Toasty mittens

I started these over a year ago, Christmas 2011 and finished both but left the boring task of weaving in the ends until just before Christmas 2012. Finally, I can say that I am wearing them. Gosh they are toasty. 

They've come in very handy for the cold snap that we are going through now, with the snow today and general low temperatures. 

I made these from my favourite type of yarn; my grandmother's stash. I picked out some colours, and decided that I'd hold 2 strands together for extra thickness. 

They are a bit stiff, and the wool is of different weights, the grey mottled colour being a chunky weight and the two others are DK or lighter. Hence, I used 2 strands held together of both the blue and the red, and a single strand of grey. 

But, I don't mind. They are made with leftovers, which is what I love best - using what is already available, and creating something awesome.  I think they might be around 80% wool.

The pattern can be found on Ravelry, here.  

Some more photos, and a close up:

 

I wore them on the way to work this morning, and I am happy to report they are so warm that I even took them off because my hands were too hot!! 

I love them.