fingerless gloves: my first felting project!

[iSiSfae]

hey all. i had to share these as they're too cute!

 

i made a pair of fingerless gloves with mitten tops a week ago and love them! to me they look store bought and they were not only my first attempt at felting, but my first pair of gloves ever.

(click on the photo to be directed to the pattern)

 

i used one skein Paton's Classic Marino Wool, worsted weight in peacock (the pic does not really show the beauty of the color). i added twisted cord loops and buttons to help keep the tops down when not used. and i felted them in a wash bag in my top loading washing machine using hot water and a touch of detergent and fabric softener. they were totally easy taking only a few hours per glove and had the pair done in a weekend.

 

i might make a few pairs to sell on ebay, we'll have to see.

 

what do you think?

[karillia]

Those are awesome! I have never tried to make gloves either, but would love to try. Great job!!

[jpr54_]

beautiful-what pattern did u use?

[diamond]

What cool gloves!

[christinascrochethaven]

Those are awesome! Fabulous job:hug

[JCB]

Those are great! I was just looking at a pair of the mitt/gloves in a catalog yesterday... maybe I'll attempt to make a pair.

 

Joan

[yarncat]

Wow!!

[iSiSfae]

for those who asked, here's where i got the pattern

 

http://www.crochetandknitting.com/mitglov2.htm

[angel]

Great gloves

 

-- Michelle

[AntoinetteMarie05]

Thanks for the pattern. I think i'll try to make some.

[MrsD]

Wonderful! My daughter just bought a pair of those mitten top gloves and they're really great; love yours!

[hookjunky]

What size hook did you use? I would like to make some felted ones as well and am concerned about the fit after felting. When I felt I don't like to be able to see the stitches so I usually put it through a couple of times. Would you say I needed a larger hook than the pattern calls for?

[ChainOFools]

You did a great job on them!! They look really cozy

 

My question was similar to hookjunky's...just wondering if you used a bigger hook or made the gloves themselves bigger to account for the shrinkage with felting?

[iSiSfae]

What size hook did you use? I would like to make some felted ones as well and am concerned about the fit after felting. When I felt I don't like to be able to see the stitches so I usually put it through a couple of times. Would you say I needed a larger hook than the pattern calls for?

 

i used a j-hook as the pattern recommended that for larger hand sizes, and i have pretty big hands for a girl (large palms, long fingers) and the pattern is very easy to customize (i have ten rows in the palm instead of the 4 or 5 she calls for in the pattern, just b/c my palms are so long)

 

the gloves fit just right before felting, but they were a bit too long as went down my arm a bit and were hard to wear with a coat. and they stretched so much that they had quite large holes in them that bothered me enough that i decided to felt them. after felting the gloves and the holes became significantly smaller (as can be seen in the pic), with the holes becoming nearly invisible. i shared before and after pics with the pattern creator, and she very kindly posted the pics and my testimonial with the pattern. take a look at the pics, you might be able to judge the sizing.

 

the only issue i had with the felting, was the mitten top became a bit too tight for me, but it's stretching out nicely from me wearing them almost every morning (it's been quite cold). i also wore them wet and let them air dry on my hands to create a custom fit.

 

but to be truthful... i was really going blindly into the felting. i was just hoping the holes would become small enough so the gloves could actually keep my hands warm in the chilly new england winters. and the results were quite desirable. i might make a pair for my brother for christmas, but with a few modifications (like making the wrist a bit longer and the palm a bit wider, might even use an N hook as his hands are wider than mine)

 

i hope that answers your question!