I've worn them every winter, and they've traveled with me on every cold-weather trip since then. Last week, I noticed that my thumb felt a little chilly...
I inspected the rest of the gloves and found a couple more weak areas,
including a couple of the finger tips.
I still have a lot of the Rowanspun 4ply discontinued yarn that the gloves were made with, but none of the light green. I decided to reinforce the weak spots with a darker green (mostly because it was already wound into a ball). I knew it would show, but really, a darned spot is a badge of honor- proof that the gloves have been worn and loved.
For the most part, I just re-tightened the tips, and duplicate stitched the weak spots.
It's a textured yarn, with nubblies, so the surface isn't totally smooth.
Voila! Good for another six or seven winters!
2 comments:
excellent - I do this as well with all my winter knits
excellent - I do this with my gloves and socks as well
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