quilted fingerless gloves

Interesting question, Jeanne. Fingerless gloves to what purpose? To prune attack rose bushes? I've met a lot of them. For birthin' babies? Tuning a piano for an outside concert in a blizzard? I've often thought I'd enjoy fingerless gloves to keep me warm (and protected) and still have my fingers out loose. Would down between the fingers be clumsy? If not, would they slip and slide and be annoying? I just don't know. Glad I could help. Polly

to keep my warm hands thru winter and still be able to type, make cups of tea, do stuff round the house. we dont use a lot of heat but rather dress warmer and get as much winter sun into the house as possible. main living area and bedroom faces due north so if it is sunny, we can open curtains all day and close them at sunset.

knitted gloves go between the fingers and work ok. tho knitting is probly easier to make that join than quilted. so i'm thinking just more like a long quilted sleeve with a fabric loop round the thumb to hold it all in place and maybe one more loop round the middle finger too. maybe finish off the seam up the side so i can somehow adjust the closure there. havent thot that thru as yet. while googling ran across glove-mittens where the mitten part over the fingertips folds back out of the way onto the back of the hand when you need to use your fingertips for whatever. that should be easy enough to quilt a half circle and perhaps button it on. thats about as far as i've gotten now. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... > just thinking as i pass the time waiting to see if dh will call and need

that wasnt a very good description. sorry bout that. try this... make a quilted rectangle that goes from the knuckles across middle of hand back up the wrist with the open side on the thumb side. two ways now either add a loop to go round the thumb or stitch a bit of the knuckle end back til you get to the thumb, leave an opening for the thumb, then stitch the rest back a few inches. beyond that up the wrist side could have another loop on one side and a button on the other side to join them. with a pretty button on back of the hand...make a long half circle sort of that goes over the fingers and back beyond the knuckles a wee bit for the mitten part with a loop to go over the button as the join. might want loop and button on the bottom too. not sure yet. hmmmm. maybe that is clear enough, who knows, lol. might not even work as that is only how my brain figured out how it 'might' work. j.

Would something like my wrist brace work? But making it to cover more of your hand, of course. It has Velcro straps to keep it snugged up..... and in place.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

these are "fisherman's gloves" and there are a few patterns out there though mostly knitted and crochet. I have the crochet pattern.

As far as between the fingers, it wouldn't take much to sew the two sides together even if they are small strips. Taking heavy yarn and weaving would also be a possible way to connect the two sides.

FWIW

Donna in WA

yup, that is pretty much what i had in mind only looser. my wrists get cold on the desk here in winter. sometimes i heat up my rice bag but wrist covers seem like they'd work better for me in winter. i'll have to play with the design a bit more. not a fan of velcro around the other clothes. might stick with button and loop version, tho have to think it thru a bit more to be sure. thanks for the pix, Leslie. j.

"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ... Would something like my wrist brace work? But making it to cover more of your hand, of course. It has Velcro straps to keep it snugged up..... and in place.

Leslie & The Furbabies > that wasnt a very good description. sorry bout that.

eeeeek, Roberta, the first thing i knitted was baby socks, thot they'd be easy cuz they were small. took me 6 times unpicking the first sock to get it right, then it was too small so had to unpick and rework the pattern to get them to fit. got there in the end but what a lot of nonsense for me. have knitted only a few things since then. so no extra wool laying around the house to play with. tho i do have all nanas (no idea where to put the ' ) knitting needles here.

whatever i do will probabaly be longer than watchband spot, i think. who knows. still thinking this one thru a bit more. j.

"Roberta" wrote... Seems easier to knit them, I even have a pattern somewhere. Made a pair for my sister->just thinking as i pass the time waiting to see if dh will call and need me

Wouldn't fingerless gloves be mittens? ;~)

nope, they are gloves without fingertips so you have the sense of touch needed for doing somethings but still have most of your hand covered for warmth. they have just the palm covered and maybe half an inch up the fingers or to the middle knuckle to hold it in place. actually come to think of it, others i've seen have palm covered but not held in place round any part of the fingers at all. i dont really favour that type much tho. google images and you'll see what they look like. oh and there are also fingerless gloves with the end part of mittens attached so they can be used or flipped over the back of the hand out of the way when you need to have the touch of your fingertips like for typing, sewing, whatever you need them to do. those are called either mitten gloves or glove mittens or i've even seen them called glittens. you'll find those on google images too. fwiw, j.

"Bonnie Patterson" wrote ... Wouldn't fingerless gloves be mittens? ;~)

fingerless gloves were originally called fishermen's gloves.

Donna in WA

fingerless gloves were originally called fishermen's gloves.

Donna in WA

I laughed. We have fishermen in this family that would fish in a birdbath. They'll love the hooks/gloves idea. Polly

feel free to use my idea, Ms Polly. pair of gloves, hooks, needle, a bit of thread and you're in business. cant wait to see what they catch. dibsys if they have any swordfish steak going on the barbie. i love swordfish steak, yummmmm. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... I laughed. We have fishermen in this family that would fish in a birdbath. They'll love the hooks/gloves idea. Polly

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