Tiny Mittens

 One thing I knit over the past year was some tiny mittens. When I worked as a lunch supervisor in a kindergarten room, I made a bunch of wool mittens as back ups for when kids got cold, or their mittens got too wet, etc. The kids loved them! This past year, I was in a kindergarten class for 4 hours a week, but no duty. I took the bag of mittens, but the teacher didn't think they were needed. There were only 14 kids in the class too. But I kept knitting mittens anyway. They're an easy "purse project". 

Sometimes though, if I don't have the pattern with me, or a ruler, the ratios get a little messed up. I really should go back and fix those pink ones LOL. 

I usually just cast on 32, 36, or 40 sts, depending on how much yarn I have. Once I get into the thumb gusset increases, I measure the gauge and see what size that matches. I have the schematic from Anne Budd's "Handy Book of Patterns" but I can't find the actual pattern pages anymore and my library doesn't seem to have the book any more! 

I have actually started two projects because we're going on a road trip! I still have dishcloths in my drawer unused from the last round of vacation knitting, so I decided it was time to make something for myself. I've decided on shrugs. I thought they'd be a good way to use up single balls/skeins, but appreantly not. They're more the mid-amount--not as much as a sweater needs (obviously) but more than a small scarf. I have some skeins of lovely yarns I'd like to use, but I don't need anymore socks, mittens, scarves or hats. Ideas?

These took about 120gr in total. 

Yarn In:  0g
Yarn Out: 350gr + 120gr = 470gr
Balance: 470gr more OUT than in
Costs: $0