A couple of years ago, my husband and I learned to start buying mittens, hats and gloves at the dollar store. Why? Because they lose them. Incessantly. They just disappear. I don't know how many times I ask them to stuff them in their coat sleeves or whatever. Just >poof< into thin air. (Same goes for socks too, by the way).
Yesterday, Berylla had a doctor's appointment. The temps this week are frigid (although it turned out not to be so bad yesterday) and I didn't want to bring her out unless she resembled a slightly fashionable Eskimo. Surprise, no pair of mittens in sight. I found this tutorial online and some scraps of fleece leftover from the coat I made her and other fabric, and viola-45 minutes later-new mittens:
Gorbulas was most impressed!
Gorbulas: Mommy! Can you make me mittens like that?
Me: Sure, but I have to go to the fabric store and get fabric to make mittens for you. I just happened to have some scraps to make these for Berylla.
Gorbulas: Well, they don't have to be special, you can use scraps for me too.
Me: Well, all I have right now is scraps with flowers all over them.
Gorbulas: Oh no! You're right! I don't want flower mittens at all!
