1. An openable hand covering configured to enclose a human hand, fingers and thumb, the hand covering having a dorsal side and a palm side and comprising: a wrist portion and a hand portion, the hand portion including at least one digit receptacle and a thumb receptacle; and
a curved opening, formed in the dorsal side of the hand covering, extending from a location rearward of a base of the thumb receptacle, across the dorsal side, to a side of the hand covering opposite the thumb receptacle, the opening being configured to allow the digit receptacle and the thumb receptacle to be removed from the digits and thumb of the wearer, respectively, while the wrist portion remains attached to the wearer and covers a dorsal side of the wearer's hand.