Easy DIY Fingerless Gloves from a Sweater

Remember last winter when I showed you how to make fun stuff from old sweaters? I put new life into these old sweaters by upcycling them into DIY Bootcuffs, and Mittens. (Oh, wow, I really need to redo those photos, lol).

Well, I personally really like fingerless gloves and honestly, they are much, much easier to sew than mittens. This is a super quick project with no knitting or crochet required.

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Easy DIY Fingerless Gloves from a Sweater

Supplies

– Old Sweater
– Fabric Scissors or Rotary Cutter and Rotary Cutting Mat
– Sewing Machine or Needle and Thread
– Ruler

Measure the Sleeve and Cut

First, you need to decide how long you want your fingerless gloves to be, then cut the sleeves 1″ longer to allow for the hem. I wanted gloves to be 9″ long so I cut the sleeves off at 10″ from the cuff.

If your sweater is very bulky, you may want to pin the edges before cutting them so keep it from raveling.

Hem the Edge

Turn your sleeve inside out, fold over about 1″ of the cut edge, pin in place and stitch all the way around. Again, if your sweater is particularly bulky, you may need to stitch twice. (Sorry, my camera had a brain-fart so I don’t have a pic of this step)

Stitch the Thumb hole

Put your hand in the sleeve to figure out where to stitch the seam for the thumb. You may need another person to help you with this. On the inside of the sleeve, sew a ‘V’ between thumb and forefinger. I double stitched to make sure it would hold up. Next, you want to carefully cut out the ‘V’.

Turn right side out and repeat with the second sleeve. The sleeves for this old sweater were nice and snug on my arms. If yours are too loose, simply fit them to your arm, pin and sew along the inside.

These sweater fingerless gloves are also a great gift idea for Christmas or Birthdays.

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