Finally finished! / myLot

United Kingdom

November 8, 2021 3:40am CST

A long time ago, at the start of the year, I started knitting a pair of fingerless gloves, using some interesting yarn that was a blend of colours. The snag was I hadn’t realised that the periodicity of the yarn would mean that the gloves would come out looking completely different - one in bright shades and one much more muted. So I carried on to knit another two, hoping that I would get the same mix again and thus end up with two pairs. But then I accidentally knitted the right hand twice, so I had to continue and knit two more left hands! So finally I had six gloves almost finished. But by this time it was spring and my time got taken up with gardening rather than knitting, and the gloves lay, almost finished, for months. Now at last I have managed to sew up the sides and they are done! All I have to do now is decide which two go together best. All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.

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I wear fingerless gloves a lot - I have always suffered from cold hands. I have several pairs on the go at once; one pair for going out, one for wearing in the...

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19588)

• London, England

8 Nov 21

Looks like you've got gloves for the next three winters!

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Fleur

@Fleura (30539)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 21

I wear this type a lot, and so do both the girls. Little One has already 'bagsied' one pair and I think a friend will have another.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (19588)

• London, England

9 Nov 21

@Fleura I have mitts, but seldom wear them these days

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Nawsheen

@Nawsheen (28643)

• Mauritius

8 Nov 21

You did a wonderful job. Are you going to sell them?

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Nawsheen

@Nawsheen (28643)

• Mauritius

11 Nov 21

@Fleura These looks so professional that I thought you were going to sell them

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Fleur

@Fleura (30539)

• United Kingdom

11 Nov 21

@Nawsheen Oh thank you! I wear this type a lot and so do my two daughters so I'm sure they will all be used.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30539)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 21

Thanks. I didn't plan to sell them.

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wilsongoddard

@wilsongoddard (7291)

• United States

10 Nov 21

They are cute, and I like the slightly mismatched vibe. I think that the best match-ups are #1 and #6, #2 and #5, and #3 and #4.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30539)

• United Kingdom

10 Nov 21

Thanks. And for the pairs, I wasn't sure whether to go for 3 and 5, but I think now they're all finished, you're probably right.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472004)

• Switzerland

8 Nov 21

I remember the little accident about the right hand knitted twice. They all look pretty.

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Fleur

@Fleura (30539)

• United Kingdom

8 Nov 21

Thank you. I still have some of the yarn left so if the last pair don't match well enough I may have to knit another!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472004)

• Switzerland

9 Nov 21

@Fleura Those gloves are great for winter, I am sure that friends will ask for a pair if you knead more.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (341780)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Nov 21

Now that is the sort of thing I'd do! I might try to crochet some but I'm wondering if they'd be as soft as knitted ones. I crocheted a singlet top once, all in one piece, just had to stitch the seam at the top of the shoulder which should have been simple but I sewed the two front straps together then the two back straps together and ended up with a very funny garment. Luckily it was an easy fix.