Didn’t they turn out just lovely? I did both mittens in just 2 days… while watching “Lord of the Rings” (all 3 parts ;) ) and “Wives and Daughters” …and it took me “only” 3 tries of ripping it all out and redoing from scratch to get the perfect size.
Reading the instructions properly the first time probably would have helped a great deal. I used a much thinner yarn and of course much smaller needles than was suggested…. anyway casting on 50 stitches instead of 45 did the trick in the end. :D