'Power gloves'
The evolution of these joyful knitted accessories
Life got in the way last week. My eldest son has been off school for much of the past fortnight and what with work commitments too, well…I ran out of time to post on here. Something had to give.
One thing I did have time for over the weekend was to repair my Seasalt gloves again. They’ve seen me through many winters and undergone numerous mends. The latest hole has meant they’ve been out of commission for a while and I finally found time to fix the damage. The result is joyful and I love wearing them!
My son has dubbed them my ‘power gloves’ due to the bright, visible patches that now adorn the digits. The little flashes of colour that brighten my day pop out on the grey wool background, and the gloomy skies beyond. They are quite attention-grabbing, so they make a wonderful conversation starter on the wonders of visible mending, and repair in general.
I’ve written about these gloves on here before and they continue to evolve each time I repair the holes. This time I managed to take a few process shots, so although this post today must be brief – I’m still catching up after the lost workdays – I wanted to share my latest glove repair.
My mending kit for this repair:
Darning needle
Snips
Darning yarn in yellow and green
The wooden end of a needle felting tool (the handle end of my darning mushrooms were too thick so I searched through my kit for something the right width. You could also use a thick pen, wooden spoon or other kitchen utensil)
Here’s how I did this repair:
For the fingertip repairs I’ve done a traditional stocking darn which is woven on the back or inside of the knit
Starting just outside the hole, I wove a warp vertically over and under alternate loops – up one row and down the next
Next, I wove the weft horizontally over and under the new warp threads
Finally, I wove the ends back into the darned area to secure them
Note: it’s important to leave loops at the end of each warp and weft row to allow for movement. If they are woven too tight, without enough give, wear can cause stress at the edge of the hole and create a new hole in need of repair!
What’s coming up this week:
My mending pile: I’m slowly working away on a jumper of my husband’s that has been nobbled my moths and has numerous holes.
Next week on The Mending Kit: I’m undecided. Possibly another jumper or it could be a jeans knee repair.
Want to read some more of my posts about darning? You can find them here: Darns from The Mending Kit.
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These are fab!