It's hard not to feel like a big dork when modeling a pair of gloves, no matter how much you love them (& your cool new ring) & how charming your six year old photographer is.
On the other side of the lens, focusing a camera you can barely hold up turns out to have its own set of challenges.
They are, perhaps, better suited to still-life photography.
Now is the season of my freezing fingers, & I have picked up another new pair of fingerless gloves since last I talked lovingly about them, but shortly afterwards I realized that though I think (in a purchase-justifying kind of way) I want to wear them while working, I sort of can't because they're too nice. So then I thought, well, what about that drawerful of felted sweaters that you keep collecting but not doing anything with? Two seams each once I got the pattern figured out, & the felted wool is the perfect combo of warm & slightly stretchy.
Of course, now I love these too much to work in them. Oh, cozy, cozy, dilemma.
Oh man! That ring is too cool. I like the photo; think of it as "edgy."
I have the same dilemma with my aprons...I can't actually get anything *useful* done with the really neat ones, so they hang decoratively. And the same old white trashed-up, washed-a-thousand-times one gets used...every single day.
Posted by: Marcelle | November 20, 2007 at 06:29 PM
OH these are great! **Off to make a pair***
Posted by: Stephanie D | November 21, 2007 at 10:59 AM
These are awesome! I've been thinking a lot about felted wool lately. I never seem to find any felted or felt-able sweaters at the thrift, apparently everyone in New Hampshire is either a) to smart to throw their sweaters in the dryer or b) hording all of the feltable goodness for themselves. BUT - I have a homemade pair of socks that I accidentally felted - with holes in the heels, and I've been thinking...this is a great way to reuse homemade socks that have been completely worn through. And they're pretty much the perfect shape for fingerless gloves! So long story short - thanks - I'm totally going to do this!
Posted by: geek+nerd | November 21, 2007 at 02:50 PM
very cute! might have to try...
Posted by: meg | November 21, 2007 at 06:36 PM
You have made some really funky fingerless gloves. They are awesome. I made som wrist warmers (have photos on my blog), but they are completely different from yours. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Ravenhill | November 22, 2007 at 09:48 AM
Oooh, these are great! I'll have to start digging through my felted sweater stash to make some for myself :)
Posted by: Cassi | March 27, 2008 at 11:05 AM
It looks fabulous! Loving the ring!
Posted by: Carol | April 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM