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Crochet tip-1:
Replace first dc on round with 1 ch, and finish with 1 sl st in ch from beg of round.
Replace first tr on round with 3 ch, and finish with 1 sl st in 3rd ch from beg of round.
Replace first dtr on round with 4 ch, and finish with 1 sl st in 4th ch from beg of round.
Crochet tip-2: When working dc over dtr, crochet in dtr, but when working dc over fan with picots crochet between sts. Make sure the picot sits at the front of piece.
Decreasing tip:
Dtr: work 1 dtr but wait with the last YO and pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), work next dtr and when doing the last pull-through pull thread through all 3 sts on hook. 1 dtr dec.
Dc: work 1 dc but wait with the last pull-through (= 2 sts on hook), work next dc and now pull thread through all 3 sts on hook. 1 dc dec.
Increasing tip: Inc 1 dtr by working 2 dtr in 1 dtr.
Fan pattern: See diagram M.1.
Textured pattern:
Worked on all sts not included in M.1. The textured pattern follows the pattern in M.1, i.e. when working dc in M.1 work dc in textured pattern and when working fans in M.1 work dtr in textured pattern.

Glove: Worked from the fingertips towards the hand, i.e. all the fingers are crochet first. Little finger: Crochet 4 ch with crochet hook size 3 mm with Alpaca and form a ring with 1 sl st in the first ch. Work 8-10-10 tr in ring – see Crochet info-1. Continue in the round with 1 tr in each tr until finger measures 5-6-7 cm. Cut the thread and put piece aside.
Ring finger: Crochet 4 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in the first ch. Work 10-10-12 tr in ring. Continue in the round with 1 tr in each tr until finger measures 6-7-8 cm. Cut the thread and put piece aside.
Middle finger: Crochet 4 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in the first ch. Work 12-12-14 tr in ring. Continue in the round with 1 tr in each tr until finger measures 7-8-9 cm. Cut the thread and put piece aside.
Index finger: Like middle finger until finger measures 6-7-8 cm. Cut the thread and put piece aside.
Thumb: Crochet 4 ch and form a ring with 1 sl st in the first ch. Work 12-14-16 tr in ring. Continue in the round with 1 tr in each tr until finger measures 5-6-7 cm. Cut the thread and put piece aside.

Right hand: Work 1 tr in 5-6-6 tr on ring finger, continue with 1 tr in 6-6-7 tr on middle finger. Now work 1 tr in each tr round the index finger, continue with 6-6-7 tr on the other side of middle finger and 5-6-6 tr on the other side of ring finger = 34-36-40 tr (there will be small holes between fingers, sew these tog afterwards). Cut the thread.
Now work 1 tr in 4-5-5 tr on little finger and continue round the hand, at the same time dec 6 tr evenly – see Decreasing tip – and finish with 4-5-5 tr on the other side of little finger = 36-40-44 tr on round. Insert a Marking Thread (MT) in the side of little finger (marks the side of glove).
Remember the crochet tension and see Textured pattern!
Continue int he round as follows:
1 dtr in each of the first 18-21-23 tr, M.1 on the next 9 tr, 1 dtr in each of the next 0-1-2 tr, M.1 on the next 9 tr and 1 dtr in each of the last 0-0-1 tr on round.
Continue like this until piece measures 4 cm from MT at side.

Now work next round including thumb as follows: 1 st in each of the first 18-20-21 sts, 1 st in each tr round the thumb and then 1 st in each of next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of the last 0-0-1 sts on round = 48-54-60 tr on round.

Insert a new MT at the other side of piece, i.e. 6-7-8 thumb sts on each side of MT. Continue as before, at the same time dec for thumb gusset as follows:
Dec 1 dtr/dc on each side of MT on thumb on every round a total of 6-7-8 times – see Decrteasing tip = 36-40-44 sts.
When all dec are complete work 1 round as follows: 1 st in each of the first 18-21-23 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of the next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts and 1 st in each of the last 0-0-1 sts on round.
Insert a new MT in piece, and now measure piece from here.
Work next round as follows:
1 st in each of the first 0-1-1 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of the next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of the next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts, 1 st in each of the next 0-1-2 sts, M.1 on the next 9 sts and finish round with 1 st in each of the last 0-0-1 sts.
Continue like until piece measures approx 3 cm from MT. Now inc 1 dtr – see Increasing tip – in each dtr-section (i.e. between fans = 4 inc) on every 3 cm a total of 3 times = 48-52-56 sts. Incorporate inc sts in pattern as you go along, i.e. increasing no of sts between M.1. When piece measures approx 12 cm from MT, cut the thread.
Left hand: Like right hand, but mirrored. Mirror pattern as follows: After the little finger, ring finger, middle finger and index finger have been crochet tog continue as follows: work 1 dtr in each of the first 0-0-1tr, M.1 on the next 9 tr, 1 dtr in each of the next 0-1-2 tr, M.1 on the next 9 tr and 1 dtr in each of the last 18-21-23 tr on round.
Assembly: Sew the small holes between fingers.

Explanation to pattern diagram

	=	tr
	=	dtr
	=	dc – see Crochet info-2!
	=	tr with picot, i.e. work tr as usual, then work 3 ch and 1 sl st in the first of these 3 ch.
	=	this row is explained in pattern, beg on next row.

Diagram