Comments on: hand-shaped fingerless gloves http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/ The crafty journal of a crochet pattern designer and multi-crafter with a passion for making cute and realistic animals. Thu, 23 May 2013 06:55:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Nancy http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/comment-page-1/#comment-163726 Nancy Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:50:58 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=9071#comment-163726 Hi June,
Thank you for your clear explanations and demonstrations! I have referred back to your site for reverse single crochet, and have recommended it to friends.
I belong to a prayer shawl group, and put the RSC on a shawl. Now I’m completing a baby blanket in pastel yellow and using ivory for the RSC edging.
God bless you,
Nancy

]]> By: Judy Carlson http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/comment-page-1/#comment-163361 Judy Carlson Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:10:07 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=9071#comment-163361 Great idea! They look good too. I wish my brain worked better in 3-D like your does. Maybe if I exercised my right brain more I could!

]]> By: June http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/comment-page-1/#comment-163351 June Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:53:16 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=9071#comment-163351 No measuring required, Doug! With a foundation single crochet instead of a starting chain, I could just wrap it around my wrist to see when it was large enough, and then start spiralling from there. One advantage of crochet over knitting is that, as there’s only one live stitch which you can easily secure with a stitch marker, you can stop for a fitting at any point, as often as you want. (That’s also an advantage of making these for yourself, not someone else – a recipient may get sick of trying them on every couple of rounds…) I only tried them on 3 or 4 times to check my guesses, as I’m very used to visualising a 3D shape in my head and then reproducing it in crochet, but you could do as many fittings as you need to stay on track and keep it fitted but not too small.

I’m also interested in seeing how they hold up to wear and tear – I was going to whip up a few more pairs, but I think I’ll give these a good test run first and see if they get saggy or wear out too quickly. I’ll report back after some serious wear-testing…

]]> By: Doug http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/comment-page-1/#comment-163350 Doug Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:37:08 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=9071#comment-163350 I’ll second Monica’s request re: fit.
Specifically, did you measure your hand and then the yarn, or did you test-fit as you did reach round? (Or something else?)
I’m very curious how the yarn will hold up re: getting saggy from multiple uses, will it lose it’s spring, etc…
Thanks! This is such a cool thing!

]]> By: Monica Ballinger (MagicalAmigurumi) http://www.planetjune.com/blog/hand-shaped-fingerless-gloves/comment-page-1/#comment-163348 Monica Ballinger (MagicalAmigurumi) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:30:23 +0000 http://www.planetjune.com/blog/?p=9071#comment-163348 WOW! Amazing! I have been putting off making myself some hand/wrist warmers for some reason unknown to me, and now I think I know! I was waiting for this! ;) hehe

Thanks for the suggestion of making them to “fit” our hands, and the suggestion of the yarn, I wouldn’t have thought about trying to find a stretchy yarn to crochet something like this!

Thanks June!

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