{"product_id":"alpaca-fingerless-gloves-gray-two-tone","title":"Alpaca Fingerless Gloves in Gray Two-Tone Knit with Contrast Cuff","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese alpaca fingerless gloves are knit from a light gray and a darker gray worked through each other, so the surface has a fine salt and pepper speckle, and a solid pale band finishes the cuff. Allpa calls the design Interwoven and lists the yarn as 100% alpaca. Each glove is 8 inches long with a 1.5 inch slit for the thumb, which keeps the hand and wrist under wool while the fingers stay free to type, scroll or count out change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePure alpaca yarn.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nothing synthetic in the mix, so the knit feels soft and drapey rather than springy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpeckled surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed grays hide the stray bit of lint that a solid color would show at once.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShort thumb slit.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 1.5 inches it holds the thumb at its base and leaves the top joint bare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePale contrast cuff.\u003c\/strong\u003e A clean band of light gray gives the arm end a finished, tailored look.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlpaca Fingerless Gloves for Busy Hands\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlpaca fingerless gloves earn their place in the hours when hands are chilly but busy: a drafty office, a morning coffee carried outside, a bus stop where the phone comes out every minute. \u003cstrong\u003eAlpaca traps warm air in a light knit, so a pair this thin still takes the sting out of a cold morning without making your hands clumsy.\u003c\/strong\u003e The fingers move as a group inside an open tube, which feels freer than individual finger holes and suits anyone who writes, knits or plays an instrument in a cold room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Pure Alpaca Feels Different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glove made only of alpaca drapes instead of snapping back. Blended yarns add nylon for recovery, while this one relies on the fiber alone, so the knit relaxes onto the hand and feels softer over the knuckles. \u003cstrong\u003eThat gentle give is why these slide on and off without tugging at the thumb slit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Expect them to loosen a touch after a long day of wear; a rest overnight and a cool wash now and then bring the stitches back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpeckled Gray with a Pale Cuff\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe speckle reads as a soft mid gray from a few steps away, which is what makes these so easy to wear. Gray gets along with black, navy, camel and denim, and the pale cuff picks up a white shirt cuff or a cream sweater sleeve peeking out underneath. Wear them with a tweed or herringbone coat and the speckle looks deliberate, as if the gloves came with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGray Alpaca Gloves in Everyday Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo pure alpaca gloves stretch out with wear?\u003c\/strong\u003e A little, during the first few wears, and then they settle. A cold hand wash followed by drying flat draws the knit back close to its original size, which is the care Allpa asks for anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill the speckle show pilling?\u003c\/strong\u003e Far less than a solid knit, because tiny balls of fiber blend into the mixed grays. Allpa notes that alpaca has a lower tendency to pill, and any fuzz that forms where a bag strap rubs lifts off with a fabric shaver on its gentlest setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the pale cuff be kept clean?\u003c\/strong\u003e Spot clean it rather than washing the whole pair each time. Dab the band with cool water and a drop of wool wash, blot it dry, then lay the pair flat until the knit has dried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre these too short for a three quarter sleeve?\u003c\/strong\u003e At 8 inches they cover the hand and the wrist with a little to spare, so a bracelet length or full sleeve meets them neatly, while a shorter sleeve leaves some forearm showing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Allpa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67646979342637,"sku":"230011","price":67.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/4553\/2717\/files\/allpa-alpaca-fingerless-gloves-gray-two-tone-1.jpg?v=1792003789","url":"https:\/\/aysire.com\/products\/alpaca-fingerless-gloves-gray-two-tone","provider":"Aysire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}