Flaps on Mittens = Flittens

My daughter has been complaining of how cold her hands get as she walks home from the school bus stop.  I discovered that it was her way of hinting that I needed to get my knitting needles out.

She had a specific idea on what she wanted to keep her hands warm, either a pair of knitted gloves or mittens with flaps so she could have her fingers free if needs be.  Not feeling up to the task of knitting ten fingers I vetoed the gloves but rather liked the latter idea which we have dubbed as flittens.
The two of us snuggled up on the bed one night and did a search on Ravelry and found a pattern that suited both of us.  Me for simplicity and her for looks.

I used Red Heart Soft yarn in Teal on three size 4 needles to make these.  It's worked up really easily and I only split the ply in a couple of places.  They're about done, I just need to finish the flaps. 

A Little Big Knitting Project

My boyfriend is a geek.  Now since I love and adore him this is a statement of fact rather than a judgement and I much prefer him staying home nights to play video games because the boy is too handsome and charming to be safe in the big wide world. 
It's become rather fun for me to find geek inspired knitting patterns on Ravelry and when I found the pattern for making the character from his favorite game Little Big Planet, I knew it was meant to be.  My guy is super excited to have his own Sackboy to put on his desk.  I love when I can use something I love to create something he loves, it brings a whole new dimension to my creative satisfaction. 

I've been working on this for a few minutes every night to get back into my knitting groove.  I've got the body done and am almost finished with the head.
The thing that is surprising me is that I am really enjoying this yarn.  I purchased it ages ago and managed to loose the tag for it.  And while it's not jute or hemp it's not anything I would have purchased if it hadn't been perfect for the projects.  But now I'm rethinking my fibers. I've always been more of the super soft, elegant...you know, cashmere, angora type of fiber girl but this earthy, almost rough yarn is swaying me, I really like it and it's amazing to knit with.

So that's what's on the needles at the moment.  I've got a quilt project in the works but more on that later.