Thursday, August 13, 2009

i heart stripey fingerless mittens

I don't know if you all remember that two-week stint in June
when I was too sick to get out of bed but well enough to
watch lots of cooking and crafting shows. I had
just found the instructions for these adorable items in a
Martha Stewart magazine, so I started in on them during my
recovery phase and just finished them today. I thought they
would be mine for winter, but they were quickly adopted by
my daughter! I like them -- maybe I'll make another
pair that go higher up the arm for myself.

8 comments:

Laelia Watt said...

Did you see any instructions for one with ONLY fingertips? My fingers are always cold

Susan Cepin said...

Hee hee! That would be so cute. Like a bunch of stripey finger puppets. I don't know if I'd be cut out for that kind of knitting, though -- very tiny!!

Susan Cepin said...

So I did a little research and found an actual website called fingergloves.com. How 'bout that? Looks like they're for skin protection purposes, though, not warmth.

Kelsea Nicole said...

I love these! I am tempted to make myself a pair, but I suspect they would get torn up on my wheelchair wheels. I may have to search around for another pair of fingerless biking gloves, like I used to have.

Susan Cepin said...

I'm sure you can find a more sturdy option out there. It's crazy how many options come up on a "fingerless glove" google search.

Laelia Watt said...

:D finger puppets...haha...that's a great idea! I should just buy ten wool finger puppets and put them on my fingers! Wouldn't that get some stares, me with a menagerie on my hands...I could find a mouse, a bear, a cow...

Dorkys Ramos said...

These are so cute, I could definitely use them in the office. My hands are always freezing cold, but typing with gloves is annoying.

Susan Cepin said...

Laelia - you would be extra entertaining! My kids would LOVE it!
Dorkys - you could make a fun fashion statement at work with these, especially if you knitted them up in a few different colors! Of course, that's something I would do and then people would be teasing me for my fingerless glove fetish. Maybe just one pair. In black. Keep us posted.