Winter Gloves - Favorite Style?

There seems to be a variety of gloves out there marketed for wintertime that all claim to keep your hands warm. They come in many different configurations and made from a variety of materials. I want to know what YOU prefer when it comes to your winter glovewear.

Me personally?

I like a fingerless knit glove that has a mitten cover.

Fingerless Gloves with Mitten Flap

It gives me the dexterity to accomplish fine tasks while giving me the ability to keep my fingers warm when not needed.

How about you?

i have a pair just like yours that i bought some years ago. I love them.
That said, I almost never use them. They are super cute but not practical for me. Instead of the maybe-mitten super cuties, I inevitably find myself using either fingerless rubber-nubbin-stubbed knit cotton work gloves, or rubber-nubbin-stubbed normal cotton work gloves with my pointer and thumb cut out for the inevitable phone/security/etc reasons. I very rarely am in below-zero cold, so the fingerless ones work good enough for my needs.
My major issue is grip. I'm outside walking the monster dog or driving and I need to hold fast. The second-biggest issue is (also dog related) washability. My sweet little intarsia mittens are not going to stand up to repeated washings, so I just buy a bundle of these fingerless gloves and wash them as often as I need.

Trick question.  So, the Permi answer is “It depends”.  In northernMinnesota, I used what was called Choppers. Leather mittens with a removable liner.  The liner I usually used was gloved.

Here is southern Illinois I use the same heavy work glove that I use in the summer. When the temp drops into the teens, I switch to leather work glove with a faux fur lining

These are my favorite gloves!




I used to take my gloves off to do work, set them down somewhere and then not have gloves when I wanted them.  Now with these, I can just push them up my sleeve if they are in the way.


They were so easy to make.
I knitted them in the round and only made a thumb hole.  My hands stay really warm and my fingers are free to do stuff.

Hi Samantha,

I can see where an old small sweater could be put to good use.

John F Dean wrote:Hi Samantha,

I can see where an old small sweater could be put to good use.

Hello John!
Old sweater or an old sock!  I was inspired to make these when I found them on the Skills to Inherit Property (S.K.I.P.) textiles project list.

Here is the link:
https://permies.com/wiki/153534/pep-textiles/Knit-crochet-pair-fingerless-gloves

Alas, I live on "the wet coast" - so my favorite winter glove is a medium weight rubber glove! My hands get much colder if they get wet, and the only way I can hope to keep them dry is with rubber gloves!

Not too mention, when they get muddy duck shit on them, I just rinse them off with the hose!

I work construction outside and homestead. My go to system for when I need dexterity is 1)fingerless wool gloves (add a hand warmer packet on the back of the hand) then 2) standard rubber dipped stretchy work gloves (may have to size up from your normal summer size) and then Showa Japanese fisherman’s gloves as a shell when I can get away with it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08W8NYFGB?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Those gloves are the toughest rubber gloves I have ever owned at any price, and they actually do breathe (slightly).  They don’t dry as well as a removable liner, but way better than most lined goretex gloves.

If it’s mild I do fingerless wool gloves with fingerless leather work gloves over them. If it’s cold, same thing but with fingers. I even waxed the leather to make it more water resistant.