Sewing Fingerless Mitts
Winter quarter is in full swing now and it has been raining for weeks! My poor fingers are cold all the time, so I took a break from textbooks and made these yesterday.
They were completely free too! Finny made a pair the other day and I totally love the idea. The material is from a sweater that I got from the giveaway bins in UCSC's laundry rooms. There is so much great stuff in there! I am amazed at what the students will give away.
I cut the arms halfway to the elbow, keeping the cuff at the bottom, and then turned them inside out. Measure on your hand and carefully open a hole in the seam with a seam ripper. Embroider around the edges of the holes and you are done. I didn't finish the top edges of these, but I imagine that you could embroider them or sew on a cuff.
The whole project took less then an hour. Enjoy!
Very clever.
Very resourceful.
And also very good looking.
Thank you for the tip.
Posted by: Natalie | November 04, 2008 at 07:31 AM
Wow, these are fantastic! I clicked over from Sew, Mama, Sew. I was afraid I'd have to actually KNIT to make these for my little sister. Thanks!
Posted by: myrnie | November 04, 2008 at 08:44 AM
What a fabulous idea! I've been seeing these crop up all over lately, and not knowing how to knit, I taught myself to make them on a knitting loom. Way easier (for me, anyway) than needles. But your method is by far the easiest. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lisa Clarke | November 04, 2008 at 06:04 PM
Well, isn't that clever. Guess I'll be hitting the $1 bin next weekend to make me a pair or two.
Posted by: single mom with tiny tot | November 04, 2008 at 07:26 PM
Very great Idea!!
Posted by: Organizing Mommy | November 15, 2008 at 12:32 AM