Gauntlet'D!

Who doesn't love 'em? For serious. We all know Susan does.

My general pattern for gauntlets:

Use dpns in the suggested size for the yarn you'll be using (Make it machine washable!)
CO as many stitches as will make a circle with an 8 inch diameter
Row 1: purl
Row 2: knit
Row 3: purl
Row 4: begin pattern (Remember that if you are putting a pattern that just covers one side of the gauntlets, like Virb's here, to move the thumb hole to create a left and right gauntlet.)
Continue in your pattern for 8-9 inches.
To make the thumb hole, just make a square at this point about an 1 inch cubed. Then continue in your pattern for another 2.5 inches.
Finish by doing one row purl, one knit, one purl, and then bind off.

This photo is of Virb's gauntlets. Virb got a pretty little pattern on the top of her gauntlets: purl 1, knit 2 basic figure-8 cable, purl 1, knit 4 basic figure-8 cable, purl 1, knit 2 basic figure-8 cable, purl 1, knit 4 basic figure-8 cable, purl 1, knit 20 (total 35 sts). The effect kind of reminds be of Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.