Learn Something New: The Palm Gusset

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janehp83 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:45:12 GMT

I have yet to master a completely knitted glove. I have been crocheting the hand portion and knitting the wrist portion. I'm self taught as are many of my friends. This looks easy enough to follow. Thanks for sharing.

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Maxileen — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:09:34 GMT

I like the thumb gusset, although I don,t know how to knit the thumb gusset.

Are there any instructions for making the thumb gusset on hand warmers at knitting daily?

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MariaG — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:42:19 GMT

Tips om hur man kan lägga till en saknad tumkil...

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kudzucat — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:07:13 GMT

I had saved the original article and just referenced it about a month ago when doing a pair of fingerless gloves. It was very helpful.

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LucyT — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:10:24 GMT

Great article! My palm is 81/2' wide, only 3 3/4" long, with thumb sticking straight out almost 90 degrees. Any ideas on how many increases and how quickly to increase?

Gramaleana

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AngelaV — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:23:04 GMT

I imagine there are very few hands out there that fit a commercial pattern perfectly. Most patterns for gloves will suggest stitch counts for the gusset based on ?? Not sure what they are based on. Which is why I wrote instructions for measuring your hand so you can write a pattern to fit (your hand, your gauge). It is published at www.tkga.com and is available as a "members only" free download. Membership costs $30 a year, and includes a subscription to Cast On magazine. (please forgive me, interweave, for mentioning another publication on your site!) Just to be sure there is no misunderstanding, I did receive a flat fee for my pattern, and receive absolutely no compensation for downloads.

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Sushiggins — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:57:11 GMT

I really like this style of gusset. The way it grows out the the palm is very beautiful.

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dahardey@msn.com — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:20:55 GMT

I learned to do a thumb gusset last fall when knitting some bath mitts. I had tried to stay away from them before, opting not to knit gloves or mitts at all. LOL. It was so easy, and I can't imagine taking the time to knit gloves or mitts without a gusset. I've knit several pair of mittens in wool for my MIL, who has rheumatoid arthritis. She uses them for driving. I'm now off to knit a pair of gloves. It's really not hard. Just take it slow and make sure you have a good pattern to start with. Happy knitting!

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MaryK@71 — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:33:51 GMT

Thank you for this article. It should lead to much better fitting gloves and mittens too!

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Rockymtnknitter — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:24:20 GMT

This article was very helpful. Thanks!

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jean02 — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:21 GMT

Thumb gussets are mandatory for a good fit, IMHO. I also prefer the side gusset to the palm gusset. For plain mitts this makes L and R hand mitts the same. Sure, the mitt quickly stretches to become either left or right handed but kids don't notice this and for their mitts, this tends to distribute the wear

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Kathleen Cubley — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:31:32 GMT

Hi All,

Here's the entire article from Knits Winter 2003. It talks about four different thumb gussets and provides directions for all. Hope this helps those of you who want more direction.

www.knittingdaily.com/.../106328.aspx

Kathleen

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LindaD — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:06:08 GMT

I also have a hard hand to fit, large palm, small wrist and short fingers. i hope to use this information to perfect the fit.. Is it possible to expand further on fitting? Thank you for the article.

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NormaMMA — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:52:31 GMT

Wonderful - thanks for sharing...without the gusset, the thumb would be so uncomfortable as to render the glove/mitten useless..Norma

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Cindy Bruni — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:47:51 GMT

This former Spokanite (Indian Trails) loves all of your newsy posts. I had always wanted insider advice on gussets to finish a long-abandoned glove!