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A slightly less obvious extension to a catsuit than a sock, gloves are a challenging item to make, because the hand is a relatively small and complex three dimensional shape. The main issue is the thumb, which is effectively attached below the first finger and points forwards, not to the side of the hand pointing out.

Just recently I've had good results with combining the thumb of the complex glove pattern with the trivial glove hand, and sewing through the tissue-paper pattern before cutting the fabric out. I cover this in the trivial glove pattern.

Gloves are the most fiddly piece on this site, and it would be well worth making a trial unattached glove (or two) to understand how the pattern works.

Finally, if you find the instructions below too confusing, I'll recommend Davina's Gloves and Gauntlets pattern (here's a link, look at the bottom).


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