Are you thinking.. what the heck are these?? A way to help keep warm is the answer

They are either a) fingerless gloves, helping keep your wrists/upper hands warm while you are doing regular house chores, or they can be slipped over your feet and up the ankles to be warmer’s there.. the trick is to be knit them in a nice heavy thick wool.

Keeping the heat turned low but stay warm while doing so, a win-win..