Art Deco Mitten Progress

I am still busily knitting away at the Art Deco mittens that were designed for our contest winner, Beth. The first mitten is done except for the thumb. Here is the front.

and the back

You can see they still need a good blocking and a thumb. I was going to do a pattern on the thumb, but am thinking just black might look best with these.

I’ve got to tell you, knitting with three colors is taking me much longer than I anticipated. What is slowing me down? It’s untangling the yarn, I have to stop and do it every one or two rows. I love the way the three colors look though, so it is worth it. My goal is to really buckle down and get the second mitten done this week. Soon, I’ll need to get started on this year’s state fair mittens.