Variation - Instead of knitting a ribbed cuff with the same yarn used for the body of the mitten, I knit a garter stitch cuff with the super bulky thick thin yarn. The cuff was knit flat and then seamed. I cast on 14 stitches for the cuff, and then increased to the number required for the body of the mitten when I switched the worsted weight yarn. Also, for the 2nd mitten, I shifted the thumb over to the other side to make a definite right-hand and left-hand pair.

12/16/09 - Well, it took staying up just past midnight to finish up the mittens before school today, but they’re done! I am loving how the cuff modification turned out--it really is a funky look. The coordinating hat is going to be crazy!