A friend once told me that tribal tattoos are for people with no imagination. I disagree!
I like to draw tribals, just let my imagination take my pencil out on a adventure on the blank paper, anything can happen! No-one ever told me that I lack imagination.

Worked in the round, using double pointed needles or long circular needle for Magic Loop.
Casting on at the cuff and knitted up towards the palm.
Gusset thumb.

Yarn:
50 g of DK weight yarn. Sample knitted in Malabrigo Yarn; Silky Merino, color; 472 Nocturn. 137 m (150 yards) / 50 g (1.76 ounces)

Needles:
a set of 5 dpn’s or circular needle for magic loop 3.5 mm (US 4) or to obtain gauge

Gauge:
19 sts and 30 rows = 10 cm (4 inch) in stockinette, worked in rounds.

Notions:
1 Cable Needle
2 (4 for Magic Loop) Stitch Markers
2 Stitch Holders or scrap yarn

Charts:
Charts are written from right to left, from down upwards.
Charted only for the cable part, rest of the pattern in written.

Sizes:
S M, L = 19 21, 23 cm / 7.5 8, 9 inch palm circumference.

Abbreviations:
BO = Bind off
CO = Cast on
K = Knit
LLI = Left leaning increase
M = Stitch marker
P = Purl
PM = Place stitch marker
RLI = Right leaning increase
Rep = Repeat
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sl = Slip the stitch knit wise
SM = Slip stitch marker
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tbl = into the back loop (of a st)