So Many Mittens, So Few Mates

I was so excited about how well my first mitten turned out that I wanted to make a pair for my daughter. So I set about making a mitten the size that I thought she would wear. It was almost too small, so I made a mitten the next size up. That one was just a little big. At this point I realized that I had three different sized mittens, and they didn't have mates. I thought it would be wise to knit the mates for them before I forgot what size they were and/or ran out of yarn. I started with the smallest mitten. it turned out 'okay' but the thumb seemed a bit big. This didn't stop me from knitting a mate for the next size up. But when I'd finished that one, there was a noticable size difference. Looking through my knitting bag I discovered that somewhere along the way I must have switched needle sizes, because I had three sets of dpns, when I should have only had two (one size for the cuff and a slightly larger size for the hand/thumb part.) Hmmmmmmm - what to do? Instead of ripping out the two mates and/or knitting for guage again, I made a wild guess as to which two size needles I needed, removed the other set of needles and proceeded to knit the last mate. I guessed wrong. And it is very, very obvious. Not just in appearance, but in how it fits. Well, um, it doesn't fit. Too small. The good news is, now I know what size needles to knit it on. A friend suggested that I rip out the last mate and start over, with the correct sized needles. My Mom said 'Well, you can make the odd sizes into Christmas ornaments.' I like that idea better - less work. Just have to attach a string to make it a Christmas ornament. And the best part is - now I have three ornaments to give as gifts! And here I thought I was just knitting mittens...