I couldn't help but be a tad jealous of Penelope & her mittens because that cashmere is SO soft & so warm. Thankfully, I had quite a bit of orange cashmere left over from making her little mittens. In fact, I had two sleeves left. So, I made Opera mittens with the leftovers (and I made a beanie for Chris). They're super long. I can scrunch them up or I can pull them all the way up to my elbows. Did I mention how HOT they are? Penelope & I had a lot of fun playing outside in the fresh snow this morning & neither of us came inside with cold hands. It made our outside adventure incredibly more fun. I'm sure I could've made gloves, but as of late I've been completely converted to mittens. I got fur-lined mittens a couple months ago courtesy of DownEast Outfitters and have loved using them. Now I have two pairs of fabulous mittens, just in case I lose (or misplace) one pair. Which is likely with my scattered mom-brain. Click the button below to download the tutorial!