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Serendipity gloves - to redo a slipover

Mar 15th, 2005 by iHanna

Have you seen the movie Serendipity? It was on TV this weekend, and I saw it again. It is a silly but cute chick flick about how serendipity should work in our lifes… Serendipity is a great word, it means:

    The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident!

    A word invented by Horace Walpole it appears!

And that is also the story of this pink slipover that I bought and then accidently washed in the washer not knowing/checking that it was pure wool!

It shrunk in the wash!

A year ago I would have cast it away and been sulky. But now I’ve read Do Redo, a book about how to use felted stuff in new ways.

So I washed the slipover once more in 60 degrees, and then made a pair of gloves!

Do redo this slipover!I used a old pair of black knitted gloves as a pattern and cut out the pices out of the pink felted slipover. Thick and soft material, perfect for finger gloves.

I cut out the thumb part separate since the slipover was so small (narrow).

Me on the floor cuting with sissors
Me on the floor. I didn’t have “time” to make a pattern, but using a old pair of gloves worked nicely. I stitched the pices toghether with thin sewing thread and then I embrodered roses on the back of the hand, using superfluous wool from the very long socks-project.

My pink wool gloves
And this is how they came out! Pink, close fit and very girly looking. The waist part is covering the wrist and foldes to a perfect dubble size.


Close up on the embroidered pink rose. Also made free hand with no pattern.


And then I made a little flower brooch in the same wool material. I really like it and want to do more! Fun, fun fun!

So that is how serendipity works when it works correct. And mysterius are the ways of craft.

Posted in Sewing, Tutorials, Recycling

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13 Responses to “Serendipity gloves - to redo a slipover”

  1. on 15 Mar 2005 at 20:56   Ulla

    Do-Re-Do…do it more.You really succeded in making soft mittens,romantic mittens.Wellcome spring….where are you?-23C!!!!
    Lovely knit-alog-stockings just perfect these days.

    I have this book just now and yes it’s really worth washing woolthings in warm water.And the decorations…so many possibilities.
    Ulla

  2. on 16 Mar 2005 at 0:18   mimik

    great job! I love the embroidery :-)

  3. on 16 Mar 2005 at 8:14   AnnaA

    L o v e l y!!! :)

  4. on 16 Mar 2005 at 9:40   Cassi

    Ooooooh! Great job, they came out so cute :) I think the embroidery was the perfect touch. I’ll have to check that book out, it sounds like it has some fun ideas.

  5. on 16 Mar 2005 at 10:26   kris

    beautiful! i really love how the embroidery makes them extra special.

  6. on 17 Mar 2005 at 3:54   Lolly

    Amazing! I love love love the pink! You are so creative!

  7. on 17 Mar 2005 at 18:55   Martha

    Really cool gloves. The embroidery is lovely. You did a wonderful job.

  8. on 17 Mar 2005 at 19:17   myra

    What a great idea, and your gloves are so sweet!

  9. on 18 Mar 2005 at 9:48   Mia

    Very cute! And creative! I’m your fan… :-)
    /Mia

  10. on 11 Sep 2005 at 15:53   krissy

    those gloves are absolutely darling! you did a fabulous job on the embroidery.

  11. on 01 Mar 2006 at 14:54   Amy

    Wow - those look wonderful. Almost makes me wish that it was cold enough to ever need gloves in Austin TX - HA!

  12. on 18 Mar 2006 at 15:55   KnitPastis

    I have trouble reading and understanding patterns so I will do what you do with the gloves. Trace the outline of maybe a pair of capri pants or top and I use that as a base pattern then the rest is the creative part. Your gloves are so cute!! Great Idea you gave me for using 100%wool. I love everything you do though!

  13. on 18 Mar 2006 at 21:00   Alex

    I love that silly flick (watch it over and over), l o v e pink, recycling is great and your gloves are so lovely!

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