I am proud of myself. The ongoing sock discussion touches on the fact that every pattern instructs the knitter to make a second one. I have a collection of miscellaneous single mittens, mostly because I have made them out of leftover yarn and ran out before I could complete the project ( single baby mittens make great Christmas tree ornaments ;-).
Well, today I have not only completed a pair of Viking Pattern mittens but started a second pair. I didn't like how Lavold constructs her thumbs. Without a gussett there is too much strain where the thumb attaches to the hand but for the first pair, I gave her the benefit of the doubt and made them according to Elsebeth's instructions. I did insert an additional pattern on the backs of the hand on pair #1 however. Thought I needed more practice since I finally got the hang of her charts. This second pair is getting a thumb gusset and my mother's initials in viking runes. Cool huh? This is fun!
Thanks again for your help!
~Sussi~