The problem with gloves/mitts when walking the dog — you can’t open the plastic poop bag with your fingers covered! In browsing the internet last night I found a pattern for fingerless glove that looked intriguing ( http://crochetme.com/media/p/90002.aspx). I made lacy fingerless gloves last year, but these are more solid, and they had a thumb! So this afternoon, after 4:00, I started crocheting. I had to use two different colours as I had only one ball of each colour (Queensland Collection Merino Spray – 100% extra fine merino wool; 4mm crochet hook) which wasn’t quite enough to make a pair of gloves. I was amazed at how easy the pattern was and how quickly they made up. My 9:00 o’clock the gloves were done — and I had time for supper, walking the dog and a couple of phone calls in between. Now I have to test these in “the real world.”
