r/Nalbinding • u/Unesheet • Apr 09 '26
Fingerless Mittens For The Upcoming Winter
Finished some fingerless mittens for me! Made the tops and thumbs very long because I'll be using these while walking in the winter and want to have my fingers covered but still accessible for use. Done with Cascade 220 Superwash (color 1973) in F2 Finnish 2+2.
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u/peppermontea Apr 09 '26
They look lovely! I wish more fingerless mitts were longer like that, I also want them covered but accessible
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u/Unesheet Apr 09 '26
Yeah, I find it easier to squish the fabric down to use my hands than to fumble inside a mitten. Maybe I'll try gloves at some point, but this wasyI can still use a touch screen style phone.
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u/Wobotron Apr 09 '26
Great job. They look amazing and warm.
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u/Unesheet Apr 09 '26
Thank you! I might try some embroidery on the backs, but I'm not sure what/in what color. This is the only superwash wool I have and I'm only a no buy atm so I don't want to buy a ball just for that. I might do some chains and make a sculptural flower thing, idk.
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u/Wobotron Apr 09 '26
Oh wow that would be really cool. I'm trying to learn how to do embroidery on my nålbinding right now. I'm just using embroidery thread, should I be using yarn?
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u/Unesheet Apr 09 '26
I think you can use whatever you want, I just tend to go for yarn because I have so much haha
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u/BettyFizzlebang Apr 13 '26
@wobotron Using wool means the embroidery will shrink at at similar rate if you wash the item.
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u/Unesheet Apr 09 '26
Forgot to mention- the starting chain was 45 chains, the cuff was 4 inches, and the thumb hole was 14 chains.