Seventeenth-century leather and gold bobbin lace gauntlet gloves now in the collection of the Fashion Museum in Bath, England inspired Vicki Square’s modern interpretation. These exquisite knitted and embroidered gloves will be the talk of the town.

Difficulty Intermediate

Finished Size 7” hand circumference and 8” long from wrist to fingertip; gauntlet measures about 6.5” from wrist.

Yarn Weight 1

Yarn Cloudborn Baby Alpaca Fingering (100% baby alpaca): #21-104 cerulean heather (light blue; MC), 2 skeins; #21-108 midnight heather (dark blue; CC1) and #21-006 silver heather (gray; CC2), 1 skein each. Yarn distributed by Craftsy.com.

Needles Size 1 (2.25 mm): straight and set of double-pointed. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; size C/2 (2.75 mm) crochet hook; waste yarn for provisional CO; stitch holders; tapestry needle; light-colored sewing thread and handsewing needle for defining embroidery pattern; fine tapestry needle to accommodate 3 strands of embroidery floss; DMC embroidery floss in #3371 dark brown, #647 light green grey, #3031 medium brown, #612 light khaki, #869 golden brown, #498 dark cherry, #3750 navy blue, #3831 pomegranate, #3809 peacock blue, #3712 coral, #3848 light peacock blue, #300 dark sienna, #932 very light blue, #918 medium bright sienna, #3051 dark olive, #976 medium orange, #3052 medium sage, #729 yellow ochre, #3348 light lime, and #738 light tan.

Gauge 32 sts and 40 rnds = 4” in St st.

Note The gauntlet is worked back and forth in rows, then embroidered. Stitches for the hand are picked up and worked in the round from the cuff to the fingertips.