I made another pair of mittens. My grandkids loose them like crazy, Well I wised up and stopped knitting in designs except for church etc. I had a pair of white mittens and they looked so darn plain I, now no one cringe stamped it with Lt blue snowflakes on them with fabric paint and a rubber stamp then dabbed a little glitter silver paint and they are so pretty. My 20 year old DD wants a pair (picky little thing)GK love them. They wash just fine. They were the cheapo stamps soft that Wal-Mart sells under a dollar.