Step 1. Start mittens. Decide the black yarn (mini mochi) is too fuzzy and doesn’t jive with the lovely cream malabrigo. Buy black malabrigo.


Step 2. Get new black yarn and wind it into a ball.


Step 3. Start mittens again. Realize I started them with a black pattern on cream background and I wanted the reverse. It would have been a lot more convenient to realize this the first time. In the end, I’m happy with how it looks (these pics are pre-blocking), but my thumb-making skills could use some fine tuning. Luckily, there’s a second mitten to practice on.