I haven’t shown you any knitting for a while, but I’m really proud of these so you get to see.This pattern is called Hippocampus Mittens (here’s the Ravelry link). I’ve liked them for years and finally decided to knit a pair. I had some bits and ends of Kauni Effektgarn left over from knitting Mr. Math’s Elrond Sweater so I could shop the stash for this project. I have sweaters on the go, but sometimes a small project is exactly what you need.

I knit the middle pair first, but didn’t think they looked like a match. Since the pattern used less yarn than I’d expected, I had enough for a second pair. I then knit the outside pair, ensuring that the background on the cuff for each matched one of the original mitts. So, these are the two pairs resulting. They then went into the washer to full and shrink a bit, and here they are. I like them a lot – pluse there’s one pair for me and one for a Christmas gift. 🙂

There’s a pair knitted in Noro on the pattern page, which is a very tempting possibility. I might have to knit another pair (or two).

It’s very strange for me to have a Christmas gift knitted before July, but it appears that I’m organized this year. Ha! Isn’t that a good thing?