A pair of fingerless gloves. In addition to the timeless hobo impression, fingerless gloves leave your fingertips free for all kinds of fiddling and work pretty well as glove liners. These are better than most, being made of Merino wool in a strange place called Tampere just north of here.

You might notice that there are a few loose threads on the fingers. They are there for a production-specific reason. You can shorten them a bit but don’t remove them! The gloves will not fray by pulling the threads. In use, the threads will get felted, making them more unnoticeable. And the edges will roll down a bit in use, hiding the threads underneath.

Quality merino wool

Wool is super. Merino wool is even better; does not itch, insulates and regulates temperature better, gathers even less nasty smells (and most smells vanish with simply airing out). Of course, the catch is usually a higher price tag, but these are pretty cheap for what they are.

Do you play an instrument? Do you occasionally have to do it in chilly weather and/or is your heating out again? Does your instrument require only clean fingertips? Well here's something to help get those passages right; these fingerless gloves cover the palm area, which means your fingertips will also get their share from the circulation, thus retaining some warmth.

These are rather thin, so the feel of the instrument isn't that much different. These also protect the instrument from sweat from your hands, especially nice with accordions.