I found a pattern on ravelry for mittens that are knit flat, so I guess I didn't need double pointed needles after all. They knit up very quickly, and it wasn't until I was done with the second one that I realized that its thumb was significantly longer than the first mitten's thumb. Actually, that's not true--as I was knitting the second one, I had the notion that thumb on the first mitten was too short, so I had better make the thumb on the second mitten longer. Which makes no sense, I realize: a pair of mittens, only one of which fits, is no better than no mittens at all.
I do this all the time when I'm making sleeves, hemming pants legs, etc.: after making the first one, I decide I can do better, so--instead of doing the first one over--I "improve" my technique on the second one and wind up with two totally unmatching hems or whatever. Stupid.
Anyway, I wound up making a third mitten to match the first one, whose thumb was the right length after all. And Joseph can pull the mittens off in no time so none of it matters.
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