Glittens
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| "Glittens"
are a combination of mittens and gloves. They feature a mitten cap that folds
back and tucks under the cuff (or can be secured with a button) and under that,
a kind of glove with the tops of the fingers omitted to allow for freedom of
movement. I made these in January 2003 for our rural delivery letter carrier, Terry. I had noticed him wearing ratty commercial ones and thought he deserved handspun/handknit ones for all the beyond-the-call-of -duty service he gives us. The "glittens" are made of one ply of Elspeth Wilkinson's "Forest" colorway of dyed New Zealand Romney wool and one ply of an undyed medium-brown New Zealand Romney wool. The pair weighs 3.85 ounces and used approximately 259 yards of yarn. |
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| Above, glittens as seen from the top--just like mittens. Below left, right-hand glitten is shown with mitten cap folded back and tucked under the cuff. Below right, same right-hand glitten, but left glitten is shown palm-up to show ribbing across the bottom of the cap for a snug fit when being worn as mittens. | |||||||||||
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