Title: Now When the Rain Falls 
Fandom: The Scarlet Pimpernel
Rating: G
Content notes: none
Summary: Fingerless gloves inspired by the Scarlet Pimpernel musical.



INTRODUCTION AND NOTES
In the concept album of The Scarlet Pimpernel, there's a song from before Marguerite knows who the Scarlet Pimpernel is, where she is grieving the fact that her husband seems to fall out of love with her. These gloves pay subtle tribute to that song, while still being good for everyday wear and not overtly fannish. The wrist has a geometric rain motif, while (since it really is the existence of the Pimpernel that's causing all her problems) the back of the hand has a shadowy beaded pimpernel.


PATTERN

Supplies:
30g fingering weight yarn (I used Serenity Sock Weight, in Charcoal)
1 hank 6-stranded embroidery floss
340 size 6/0 e beads
Chart here

Gauge:
15 sts= 2"
20 rows=2"

Abbreviations used:
K: knit
K2tog: knit two stitches together as one.
P: purl
Patt: pattern
Pcm: place chart marker (there are two of these)
Ptm: place thumb marker (there are also two of these)
Scm: slip chart marker
Sl: slip
Ssk: slip next stitch as if to knit, slip next stitch as if to knit, slide left needle through two slipped stitches from left to right and knit both stitches together.
St: stitch
Stm: slip thumb marker
Wyif: with yarn in front


String 170 beads onto yarn.

Cast on 56 sts in (K3, P1) pattern on US size 1 needles. Join to knit in the round, being careful not to twist.

Round 1: *K3, p1, repeat from * to end.
Rounds 2-5: Repeat round 1.
Round 6: *K1, slide 1 bead up, sl 1 st purlwise wyif, k1, p1, repeat from * around.
Rounds 7-9: Repeat round 1.
Round 10: Repeat round 6.
Rounds 11-12: Repeat round 1.
Round 13: Repeat round 6.
Rounds 14-15: Repeat round 1.
Round 16: Repeat round 6.
Rounds 17-18: Repeat round 1.
Round 19: *K1, slide 1 bead up, sl 1 st purlwise wyif, k2, repeat from * around.
Round 20: Knit.
Round 21: *Slide 1 bead up, sl 1 st purlwise wyif, k1, repeat from * around.
Round 22: Knit.
Round 23: *K3, slide 1 bead up, sl 1 st purlwise wyif, repeat from * around.
Round 24: Knit.
Round 25: Repeat round 21.
Round 26: Knit.
Round 27: Repeat round 19.
Round 28-39: Knit 12 rounds.
Round 40: Ptm, m1, ptm, k to end of round.
Round 41: Knit.
Round 42: Stm, m1, k to marker, m1, stm, k to end of round.
Round 43: Knit.
Rounds 44-51: Repeat rounds 42 and 43 4 times until you have 13 stitches between the markers.

RIGHT HAND Round 52: Stm, m1, k to next marker, m1, stm, k32, pcm, work first row of RIGHT HAND pimpernel chart, pcm, k to end of round.
LEFT HAND Round 52: Stm, m1, k to next marker, m1, stm, k13, pcm, work first row of LEFT HAND pimpernel chart, pcm, k to end of round.

Round 53: K to first chart marker, scm, work next row of pimpernel chart, scm, k to end of round.
Rounds 54-64: Repeat rounds 52 and 53 until you have 21 stitches between the thumb markers. End with an increase round.
Round 65: Remove thumb marker, sl next 21 sts to waste yarn, remove thumb marker, cast on 2 sts using backwards loop method, k to next marker, scm, work next row of pimpernel chart, scm, k to 1 st before cast on sts, ssk.
Round 66: K2tog, k to chart marker, scm, work next row of pimpernel chart, scm, k to end of round.
Rounds 67-69: K to chart marker, scm, work next row of pimpernel chart, scm, k to end of round.
Rounds 70-72: Knit.
Rounds 73-79: *K3, p1, repeat from * to end.
Bind off in patt.
Using embroidery floss, embroider leaves between the petals with stem stitch as shown.

Thumb

Slip 21 sts from waste yarn onto needle. Pick up 3 sts at top of thumb, k20, ssk, mark beg of round.
Round 1: K1, k2tog, k to 2 sts before end of round, ssk.
Round 2: Repeat round 1.
Round 3: K1, k2tog, k to end of round.
Bind off.