It’s cold out – so you need warm, cosy gloves or mittens. But you also want to use your IPOD or send a text message…

Too cold to take those gloves or mittens off completely? Then these gloves and mittens are the answer.

They have a special convertible thumb that allows you to access your IPOD or mobile without getting your hands cold. When you have finished texting or ‘IPODing’ the thumb quickly converts back.

This pattern is written to use several variations of the ‘waste yarn trick’ to create the thumb gusset, the fingers(in the case of the gloves) as well as the convertible thumb.