows.

Begin cable pattern; repeat the following panel twice per row:

Celtic Cable Panel

R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16

(P2, C4B, P2) x3 P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P1, CR3R, (CR4L, CR4R) x2, CR3L, P1 P K K P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P K K P CR3R, P1 (P2, C4F, P2) x2, P1, CR3L K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K  K2, P2, (CR4R, CR4L) x2, P2, K2 K K P P K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K P P K K (K2, P2) x2, P2, C4B, P2, (P2, K2) x2 K K P P K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K P P K K K2, P2, (CR4L, CR4R) x2, P2, K2 K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K CR3L, P1 (P2, C4F, P2) x2, P1, CR3R P K K P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P K K P P1, CR3L, (CR4R, CR4L) x2, CR3R, P1 P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P P P K K K K P P

Complete the panel once, then repeat rows 1 through 10.

On row 11, K1M1 x2 after the first 24 stitches to begin thumb gusset for the left glove. For the right glove, insert gusset increases after the 48^th stitch. Place stitch markers here so you know where they are.

From this point, only do the panel pattern on the back half of the glove, with a standard knit stitch for the palm.

Continue the panel as before up to row 16, increasing at gusset by K1M1 x 2 every 4th row until you complete the panel for the second time. Repeat rows 1 through 8 again, increasing your gusset each 4th row.

Gusset increases will occur on rows 11, 15, 3, and 7. There will be 12 gusset stitches total.

Place the gusset stitches on reserve yarn.

Finish the panel pattern from rows 9 through 16, with the standard knit on the palm and cable pattern on the back. You will have completed the cable pattern three full times.

Rib x 2 six more rows and bind off.

Place gusset stitches back on the needles and pick up four more from the index finger side.

Rib x 2 for six rows and bind off.

Weave in ends.