Fingerless gloves are a great thing for an artsy Southerner such as myself. They give your hands added warmth in the winter, but don't smother them like conventional gloves. Plus, since your fingers are free, you're provided with the added dexterity of movement that those marshmellow finger blobs don't offer. Or, if it happens to get really cold, you can layer your spiffy fingerless gloves under real gloves/mittens. Fingerless gloves can cost a lot in the store. I bought a book to figure out how to knit them, but that was not a success. Determined, I came up with this alternitive:
Find an old sweater, preferably one that's shrunk a tad. Cut the arms off at the length you wish your gloves to be. (I like mine to end at the wrist. This way you can use the sweater cuff to hold it all on.) Cut a hole in the side where your thumb comes out, and presto! fingerless gloves. Try to felt these in your washer so that nothing wravels.
(The gloves pictured are from www.urbanoutfitters.com.)
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